The process used to identify high-impact organizations, worthy of these grants, was painstaking. Through it, we learned a lot about what victims urgently need:
- Direct Relief: Gift cards, grocery cards, cash. We targeted groups providing direct financial assistance, quickly and efficiently, after other benefits expire.
- Food Access: Not since Covid have food banks experienced such drastic shortages, with demand expected to increase after benefits expire.
- Navigation: Many of our most vulnerable residents are understandably frustrated navigating insurance companies and complex disaster relief policies. They need resources to access the benefits to which they’re entitled.
- Health and Housing: The next phase of funding will focus more on long-term housing issues, but medical care and short-term accommodations are an immediate priority.
- Community Hubs: For basic necessities, victims continue flocking to institutions they trust, such as schools, churches, temples and mosques short on resources.
