1% for the Planet vets environmental organizations within our network and when a natural disaster occurs, we expand our list of organizations to include those working on the ground to respond immediately.
All Hands and Hearts (AHAH) is working with local partners to identify urgent needs and provide support where it’s needed most. Our efforts often begin with mucking and gutting homes, mold sanitation, and chainsaw work to remove safety hazards. Additionally, we’re partnering with Airbnb.org to offer emergency housing for first responders and families affected by this disaster.
The Americares Emergency Response Team is coordinating with partner clinics in the affected areas, as well as state and national response partners, to assess the most urgent health needs, mobilize critical medical supplies, support frontline health workers and first responders and ensure survivors have access to urgently needed health care.
At the same time, Americares is prepared to send shipments of urgently needed medicines and relief supplies, including hygiene kits, wound care products and essential chronic disease medications, to supply health workers treating survivors. Americares is also prepared to provide emergency funding to partner organizations working on the ground to help restore services quickly and efficiently for survivors.
In response to the devastating floods in Texas, Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) is actively distributing truckloads of emergency aid and deploying cash cards to affected families. Our team is working with local partners to ensure fast, efficient delivery of essential supplies, while providing flexible financial assistance to help survivors begin their recovery with dignity.
Greater Good Charities is responding to the recent flooding and devastation in Texas, and is already on the ground moving urgently needed supplies—both humanitarian and pet-related—into affected areas. Our Disaster and Field Teams are working closely with local organizations to assess needs and ensure responsible distribution, prioritizing communities where infrastructure is limited or damaged.
International Medical Corps is providing critically needed relief and recovery supplies to affected communities, health facilities, and local community clinics. We are procuring and delivering essential supplies, including hygiene and wound-care kits; medications; vaccines; medical equipment; diapers; mobility aids; portable power sources; insulin coolers and other critical relief items, to health facility partners and the families they serve.
We are providing a shower trailer with laundry units to support teams clearing debris, helping with initial clean out and muck out response. Our supplies include Earth Breeze laundry sheets and other eco-friendly cleaners.