Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Kacey Musgraves, Leon Bridges, and More Celebrities Step Up To Help Texas.Feb 22, 2021
To date, the lion's share of donations has been collected by the American Red Cross, which has raised $762.5 million since the storm made landfall; almost half that amount, $335.9 million, has been contributed through the Internet.
Help people affected by Hurricane Ida by visiting redcross.org or calling 800-RED-CROSS. Donations directed toward Hurricane Ida enable the Red Cross to respond to and help people recover from this disaster. This includes providing food, shelter, relief supplies, emotional support and other assistance.Aug 31, 2021
$5 millionBest-selling novelist John Grisham and his wife donated $5 million to a relief fund they set up to aid those in Mississippi, where Grisham once served as state legislator.
Donation: $11 million A native of rural Mississippi, Winfrey delivered an emotional broadcast from New Orleans on Sept. 6. Her charity gave $1 million to America's Second Harvest, a food bank network, and reportedly shipped 500,000 bottles of water to the area via FedEx.Sep 11, 2005
The Salvation Army typically spends 82% of donations on aid. But during disasters, it draws from its budget so it can direct 100% at relief efforts. Meanwhile, 85% of donations to World Vision and 92% of donations to Feed the Children are put toward relief efforts.May 24, 2013
When a hurricane or tropical storm strikes, your donation helps the Red Cross provide shelter, food and comfort to families. When a hurricane or tropical storm strikes, your donation helps the Red Cross provide shelter, food and comfort to families.
The disaster recovery response to Hurricane Katrina included federal government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), state and local-level agencies, federal and National Guard soldiers, non-governmental organizations, charities, and private individuals.
While on "Ellen," Miley Cyrus announced that she was donating $500,000 to relief efforts. She was moved to tears on the show and said she didn't know what she would do if she didn't have her dogs and family to go home to. She said she is giving money to American Red Cross, Best Friends and the Greater Houston Community Fund.
Sandra Bullock announced she was donating $1 million to the Red Cross relief effort. She told People, "There are no politics in eight feet of water. There are human beings in eight feet of water."
Chris Young announced that he was donating $100,000 to the Red Cross and other relief efforts. He said in a statement that communities in Texas "are going to be dealing with so much damage and loss of life for a long time to come."
Dwayne Johnson also answered Hart's challenge and said on Instagram, "Stay strong Houston and hold onto faith. Me and my family know what you're going thru. We survived the eye of Andrew and became stronger -- so will you."