How you can help Hurricane Helene victims in Florida

By Spectrum News Staff Florida

PUBLISHED 4:40 PM ET Sep. 28, 2024 PUBLISHED September 28, 2024 @4:40 PM

FLORIDA — From Tampa Bay to the Big Bend, and into parts north of Florida, Helene left behind a path of destruction.

Hurricane Helene hit Florida’s Big Bend region Thursday night as a powerful Category 4 storm.

The biggest impacts were from Helene’s storm surge, even in the Tampa Bay area.

If you would like to help those affected by Helene, here is a list of organizations you can donate to.

The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is mobilizing its disaster response teams and mobile feeding units in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas to respond to the impacts of Hurricane Helene. Your donation will help provide emergency aid, food, drinks, emotional and spiritual care, and long-term recovery services to the disaster’s survivors.

American Red Cross

Make a monetary donation for those impacted by Helene or donate blood for disaster victims.

OneBlood

OneBlood says there is an urgent call for additional blood donations due to Hurricane Helene. While all blood types are needed, there is an increased need for O Negative and O Positive blood as well as Platelet donations.

Care USA

The organization is providing cash assistance to those impacted by Helene.

GoFundMe

GoFundMe has created a general Hurricane Helene relief fund for those impacted.

Florida Disaster Fund

The Florida Disaster Fund assists Florida’s communities as they recover during times of emergency or disaster. The funds are distributed to service organizations that will serve individuals within their communities with disaster response and recovery. For Hurricane Helene, all administrative and credit card fees have been waived so that 100% of every donation is used to help Floridians recover.