HOUSTON - When the unexpected winter storm hit Texas in February, foundations, corporations and individual donors stepped up to help communities recover. And with climate change expected to increase the frequency of natural disasters, these contributions are more important than ever. The nonprofit Americares has responded to disasters for more than 40 years - including the extreme cold spell in Texas and Hurricane Harvey in 2017. .
Mar 9, 2021 |
Mayor Eric Johnson
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund will award $540,000 in grants to 27 local nonprofits that are helping people recover from the February winter storms and power outages. This is the second round of grants from the fund.
Each of the 27 organizations will receive $20,000. Resource Center is among the recipients.
Also receiving funds are other agencies that work with people in the LGBTQ community. Among them are Human Rights Initiative, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church and Promise House.
Among the agencies receiving fund in the first round of grants were Senior Source and The Family Place that both provide services to or work with other agencies in the LGBTQ community.
Kroger Assists Dallas With Storm Recovery Efforts
DALLAS Kroger has donated $50,000 to the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund, Mayor Eric Johnson announced Thursday.
The money will be used to help Dallas residents recover from last week’s winter storms. The grocer has also donated nearly 50,000 gallons of water to the City of Dallas for its water distribution efforts.
“As we recover from this awful crisis, we need an all-hands-on-deck approach from governmental entities, nonprofits, and our business community,” Mayor Johnson said. “Kroger has been a wonderful partner for the City of Dallas in the past, and I am grateful for their continued support of our people.”
San Antonio s USAA donating $350,000 in storm s aftermath
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The USAA Foundation is donating $350,000 to six nonprofit organizations to assist with homelessness and food insecurity. A motorist makes his way down Vance Jackson Road last week.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographer
The USAA Foundation Inc. has committed to donate $350,000 to six local and national nonprofits to assist families in Texas affected by last week’s winter storm.
The six organizations that will receive grants are the San Antonio Food Bank and Haven for Hope in San Antonio; Team Rubicon, a national veterans organization that responds to disasters; and the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance, Harmony Community Development Corp. and Minnie’s Food Pantry, all in Dallas.
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