Center for Disaster Philanthropy

THROUGH A GRANT FROM CDP'S DISASTER RECOVERY AND THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES RECOVERY FUNDS, CORAZN HEALDSBURG RECEIVES $300,000 TO ALLOW THEIR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER TO CONTINUE ITS ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS, STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE AMONG THE MOST MARGINALIZED RESIDENTS OF HEALDSBURG, CA. THIS COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS ON THE FRONTLINES OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND IS STILL RECOVERING FROM A SERIES OF DISASTERS BETWEEN 2018 AND 2023.

THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE CDP ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND, THE ROBESON COUNTY LONG TERM RECOVERY COMMITTEE WILL SUSTAIN ITS WORK IN SUPPORTING COMMUNITY RECOVERY FROM MULTIPLE STORMS AND CRISES THAT HAVE AFFECTED THIS AREA OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

TOOLBANK AWARDED A GRANT OF $250,000 FOR HURRICANE HELENE RECOVERY IN FLORIDA. FUNDING WILL SUPPORT STAFFING, OPERATIONS AND THE PROVISION OF TOOLS AND OTHER CRITICAL REBUILD AND REPAIR RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION AS THEY WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM HOUSING RECOVERY.

THROUGH THE CDP HAWAII WILDFIRES RECOVERY FUND, THE KELEA FOUNDATION RECEIVES A $250,000 GRANT TO ENSURE EQUITABLE RECOVERY FROM MAUIS 2023 WILDFIRES FOR OLDER ADULTS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND PERSONS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL CASES THROUGH ADVOCACY, CASE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, ADAPTIVE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES AND AN ADAPTIVE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CLOSET.

SBP WILL RECEIVE $250,000 TO REPAIR OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES FOR INCOME-QUALIFYING HOUSEHOLDS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE IDALIA. CDP'S GRANT WILL ALLOW SBP TO ADDRESS HIGHER LEVELS OF DAMAGE AND CONDUCT MORE EXTENSIVE REPAIRS THAN THEY OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE.

FROM FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR FLORIDA'S RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE HELENE, REBUILDING TOGETHER TAMPA BAY WILL RECEIVE $250,000 TO REPAIR OR REHABILITATE 75 HOMES FOR VULNERABLE DISPLACED AND IMPACTED HOUSEHOLDS IN PINELLAS AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES. THE PROJECT WILL INCORPORATE RESILIENT CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES TO BETTER POSITION CLIENTS DURING THE NEXT DISASTER AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER AREA VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE RECOVERY ACROSS THE SERVICE AREA.

NRC WILL RECEIVE $250,000 TO DELIVER EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY (EIE) AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT (PSS) TO YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUTH, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS IN GAZA AND SYRIA AS PART OF THE RIGHT TO WELLBEING 2025 INITIATIVE. THE INTERVENTION WILL LEVERAGE NRCS SIGNATURE CLASSROOM-BASED BETTER LEARNING PROGRAM (BLP).

HUA MOMONA FOUNDATION IS AWARDED $250,000.00 TO CONTINUE SERVING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, LOCALLY SOURCED, HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS HOT MEALS AND LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE BOXES TO MAUI RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AS A RESULT OF THE 2023 WILDFIRES.

THROUGH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND MONIES DESIGNATED FOR FLORIDA'S RECOVERY FROM HURRICANE HELENE, SBP WILL RECEIVE $250,000 TO SUPPORT AN OWNER-OCCUPIED REBUILDING OPERATION SERVING AND PRESERVING HOME EQUITY FOR LOW-TO-MODERATE-INCOME HOMEOWNERS. THE PROGRAM WILL INCORPORATE BOTH VOLUNTEER AND PROFESSIONAL LABOR MODELS AND WILL USE RESILIENT REBUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, INCLUDING REPLACING ROOFS TO FORTIFIED(TM) STANDARDS, TO MAKE HOMES STRONGER IN THE FACE OF FUTURE DISASTERS.

THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE CDP DISASTER RECOVERY FUND, GOOD360 WILL UTILIZE ITS EXPERIENCE AND PARTNERSHIPS TO LOCALIZE AND TARGET DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS DONATED BY COMPANIES TOWARDS MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES VULNERABLE TO DISASTER.

CHEYENNE RIVERY LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP AWARDED $249,040 IN RESPONSE TO 2023 CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE RESERVATION SEVERE STORMS. THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT RECOVERY COORDINATION, CASE MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS ONGOING DISASTER RESILIENCE EFFORTS OF THE LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUP.

THROUGH FUNDING FROM GOOGLE, CDP WILL GRANT MORE THAN $237,000 TO THE AMARILLO AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO FILL FUNDING HOLES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM RECOVERY FROM WILDFIRES THAT AFFECTED MULTIPLE COUNTIES IN THEIR SERVICE AREA.

THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE RECEIVES $201,250.00 FROM CDP'S DISASTER RECOVERY FUND AND ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND TO ENSURE THAT THEIR VICTIM AND SURVIVOR ADVOCATES CAN PROVIDE RESPONSIVE SERVICES THROUGH PHONE CALLS, CHATS AND TEXT MESSAGES WHEN DISASTERS OR CRISES DISRUPT POWER AND CONNECTIVITY, ENSURING THAT CONTACT ATTEMPTS DO NOT GO UNANSWERED AND VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RECEIVE THE SAFETY PLANNING ASSISTANCE, REFERRALS AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES THEY NEED TO KEEP THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR CHILDREN SAFE.

THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE CDP DISASTER RECOVERY FUND, VIVE WELLNESS WILL PROVIDE A MORE WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSED MIGRANTS ARRIVING IN DENVER FROM THE U.S. SOUTHERN BORDER.

THROUGH A $200,000 GRANT, LIGHT UP LAWNDALE WILL SERVE AS THE WEST SIDE LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUP'S CASE MANAGEMENT ARM AS THE GROUP WORKS TO ASSIST 175 FLOOD-IMPACTED HOUSEHOLDS IN CHICAGO'S WEST SIDE TO RECOVER THEIR HOUSING AND ULTIMATELY THRIVE.

THROUGH A $200,000 GRANT FROM CDP'S TORNADO RECOVERY FUND, UNITED WAY OF SELMA AND DALLAS COUNTY WILL WORK WITH MENNONITE DISASTER SERVICES TO FURNISH BUILDING MATERIALS FOR THE LONG-TERM RECOVERY COMMITTEE'S WORK TO REBUILD AND REPAIR HOMES FOR RESIDENTS OF SELMA, ALABAMA, WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE JANUARY 2023 TORNADOES.

THROUGH ITS DISASTER RECOVERY FUND, THE CENTER FOR DISASTER PHILANTHROPY GRANTS $200,000 TO LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO NEWLY ARRIVED MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS FROM THE SOUTHERN BORDER TO ENSURE THEY ARE CONNECTED TO RESOURCES, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WILL SET THEM ON A PATH TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND NOT POVERTY WHILE THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SEEKING IMMIGRATION RELIEF.

THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE CDP TORNADO RECOVERY FUND, MDS WILL WORK WITH THE UNITED WAY OF JACKSON AND GEORGE COUNTIES AS THE LEAD FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP TO SUPPORT REPAIR AND REBUILD OF HOUSES IN MOSS POINT, MS AFFECTED BY TORNADOES THAT STRUCK THE AREA IN 2023.

$110,000 TO PLUM FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING AND PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS OF RESIDENTS OF CROSS COUNTY, ARKANSAS IN RESPONSE TO MARCH 31, 2023 TORNADOES.

FUNDING FROM THE CDP HAWAII WILDFIRES RECOVERY FUND PROVIDES LOCAL FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC SUPPORT THROUGH A GRANT TO COMMON GROUNDS COLLECTIVE TO SUPPORT THEIR PROJECT, PROVIDING LOCALLY GROWN AND SOURCED, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD FOR FIRE-DISPLACED MAUI RESIDENTS.

ORAM WILL RECEIVE A TWO-YEAR GRANT OF $485,000 TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF INGOS, NGOS AND CSOS WORKING WITH LGBTIQ REFUGEES, TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF LGBTIQ REFUGEES IN EUROPE AND KENYA.

THE SPENCER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION WILL RECEIVE $120,000 TO CREATE THE CLAY COUNTY LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUP, HIRE STAFF AND COVER OPERATIONAL COSTS TO SUPPORT RECOVERY EFFORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE JUNE 2024 FLOOD IN SPENCER, IOWA.

ALL HANDS AND HEARTS WILL RECEIVE $110,000 FROM THE HAWAII WILDFIRES RECOVERY FUND TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK REMOVING DEBRIS FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT WAS INELIGIBLE FOR REMOVAL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS DEBRIS REMOVAL PROGRAM SO THAT WILDFIRE SURVIVORS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR ABILITY TO COMPLETE THIS WORK MAY MOVE FORWARD.

$80,704 TO CLAREMORE & ROGERS COUNTY DISASTER ASSISTANCE (CRCDA) IN ROGERS COUNTY, OKLAHOMA IN RESPONSE TO 2024 TORNADOES. FUNDING WILL SUPPORT DISASTER RECOVERY COORDINATION, LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP OPERATION, FOOD SECURITY, DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA AS WELL AS BUILD THE COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO RESPOND AND RECOVER FROM FUTURE DISASTERS.

ADDITIONAL $80,000 TO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS CHILD CARE & REFERRAL CENTER (DBA: CHILD CARE NWA) TO SUPPORT RECOVERY NEEDS FOR CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS AFTER THE 2022 SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS TORNADO.

EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS RECEIVED A $75,028 GRANT FROM CDP'S MIDWEST EARLY RECOVERY FUND TO SUPPORT A LEGAL FELLOW IN MISSOURI. THEY WILL PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICE TO LOW-INCOME AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AS THEY RECOVER FROM TORNADOES, STORMS AND FLOODING.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY LONG-TERM DISASTER RECOVERY WILL RECEIVE $75,000 TO PURCHASE MATERIALS TO REBUILD HOMES THAT WERE DESTROYED BY FLOODING IN HIDALGO COUNTY IN THE SPRING OF 2023. USING A "RESILIENT BUILDING" MODEL, THE LTRG WILL WORK WITH SKILLED PROFESSIONALS AS WELL AS EXPERIENCED DISASTER-REBUILDING VOLUNTEER GROUPS TO ELEVATE AND SEAL THE HOMES TO PREVENT FUTURE DAMAGE DURING FLOOD EVENTS INEVITABLE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

ARKANSAS COALITION OF MARSHALLESE FOR $74,855 IN RESPONSE TO 2024 TORNADOES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ACOM WILL PROVIDE CULTURAL AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE RECOVERY SERVICES SUCH AS CASE NAVIGATION TO AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS, COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AND CONNECTION TO BROADER COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

$63,910 AWARDED TO SISSETON WAHPETON OYATE TRIBAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, HEADQUARTERS IN SISSETON, SOUTH DAKOTA IN RESPONSE TO FLOODING AND SEVERE STORMS. GRANT FUNDING WILL SUPPORT VOLUNTEER COORDINATION, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND MOLD REMEDIATION AND HOME REPAIR WORK THROUGHOUT THE RESERVATION.

$63,810 TO HEARTLAND HOPE MISSION IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA TO PROVIDE DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT IN RESPONSE TO 2024 TORNADOES IN IOWA AND NEBRASKA.

$55,660 AWARDED TO THE GREATER GREENFIELD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN GREENFIELD, IOWA IN RESPONSE TO THE MAY 2024 TORNADO. THE GRANT WILL SUPPORT A DISASTER CASE MANAGER AND THE MID- TO LONG-TERM NEEDS RELATED TO HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSEHOLD & COMMUNITY DISASTER RECOVERY.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COUNCIL BLUFFS AWARDED $55,366 FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND HOME REBUILD WORK IN RESPONSE TO A SPRING 2024 TORNADO IN MINDEN, IOWA.

MENNONITE DISASTER SERVICE AWARDED A GRANT OF $53,230 FOR HOUSING REBUILD IN RESPONSE TO 2024 FLOODING IN NEWTON, TX.

DONORSCHOOSE.ORG RECEIVES $50,000 FROM THE DISASTER RECOVERY FUND TO SUPPORT CLASSROOM MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS IN IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WHO WERE IMPACTED BY FLOOD EVENTS FOLLOWING HURRICANE HILARY IN 2023. PROJECTS ARE DETERMINED BY THE EDUCATORS WHO INTERACT WITH SCHOOL-AGED SURVIVORS OF THIS DISASTER AND WILL BE DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH CLASSROOM TO SUPPORT CHILDREN'S LEARNING, THRIVING AND RESILIENCE.

OKLAHOMA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES WILL RECEIVE $50,000 TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN OKLAHOMA FOLLOWING THE 2024 SPRING/SUMMER TORNADOES.

THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE CDP ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON RECOVERY FUND DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT RECOVERY FROM THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY HURRICANE HELENE, NORTH CAROLINA LOCAL NEWS WORKSHOP WILL RECEIVE $50,000 TO SUPPORT THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HUB TO ENSURE THAT WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS AND SURVIVORS OF HURRICANE HELENE CAN ACCESS TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION ABOUT ONGOING RECOVERY EFFORTS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THEIR LIVES.

ADDITIONAL $37,207 TO COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF OKLAHOMA TO SUPPORT A DISASTER RECOVERY COORDINATOR FOR SEMINOLE, OKLAHOMA IN RESPONSE TO 2022 TORNADOES.

THROUGH FUNDING FROM GOOGLE AND THE CDP DISASTER RECOVERY FUND, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTIC COVERAGE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE SMOKEHOUSE CREEK FIRE IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS AND, THROUGH ITS REPORTING, HELP US ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE RECOVERY.

$27,500 TO ARKANSAS IMMIGRANT DEFENSE IN RESPONSE TO 2024 NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TORNADOES AND SEVERE STORMS TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES AND RECOVERY ASSISTANCE FOR IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS.

ADDITIONAL $20,000 TO UNITED WAY OF POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY TO SUPPORT DISASTER RECOVERY COORDINATION IN RESPONSE TO 2023 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TORNADOES.

$19,250 FOR CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA TO SUPPORT DISASTER CASE MANAGEMENT IN RESPONSE TO 2024 OKLAHOMA TORNADOES.

THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE DISASTER RECOVERY FUND, THE GEORGIA DIVISION OF THE SALVATION ARMY WILL RECEIVE $17,250 TO PURCHASE BUILDING MATERIALS LIKE FLOORING, DRYWALL AND SHINGLES FOR USE BY REBUILDING ORGANIZATIONS ASSISTING UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED OLDER ADULT HOMEOWNERS WITH REMAINING HOUSING REPAIR NEEDS ACROSS THE EIGHT GEORGIA COUNTIES AFFECTED BY TORNADOES IN JANUARY 2023.

REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL WILL RECEIVE $160,000 TO HELP OPERATIONALIZE THE LOCALIZATION AGENDA IN UKRAINE THROUGH THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED ALLIANCE FOR UKRAINIAN CSOS, WHO HAVE REQUESTED THAT REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL (RI) CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY SUPPORT ACROSS THE ALLIANCES MULTIPLE LINES OF EFFORT.

CHILD LIFE DISASTER RELIEF AWARDED $9,975 FOR CHILD-FOCUSED, TRAUMA-INFORMED CAREGIVER TRAINING AND OUTREACH IN IOWA, NEBRASKA, MISSOURI, MINNESOTA AND KANSAS IN RESPONSE TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING BEGINNING IN 2024.

IMA INNOVATIONS (CORUS INTERNATIONAL) - WILL RECEIVE $1M FROM UKRAINE CRISIS RECOVERY FUND FOR A 12-MONTH PROGRAM, BEGINNING IN APRIL 2023, TO REBUILD SMALLHOLDER FARMER AND IDP LIVELIHOODS, INCREASE LOCAL CLIMATE-ADAPTIVE AGRICULTURAL CAPACITY AND PRODUCTION, AND IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY IN KHARKIV OBLAST.

HDI WILL RECEIVE $505,750 FROM CDP'S HAITI EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY FUND TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN EARTHQUAKE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECOVER FROM THEIR LOSSES AND BUILD RESILIENCE THROUGH MICROGRANTS, CAPACITY STRENGTHENING, IMPROVED LIVELIHOODS AND BETTER PREPAREDNESS.