Hurricane Matthew: How You Can Help
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Hurricane Matthew: How to Help
Wauwatosa, WI (October 6, 2016) The Salvation Army is mobilizing resources and personnel to assist with Hurricane Matthew relief efforts in Haiti, Jamaica and the United States. Hurricane Matthew intensified Thursday morning into a category 4 hurricane with winds of at least 140 miles per hour and strengthening. Damage is likely to be severe over very densely populated portions of the United States east coast. The Salvation Army will be responding en masse to Hurricane Matthew. Below are ways to help.
CASH
The best way to help after a disaster is to make a financial donation to the charity of your choice. Cash is flexible, can be used immediately in response to a crisis, and allows disaster relief organizations to purchase exactly what is needed, when it’s needed. Cash gives relief organizations the means to procure supplies near the affected area, which cuts down on transportation time and cost. Monetary contributions also support local economies and ensure that businesses can operate when relief supplies diminish.
To make a financial gift to The Salvation Army:
- Donate Online: https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/hurricane_matthew
- Donate By Mail: The Salvation Army PO BOX 1959 Atlanta, GA 30301 Please designate 'Hurricane Matthew' on all checks.
- Donate By Phone: 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769)
- Donate By Text: Text STORM to 51555 to receive a donation link for easy mobile giving
CORPORATE DONATIONS
Major gift offers (from outside the impacted areas) should be directed to Territorial Headquarters to Tyra Gore at [email protected].
IN-KIND DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC OR COMMUNITY GROUPS
Currently, The Salvation Army is not accepting in-kind donations from the general public for disaster relief operations. This may (or may not) change once the storm has made landfall and a more complete assessment of survivor's needs are known.
However, The Salvation Army depends upon your donation of used clothing and other items to support local programming. Please consider donating your used clothing, used furniture, and other items to your local Salvation Army Family (or Thift) Store.
VOLUNTEERS
The Salvation Army recruits and deploys disaster workers through its local Salvation Army units. To register as a disaster worker:
- Call your local Salvation Army.
- Register online at www.disaster.salvationarmyusa.org
If you are a new volunteer, registering today, bear in mind that The Salvation Army typically uses trained disaster workers already associated with The Salvation Army FIRST.
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF FOR HAITI, BAHAMAS, AND OTHER CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
As above, the best way to help The Salvation Army's Caribbean Territory respond to Hurricane Matthew to make a financial gift:
- To donate online: salar.my/Matthew
- To donate by check, please mail to: Salvation Army World Service Office Hurricane Matthew Relief P.O. Box 418558 Boston, MA 02241-8558 Mark checks with "Hurricane Matthew"
- To donate by phone, please call: 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769)
International corporate and major gift offers may be directed Darcelle Wilson at the Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) via e-mail at [email protected].
The Salvation Army is not soliciting in-kind goods for the Caribbean; transporting these goods to the islands is time and cost prohibitive. The Salvation Army is not deploying personnel from the United States to Caribbean. The Salvation Army already has an established indigenous disaster relief programs within these countries and numerous local volunteers.
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About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination since 1865. Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. The Salvation Army tracks the level of need across the country with the Human Needs Index (Human NeedsIndex.org). Nationally, approximately 84 cents of every dollar raised is used to support programs and services in nearly 9,000 communities nationwide.