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<p>“Food or clothing rarely gets to the right people,” <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/michael-vanrooyen/">Michael VanRooyen</a>, director of the <a href="http://hhi.harvard.edu/">Harvard Humanitarian Initiative</a> and professor in the <a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/global-health-and-population/">Department of Global Health and Population</a> at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health told the <em>Harvard Gazette</em> in an August 31, 2017 article. “They rarely help, and often clog up the relief pipeline.”</p>
<p>An emergency physician, VanRooyen has worked in more than 30 disaster response situations. He recommended that people instead donate to local organizations in the affected area, such as the <a href="https://ghcf.org/hurricane-relief/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund</a>, because they can directly deliver assistance to those in need.</p>
<p>If you do decide to give, donate money to trusted and established organizations with extensive experience and expertise, says <a href="https://hhi.harvard.edu/people/julia-brooks">Julia Brooks</a>, legal research associate at HHI. In a September 4, 2017 article for <em>The Conversation</em>, Brooks recommended giving money to groups that make it clear where the money will go, and ones that will obtain supplies locally—an important way to help local economies recover.</p>
<p>Read <em>Harvard Gazette</em> article: <a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/08/harvey-help/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To aid flood victims, forget goods. Send money</a></p>
<p>Read <em>The Conversation </em>article: <a href="https://theconversation.com/why-giving-cash-not-clothing-is-usually-best-after-disasters-83405?">Why giving cash, not clothing, is usually best after disasters</a></p>
<p>In the video below VanRooyen discusses the long-term impact of Hurricane Harvey, and ways that you can contribute to the relief effort.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/harvey-flooding-recovery/">Recovery from Harvey could take years</a> (Harvard Chan School news)</p>
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