Hurricane Michael

As most of you know, areas of Florida were absolutely decimated by Hurricane Michael this week. And, as per usual, you can expect the scam charities to come out in a major way. I am a huge proponent of local charities, so here are some helping out in Florida. Also, after Hurricane Florence, which hit my state pretty hard, I listed some charities for the Carolinas. Pay them a visit, too, if you any left over. Michael did the Carolinas dirty, too, while many areas were still cleaning up from Florence. I know in my area Michael hit us a lot harder than Florence did. 

But right now, let's give Florida a hand. 

• Second Harvest of Central Florida
• Clean the World
• Feeding Children Everywhere
• Salvation Army Orlando
• Other Salvation Army teams are being stationed in Pensacola, Fort Walton Beach, and Panama City to help with mass feeding requests. Mobile kitchen crews from across South Florida are staging in Tampa as they prepare to deploy after the storm passes. To donate, call 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769) or go to HelpSalvationArmy.org. You can also text STORM to 51555 to receive a donation link for mobile giving.
  
• ​Matthew 25 Ministries
  
• ​International Medical Corps
  
• Feeding Tampa Bay
• Feeding the Gulf Coast

Use Charity Navigator to double check charities for validity.