How to help victims of the Texas floods from afar
How to help victims of the Texas floods from afar
Fast-rising floods in Central Texas have killed at least 115 people, and more than 160 remain missing after a slow-moving storm dropped 12 inches of rain in the early morning hours of Friday, July 4.
Numerous organizations have sprung into action to help the victims and survivors of the catastrophic flood, and many are in need of cash donations to aid in their efforts. Here’s how you can help:
The local Salvation Army in Kerrville, Texas, is accepting online donations in its efforts to help victims and survivors.
The American Red Cross for Central and South Texas is on the ground and accepting donations.
The Austin Disaster Relief Network is accepting cash donations and has an Amazon wish list of cleaning supplies.
Ark of Highland Lakes is accepting donations to support their efforts to house those displaced by the floods in Burnet County in local hotels.
The Central Texas Community Foundation is supporting flood victims via Wilco Cares – Support July 2025 Flood Victims.
The Kerr County, Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country is soliciting donations to help relief and rebuilding efforts after the floods.
The Texas Children’s Central Texas Hope Fund, administered by Texas Children’s Hospital in North Austin, is asking for cash donations to support parents and children impacted by the disaster.
The nonprofit group Austin Pets Alive!> is raising money for pet transports and other pet-related needs following the floods.
GoFundMe’s Texas Flooding Relief Hub offers a list of GoFundMe accounts for individuals and groups that have been verified by the fundraising platform’s trust and safety team.
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has created the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to help support vetted local response, relief and recovery efforts.
Southern Oaks Church in Kerrville, is accepting online donations.
The Austin-based nonprofit emergency response group TEXSAR, which has deployed swiftwater rescue teams, with boats, drones and search dogs to aid in the search for the missing, is aiming to raise $100,000 to support the work it is doing in the flood zone.
Texans on Mission a North Texas-based group dedicated to helping people recover from natural disasters is soliciting donations as it heads into the flood zone in Central Texas.
Mercy Chefs, a faith-based, nonprofit disaster and humanitarian relief organization is offering free hot meals in the flood zone to families, first responders and volunteers.
The International Medical Corps is donating medical supplies to health-care facilities in and around Kerrville, Texas, so they can continue to help patients. The organization is also ready to send in medical and mental health volunteers if they are requested.
Kerrville Pets Alive is asking for donations to support its efforts to reunite pets and families impacted by the floods.
Links for this story were sourced from the Austin American Statesmen, CBS News and ABC News.
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