Hurricane Relief and Recovery
What benefit does a community foundation create after a natural disaster?
In our case, over $7 million from around the country and the world has been received for the Hurricane Relief and Recovery Fund since it opened the night before Hurricane Laura’s landfall. The very next week, the Foundation gave grants to support organizations providing immediate relief and recovery for the people and communities in the storm’s path. To date, we have granted over $3.7 million to over 70 nonprofits providing services including food, water, debris removal, mucking and gutting, mental health, animal rescue, and other pressing needs. Looking to the future, we are focusing on rebuilding a more resilient Southwest Louisiana.
Hurricane Relief and Recovery Fund
Grants Issued from the Fund
Click below to view grants made from the Hurricane Relief and Recovery Fund.
“Our community foundation connects people who care with causes that matter. The incredible outpouring of support from individuals, families, and companies affirms how much people care about helping others in need. People from around the world have donated what is meaningful to them, from $1 contributions to $1 million from the Walmart Foundation and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation, and everything in between. It all goes to nonprofits who are directly helping people in the hardest-hit areas of Louisiana.”
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