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                            <h1>7 Ways You Can Help with Hurricane Harvey Relief</h1><p class="contributed-by">Contributed By LDS Charities</p><ul class="meta"><li class="published">31 August 2017</li></ul><div class="lead-media"><img src="/bc/content/ldsorg/church/news/2017/08/29/580tropical-storm-harvey-displaces-scores-of-mormon-families_14.jpg"><div class="caption"><p>LDS Church volunteers use kayaks and canoes to evacuate the Robert A. Boyd family and belongings from their flooded Spring, Texas, home on Monday, August 28, 2017.  <credit>Photo courtesy of Robert A. Boyd.</credit></p></div></div><ul class="tools"><li><a class="print icon__graphic icon__graphic--print" href="#print">Print</a></li><li><a class="share show rfalse" href="#" onclick="return false">Share<span class="tool-arrow"> </span></a><ul class="share-list">
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        </ul></li></ul><div class="highlights"><h4>Article Highlights</h4><ul class="list-decor"><li>Avoid disaster area until invited.</li><li>Donate funds.</li><li>If near, let local leaders know you are willing to help.</li><li>If distant, support local community efforts.</li><li>Pray and fast.</li><li>Share correct information.</li><li>Get prepared.</li></ul></div><blockquote class="callout">
<p><img align="left" alt="" class="util__float--left margin-right-sm padding-right-xs" data-id="16666496386284997244-eng" src="/bc/content/ldsorg/church/news/2017/04/13/first-presidency-responding-to-the-needs-of-the-homeless-in-_1.jpg" style="width: 102px; height: 128px;">In a <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/first-presidency-encourages-members-to-just-serve-hurricane-harvey-victims?lang=eng">letter released</a> <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/first-presidency-encourages-members-to-just-serve-hurricane-harvey-victims?lang=eng">September 1, 2017,</a> the First Presidency encourages members who want to help victims of Hurricane Harvey to <a href="https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/lds-church/humanitarian-services/humanitarian-aid-fund.html?cde2=475">donate</a> or <a href="http://https://justserve.org/Houston">volunteer</a>.</p>
</blockquote><div class="aside"><h4>Related Links</h4><ul class="list-decor"><li><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/first-presidency-encourages-members-to-just-serve-hurricane-harvey-victims?lang=eng">Read a letter from the First Presidency about what you can do.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ldscharities.org/videos/scenes-emergency-response-with-jeff-foy">Watch this video to learn how the Church responds to disasters.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/lds-church-members-help-mudslide-victims-in-sierra-leone?lang=eng">Learn more about Church members' response to flooding in Sierra Leone.</a></li></ul></div>
<p>Hurricane Harvey has ravaged the greater Houston, Texas, area of the United States, affecting thousands of people. Many organizations and individuals have provided rescue efforts and continue to help those with the greatest needs. (See <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/tropical-storm-harvey-displaces-scores-of-lds-families?lang=eng">related story</a>.)</p>
<p><a href="https://www.ldscharities.org/">LDS Charities</a>, the humanitarian arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is donating supplies to the relief efforts and is preparing to support ongoing relief and cleanup. This relief is provided through the Emergency Response efforts of LDS Charities, which responds to hundreds of disasters worldwide. LDS Charities’ first efforts are focused on helping people in need.</p>
<p><strong>How you can help</strong></p>
<p>As you feel a desire to provide aid, please consider the following seven ways you can help:</p>
<ol class="number-list" style="line-height: 1.4em;"><li><strong><strong>Don’t go to the disaster area until you are invited.</strong></strong> LDS Charities works with government organizations that are already in place. If you want to immediately volunteer, connect with the local government emergency operations handling the situation or an organization in the area that is soliciting volunteers. Spontaneous volunteerism creates what is often called a “second disaster”—having to support the needs (shelter, food, safety, and so on) of additional volunteers with the same limited resources available to support those in need.</li><li><strong>Donate funds.</strong> Donating to the Church’s humanitarian aid fund (LDS Charities) via the humanitarian aid section of your <a href="https://www.lds.org/donations/?lang=eng#/donation/step1">tithing slip</a> or through <a href="https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/lds-church/humanitarian-services/humanitarian-aid-fund.html?cde2=796&amp;cid=LDSP-homepage-humanitarian-relief">LDS Philanthropies</a> is a great way to support emergency response efforts worldwide. One hundred percent of your donation to LDS Charities will go to support those with the greatest needs, including other worldwide disasters that similarly affect many lives. Many other organizations and religions have charitable efforts dedicated to helping in disaster relief. These organizations have connections, plans, and the resources to quickly provide relief. Their first need is generally funding to handle relief efforts, as they can maximize monetary donations. Many organizations prefer to use funds to buy locally to save on shipping costs and boost the local economy. Before considering a donation of supplies, ensure the organization has a need for the suggested supplies.</li><li><strong>If you are in a surrounding area, let your local leaders know you are willing to help.</strong> LDS Charities connects with local priesthood leaders to receive reports and coordinate response efforts such as cleaning up homes and yards damaged by the disaster. Once the cleanup requests have been processed by Church emergency operations centers, priesthood leaders in areas surrounding the disaster receive requests for help in cleanup efforts. If you are willing to help, let your priesthood leader know so that you can help if your stake is asked to provide volunteers in cleanup efforts. Volunteers can also search and sign up for relief effort opportunities on <a href="https://www.justserve.org/">JustServe.org</a>.</li><li><strong>If you do not live close to the disaster area, look to support local community efforts.</strong> Consider the needs in your own community and what you can do to help. You can find local efforts through sites such as <a href="https://www.justserve.org/">JustServe.org</a>. For example, consider donating to a local food bank or offering to donate blood. These efforts are always needed and can relieve some strain on areas no longer able to provide that assistance due to the disaster. Be careful to check what the needs are of your local organizations before donating supplies. <a href="https://www.ldscharities.org/how-can-i-help/serve">Read more about how to find reliable community organizations to support</a>.</li><li><strong>Pray and fast.</strong> We believe in the power of prayer to help and sustain those who face disasters. Join in prayer personally, as a family, or as a ward. Consider dedicating a fast for those who are suffering and donating a fast offering.</li><li><strong>Be an advocate for correct information about the disaster. </strong>Share correct and validated information about the disaster and about how others can help via your social media channels. Consider following <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MormonNewsroom/?ref=br_rs">Mormon Newsroom</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LDSCharities/">LDS Charities</a> on their social channels to follow how the Church is responding.</li><li><strong>Work on your own preparedness efforts.</strong> Disasters are often unexpected. Those who are prepared to handle emergencies are better off in emergency situations and can then help others. Consider what you can do to be more prepared with your financial situation, career goals, food storage, family emergency plans, mental and emotional health, spiritual strength, and so on. Being prepared yourself will free up your resources to help others in need not only if you are in the affected area but also in situations where funding is needed to respond quickly or volunteers are called upon from surrounding areas.</li></ol>
<p>Thank you for your desire to help those in need. LDS Charities responds to disasters such as Hurricane Harvey all over the world. It sponsors relief and development efforts in 189 countries and gives assistance without regard to race, religious affiliation, or nationality. We pray for those who are suffering in Texas as well as those suffering in myriad other disasters throughout the world, and we depend on your generous help to support relief efforts.</p>
<p>If you live in the area surrounding the disaster and feel you have skills or resources that would be helpful for the relief effort in Houston, you may register as a volunteer in the <a href="https://www.justserve.org/projects/857d20a4-d034-452e-b1ab-823e1d0846a7">LDS Charities—Hurricane Harvey Disaster Recovery</a> project on JustServe.org. You may also email <a href="mailto:HarveyRelief@ldschurch.org">HarveyRelief@ldschurch.org</a>, or call (832) 736-4655.</p>
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<p class="margin-top-xs" style="width:620px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', ​Helvetica,​sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; color: #767676;">        On Friday, August 25, 2017, workers at the Bishops’ Central Storehouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints load pallets of water and other supplies on several trucks in Salt Lake City to be sent to Houston following rising flood waters caused by Hurricane Harvey.</p>
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