Want To Donate To Victims Of Hurricane Florence? Here's How

The list in the Bergen County-based Northern New Jersey All Incidents group will be updated, as needed, co-administrator James Bohan said Thursday.

“All organizations are, to the best of our knowledge, reputable,” Bohan said.

“We encourage everyone to follow their conscience when donating. Unless otherwise specified, what relief organizations need most right now is money,” he added.

Unsolicited, physical donations can create complications: When Disaster Relief Brings Anything But

These are in the areas most affected:

• http://www.louisianacajunnavy.org/
• https://www.redcross.org/
• https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/

These were responding or preparing to do so:

• https://www.samaritanspurse.org/
• https://teamrubiconusa.org/
• https://www.okdisasterhelp.org/

Food:

• http://www.foodbankcenc.org/site/PageServer…
• https://www.harvesthope.org/

Special needs/Medical:

• https://www.americares.org/
• http://www.portlight.org/latest-announcement.html
• https://www.savethechildren.org/
• http://www.diaperbankofcarolinas.org/
• http://www.scdiaperbank.org/
• https://ncdiaperbank.org/

Animal Care (Bohan advised extreme caution with animal rescue and foster groups):

• http://www.americanhumane.org/
• https://www.charlestonanimalsociety.org/

The NJ OEM has also provided a list of responding agencies:

http://helpnjnow.org/special-donations/

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Charity Fact Checking:

https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm…

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/how-donate-wisely-and-avoid-charity-scams

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