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			<span class="posted-on"><a href="http://blog.buoyup.org/2017/08/25/what-you-can-do-to-help-as-hurricane-harvey-heads-for-the-us/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2017-08-25T13:18:23+00:00">August 25, 2017</time><time class="updated" datetime="2017-09-21T14:03:53+00:00">September 21, 2017</time></a></span><span class="byline"> <span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://blog.buoyup.org/author/leslie/">Leslie Poston</a></span></span><span class="cat-links"><a href="http://blog.buoyup.org/category/news-hot-takes/" rel="category tag">News Hot Takes</a></span>		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
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		<p>Hurricane Harvey may be worse thanks to the fallout from hurricane Trump. Not only is the expertise of Trump&#8217;s FEMA head questionable, at best, it appears the administration also plans to force people to choose between safety and deportation &#8211; an unusually cruel maneuver. We want to help you help the people you know and love (and all the perfect strangers in between) in the path of storm with some resources (below).</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Trump admin is forcing undocumented people to choose between withstanding a hurricane and risking deportation: <a href="https://t.co/88C82VmsPm">https://t.co/88C82VmsPm</a></p>
<p>— Alex Emmons (@AlexanderEmmons) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexanderEmmons/status/901112369249693697">August 25, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Organizations that are helping people prepare for and survive the pending hurricane:</strong></p>
<p><a href="http://time.com/4915539/airbnb-hurricane-harvey-evacuees-find-shelter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Airbnb</a> continues to step up its humanitarian efforts (you may remember its push to get people to house refugees) by helping people in the path find housing for free.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.hearttoheart.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Heart to Heart</a> is gearing up for medical assistance.</p>
<p><a href="http://about.att.com/story/att_networks_prepared_for_hurricane_harvey.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AT&amp;T</a> is working to ensure cell service stays up and running so families and communities can stay in touch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.convoyofhope.org/what-we-do/disaster-services/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Convoy of Hope</a> is gearing up to support the area.</p>
<p><a href="https://teamrubiconusa.org/team-rubicon-tracking-on-tropical-storm-harvey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Team Rubicon</a> is tracking the storm with an eye to cleanup and relief in its wake.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.directrelief.org/2017/08/gulf-coast-braces-for-hurricane-harvey-direct-relief-ready-to-respond/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Direct Relief </a>stands ready to send health kits and emergency kits as needed.</p>
<p><strong>UPDATE: For up-to-the-minute, crowdsourced resources and mapped relief response, <a href="http://bit.ly/harvey_relief" target="_blank" rel="noopener">check out #HarveyRelief here</a>, and follow them on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/HarveyRelief/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@HarveyRelief</a>.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarveyRelief?src=hash">#HarveyRelief</a> Site &amp; Map is live, join our teams or share the map with people on the ground: <a href="https://t.co/rCb3ytNksf">https://t.co/rCb3ytNksf</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneHarvey?src=hash">#HurricaneHarvey</a></p>
<p>— Hurricane Harvey (@HarveyRelief) <a href="https://twitter.com/HarveyRelief/status/901581980260847616">August 26, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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Last, but not least, here is a list of local food banks that may need your donations in the wake of the disaster, if you live close enough:</p>
<p><strong>Houston Food Bank</strong></p>
<p>(832) 369-9390</p>
<p><a href="http://www.houstonfoodbank.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.houstonfoodbank.org</a></p>
<p><strong>Galveston Food Bank</strong></p>
<p>(409) 945-4232</p>
<p><a href="http://www.galvestoncountyfoodbank.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.galvestoncountyfoodbank.org</a></p>
<p><strong>Food Bank of the Golden Crescent (Victoria)</strong></p>
<p>(361) 578-0591</p>
<p><a href="http://www.victoriafoodbank.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.victoriafoodbank.org</a></p>
<p>Closed Friday</p>
<p><strong>Corpus Christi Food Bank</strong></p>
<p>(361) 887-6291</p>
<p><a href="http://www.foodbankcc.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.foodbankcc.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Southeast Texas Food Bank (Beaumont)</strong></p>
<p>(409) 839-8777</p>
<p><a href="http://www.setxfoodbank.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.setxfoodbank.org</a></p>
<p><strong>Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley (Pharr)</strong></p>
<p>956-682-8101</p>
<p><a href="http://www.foodbankrgv.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.foodbankrgv.com</a></p>
<p><strong>Brazos Valley Food Bank (Bryan)</strong></p>
<p>(979) 779-3663</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bvfb.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.bvfb.org</a></p>
<p><strong>Central Texas Food Bank (Austin)</strong></p>
<p>(512) 282-2111</p>
<p><a href="http://www.centraltexasfoodbank.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.centraltexasfoodbank.org</a></p>
<p><strong>San Antonio Food Bank</strong></p>
<p>(210) 337-3663</p>
<p><a href="http://www.safoodbank.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.safoodbank.org</a></p>
<p><em>image credit CNN/NOAA</em></p>
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