Donations

The best way to help in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Laura is to donate directly to response organizations on the ground in Southwest Louisiana. Please do not drop off physical goods, neither in the affected area nor at shelters for evacuees, unless specifically requested.

Junior League Donations

Items being sought for donations include baby formula, diapers, wipes, and feminine products. These items can be dropped off at the Junior League, 4319 Carondelet St., from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday, Sep. 11.

Second Harvest Donations

Items include diapers, new and unopened hygiene products, toiletries, cleaning products, and non-perishable food items. These items can be dropped off at 700 Edwards Ave. from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

United Way Donations

Due the overwhelming response over the past few days of donations of toiletry and other essential items to United Way of SELA, the non-profit has hit capacity to collect items.

Organizations actively responding in Southwest Louisiana

Second Harvest Food Bank

You can help Second Harvest provide relief to individuals and communities impacted by Hurricane Laura. Second Harvest is distributing emergency food, water, and supplies, and we will be helping our neighbors recover from this devastating storm during the long months ahead.

World Central Kitchen

World Central Kitchen (WCK) uses the power of food to heal communities and strengthen economies in times of crisis and beyond. When disaster strikes, WCK’s Chef Relief Team mobilizes to the frontlines with the urgency of now to start cooking and provide meals to people in need. In response to Hurricane Laura, WCK's Relief Team is activated across the region in both Texas and Louisiana, has set up kitchens and is already cooking meals to feed the most impacted communities.

Operation BBQ

To date, Operation BBQ Relief has provided over 8 million meals throughout the United States and internationally following natural disasters. They have deployed to SW Louisiana.

Team Rubicon

Team Rubicon is an international disaster response nonprofit that unites the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly provide relief to communities in need. Founded in 2010 with the expressed goal of quickly responding to large-scale disasters, Team Rubicon has deployed thousands of volunteers across the United States and world to provide relief to communities in need.

SBP

SBP, founded after Hurricane Katrina and headquartered in New Orleans, has 14+ years of disaster response and recovery experience. SBP is often one of the first organizations to respond and the last remaining rebuilding organization supporting long-term recovery years after the storm has passed and attention has faded.

Organizations supporting evacuees in New Orleans

Junior League of New Orleans

The Junior League of New Orleans is working with the City of New Orleans to support evacuees from SW Louisiana with donations, as well as sending supplies to Southwest Louisiana. The Junior League of New Orleans (JLNO) founded its Diaper Bank in 2014 to help families from the bottom up. They can accept in-kind donations of new diapers and feminine hygiene products at their headquarters (4319 Carondelet NOLA 70115) M-F from 8:30-4:30.

The Mutual Aid Response Network

The Mutual Aid Response Network is a group of Louisiana residents, led by Imagine Water Works, that activates during floods, storms, and other natural and manmade disasters.They are part of a larger network of organizers across the Deep South, connected through Project South and the Southern Movement Assembly. All donations will go directly to local groups in Southwest Louisiana and will prioritize the leadership of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) who are most impacted by Hurricane Laura.

Second Harvest Food Bank

Foundations supporting relief efforts

Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana

The Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana is raising money from people who want to help their neighbors in Southwest Louisiana return to the lives they’d known before this disaster struck. The contributions they receive will be granted to nonprofits that have proven they don’t flinch when catastrophe comes. At the start, the disaster grants pay for food, shelter, medicine, and all the other necessities that help stabilize those in most immediate need. Then the grants shift to making grants for long-term recovery and, perhaps more importantly, for making people and places more resilient for the next time disaster visits.

Greater New Orleans Foundation

The Greater New Orleans Foundation Disaster Response and Restoration Fund mobilizes and supports a network of voluntary and community organizations active in disasters (VOADS and COADS) whose expertise is deployed locally, nationally and internationally. It honors the tradition of “paying it forward” by coordinating with a network of community foundations when disaster strikes other communities to get immediate support to the most vulnerable citizens. The Response and Restoration Fund provides immediate relief as well as long-term rebuilding support.

United Way of Southeast Louisiana

United Way of Southeast Louisiana is here before, during, and after disasters. When a disaster strikes, your gift helps families get back in their homes, rebuild schools and businesses, and give our vulnerable neighbors the care they need. United Way work’s with local organizations to thoughtfully build strategies to create resilient communities.