Right now, across the Lone Star State, Texans are suffering from one of the worst winter storms and state government failure. As Winter Storm Uri rages, folks across the state are forced to trek in record-breaking levels of ice and snow to seek shelter and find food and drinkable water; all, as frozen pipes burst and electricity remains off. This is all happening during a pandemic no less.
Community organizations and mutual aid efforts are on the frontlines making sure fellow Texans have warm and dry beds, food, water, and other basic necessities as the state government fails to provide relief. Without these organizations and community groups, more Texans would be suffering.
Please chip in $1 each to help these Texas organizations meet the challenges AND needs in the Lone Star State right now.
Front Steps offers a continuum of services that help people transition from homelessness into housing. In addition to shelter services, Front Steps secures federal and philanthropic funding for programming beyond shelter operations.
Feeding Texas is the largest hunger-relief organization in Texas. Together with 21 member food banks, they reach over 4 million Texans annually with food and resources and engage the state in the fight against hunger.
United Way of Greater Houston transforms individual lives and brings long-lasting, systemic change to tough issues by providing Houston area people and families with access to jobs, education, and disaster relief services.
Austin Area Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to providing economic empowerment, educational opportunities and the guarantee of civil rights for African Americans and other underserved/underrepresented populations in the Austin/ Central Texas region.
Austin Street Center is the largest low barrier shelter in Dallas that serves men, ages 45 and older, and women, ages 18 and older. Each person who finds shelter with Austin Street Center is provided a safe place to sleep, showers, clothing, and meals.
Austin Pets Alive! is not your average animal shelter. They pioneer comprehensive, innovative programs designed to save the animals most at risk for euthanasia. Right now, they are working to keep animals in shelter warm during the cold snap.
The SPCA of Texas is dedicated to providing every animal exceptional care and a loving home, offering an array of programs and services that bring people and animals together to enrich each other’s lives.