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Wildfire Relief

 
 

Many members have asked for ways to demonstrate support, such as donations or volunteering. There are many organizations, and we would like to recommend those that have special meaning for the board and for the membership. Please consider supporting these organizations. They are doing so much for the individuals impacted by the fire and for fire relief.

 

XO,

Linda LoRe

 

The Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund

 

The Caltech and JPL communities—their dedicated staff, faculty, and students—have been greatly impacted by the devastating fires in Southern California. Thousands in the community have been displaced under mandatory evacuation orders, and hundreds including their families have lost their homes in the fires.

 

Please consider making a contribution to this special fund that will be used by Caltech and JPL to directly support affected individuals and their families. Your generosity will make a profound difference during this time of outsized need and will help many rebuild and start to recover from this crisis.

 

JPL employees are in urgent need of housing. Please contact give@caltech.edu if you have information regarding housing assistance.

 

More information can be found here https://giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-support/relief

American Red Cross

 

The American Red Cross is committed to providing individuals affected by the devastating wildfires with safe shelter, access to food, basic health services, and emotional support. In addition to assisting those currently in our shelters, they will also begin providing financial assistance to Californians who lived within the fire perimeters of Eaton, Palisades, Hurst, and Kenneth, as defined by Cal OES.

 

Donate here https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/ Select “California Wildfires 2025” under the “I Want to Support” section.

 

Learn More about the American Red Cross Here: https://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief/wildfire-relief.html

Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund

 

The California Black Freedom Fund and California Community Foundation have partnered to launch the Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund. This Fund will support community organizations on the ground working to meet the immediate and long-term needs of Black communities displaced by the wildfires.

 

Historically Black communities, especially in Altadena and Pasadena, have been hit particularly hard by this disaster. These neighborhoods, once places of promise and opportunity for middle-class Black families unable to purchase homes in other parts of Los Angeles because of racist covenants and redlining, are no longer. Communities have been lost, and homes passed down from generation to generation – part of family legacies – have been destroyed.

 

Donate to Black LA Relief & Recovery Fund Here

California Community Foundation

CCF is focused on finding long-term, comprehensive solutions that address the vital issues concerning quality of life in Los Angeles County.

CCF has a long history of making a direct and meaningful impact on individuals and families in need, ensuring that support reaches those most affected. Since 2003, the CCF Wildfire Recovery Fund has provided over $30 million to communities affected by disasters.

Donate to CCF Here

Learn More About CCF Here

CalMatters

 

CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable. We are the only journalism outlet dedicated to covering America’s biggest state, 39 million Californians and the world’s fifth largest economy.

 

CalMatters is joining with their public media partners at PBS SoCal, LAist and KCRW to bring you reliable, essential, free information to support people affected by the wildfires and keep all Californians up to date. Sign up for the Daily Wildfire Updates newsletter.

 

Donate to CalMatters Here

 

Learn More About CalMatters and the California Wildfires Here

Direct Relief

 

How Direct Relief Responds

  • Medical aid: Direct Relief supports safety net providers and others responding to the crisis with specialized wildfire kits, N95 masks, first aid supplies, and requested medications.
  • Emergency Funding: The organization assists responding organizations with emergency grants and funding to increase community resilience.
  • Solar and Resilient Power: Direct Relief works with local healthcare providers to provide a range of solutions, from backup power units to large-scale solar and battery installation projects.
  • Analysis: Through partnerships with academic researchers, Direct Relief’s specialized Research and Analysis team provides data-based tools to help governments and first responders make informed decisions about wildfires.

 

Donate to Direct Relief Here

 

Learn More About Direct Relief Here

Los Angeles Equestrian Center

 

Los Angeles Equestrian Center has established a page on their website as a resource guide for the community to contribute to evacuated animals, the equestrian center, and people in need that have been affected by the recent fires in Los Angeles.

 

Donate to Los Angeles Equestrian Center Here

Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation

 

The LAFD Foundation provides vital equipment and funds critical programs to help the LAFD save lives and protect communities.

 

As the Fire Department’s official non-profit arm, the LAFD Foundation focuses its fundraising efforts on projects that:

  • Improve firefighter health, safety and wellness
  • Affect firefighters’ ability to perform their life-saving duty
  • Expand the resources relied upon to protect lives, homes and the environment

 

The Foundation works closely with Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, her leadership team, and various LAFD specialty units to determine immediate funding needs and ongoing support opportunities. Current funding objectives are listed below.

 

Donate to LAFD Foundation Wildfire Emergency Fund Here

 

Learn More About the LAFD Foundation Here

California Fire Foundation

 

The California Fire Foundation is working with local fire agencies and community-based organizations to provide direct financial support to impacted residents as details of the damage emerge.

Your donation to the CFF Wildfire & Disaster Relief Fund directly supports victims of wildfires and disasters throughout California.

Donate to CFF Wildfire Relief Here

 

Learn More About the CFF Here

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

 

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is working with government agencies, nonprofit and faith-based partners and others to respond to the fires throughout Los Angeles County.

 

The Food Bank is reaching out to our network of more than 600 partner agencies to assess their needs, and if they are in an evacuation area, if they continue to operate. 

 

Donate to Los Angeles Food Bank Here

 

Learn More About the Los Angeles Food Bank Here

MUSE/IQUE

 

MUSE/IQUE will host a benefit concert for musicians impacted by the fire. More details will be release on their website.

 

A Message from MUSE/IQUE:

We know many of our supporters, staff, artists, partners, and friends have built lives and made memories and art in and around the areas most affected by these fires and windstorms.

 

The grief and uncertainty we are experiencing is overwhelming. Our community is hurting and facing unimaginable loss.

 

In the weeks and months ahead, as we seek to heal, we will offer the comfort of music. Today, we offer all our love.

 

Learn More About MUSE/IQUE Here

National Council of Jewish Women

 

NCJW|LA, is taking swift action to provide relief for those affected by the fires. To support displaced individuals and families, they are immediately offering $100 vouchers per person per household to The Council Shop stores. In the weeks and months ahead, NCJW|LA will offer increased dollar-value vouchers to support families rebuilding their households. NCJW|LA has the infrastructure and institutional experience to facilitate widespread collection and disbursement of clothes and household goods, and they are putting this expertise to use to help the community.

 

NCJW|LA’s Fire Relief Fund will help impacted families with urgent wildfire relief needs such as:

  • Providing essential items to moms and their families.
  • Expanding their direct cash assistance to eligible and/or impacted community members who have lost their homes, jobs, or are facing other financial hardships once immediate, short term needs are met.

 

Donate to NCJW LA Here

 

Learn More About the NCJW LA Here

Pasadena Humane Society

 

Pasadena Humane has taken in over 700 animals from the Eaton Fire Emergency. They are desperately in need of monetary donations to help them purchase medical supplies and other resources as they start to see a significant increase in the number of burned and injured animals coming to their shelter.

 

Donate to Pasadena Human Emergency Wildfire Relief Fund Here

Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF)

The Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) has opened the Eaton Fire Relief and Recovery Fund providing an opportunity for those who want to support immediate and longer term needs.  PCF has seeded the fund with an initial $100,000. You can make a donation by clicking here.

Be Safe!

Jennifer DeVoll
President & CEO

Donate to PCF Wildfire Relief Here

 

Learn More About the PCF Here

Team Rubicon

 

Team Rubicon has launched an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at their Los Angeles Headquarters to coordinate with government agencies, local emergency managers, their Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) partners, and others fielding requests for assistance to best serve those impacted by the multiple wildfires in Southern California.  

 

Team Rubicon is a veteran-led humanitarian organization that serves global communities before, during, and after disasters and crises.

 

Donate to Team Rubicon Here

 

Learn More About Team Rubicon Here

United Way of Greater Los Angeles 

United Way focuses on longer-term recovery efforts to support members of our community, and we are working with our community partners to assess the impact on the ground.

For those who would like to help, you can support residents by donating to their emergency Wildfire Response Fund. With this fund, they are drawing upon their experience from past wildfires to address urgent, ongoing needs, which include support for low-income individuals whose livelihood has been disrupted, people experiencing homelessness and those who provide services to support them, and disruptions to community organizations and small businesses.

Donate to United Way’s Wildfire Relief Here

 

Learn More About United Way Here

World Central Kitchen (WCK)

 

WCK is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Relief Team mobilizes to the frontlines with the urgency of now to start cooking and provide meals to people in need. By partnering with organizations on the ground and activating a network of food trucks or emergency kitchens, WCK provides freshly made, nutritious meals to communities impacted by disasters quickly and effectively. 

 

Donate to World Central Kitchen Here

 

Learn More About WCK Here

YMCA

 

For 142 years, the Y has stood with Los Angeles through every crisis. Today, they’re extending facility hours, offering free childcare, distributing emergency supplies, food, mental health support and free access for showers, wifi, and so much more. Tomorrow, they’ll still be here, helping their communities rebuild. This is more than emergency response – it’s the Y’s unwavering commitment to Los Angeles’s long-term recovery.

 

Donate to the YMCA Here

 

Learn More About the YMCA LA Here

Youth Mentoring Connection

 

The Youth Mentoring Connection is rallying their youth mentors and mentees to volunteer at local shelters for those displaced by the LA Wildfires. Together, they’ll collect donations and deliver essential supplies to those in need.

 

For nearly 25 years, Youth Mentoring Connection has been woven into the heart of L.A. and today, as wildfires devastate this city that we love, they’re stepping up to help. The YMC LA Wildfire Relief Fund empowers youth and mentors to bring hope and healing by volunteering and delivering supplies to those in need. Many of our helpers are the very people hardest hit by this tragedy, finding strength and healing in giving back. Donations will be used to collect and purchase critical supplies, as our YMC mentors and youth deliver these supplies and volunteer directly with impacted communities.

 

Donate to the Youth Mentoring Connection Wildfire Relief Fund Here

 

Learn More About the Youth Mentoring Connection Here

Resources

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

 

FEMA does not ask for or generally accept any cash donations or volunteers for disaster response. They do encourage people who want to help to volunteer with or donate cash to reputable voluntary or charitable organizations. After a disaster, cash is often the best way to help as it provides the greatest flexibility for these reputable organizations working on the ground to purchase exactly what is needed. If you encounter someone claiming to represent FEMA and asking for donations, be careful as that is likely a scam. Government employees will never solicit money.

 

Apply for support here https://www.disasterassistance.gov/

 

FEMA Disaster Resource Center

 

The Disaster Resource Center is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., daily. Residents affected by the wildfires can apply to receive assistance by submitting applications for disaster relief.

 

Westside Location

UCLA Research Park West

10850 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064

 

Eastside Location

540 W Woodbury Rd, Altadena, CA 91001

 

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