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Gulf Coast Community Foundation Providing Hurricane Relief
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
In the wake of Florida's recent hurricanes, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation has set up a Rapid Response Fund to help those in need.
The fund has so far awarded 18 grants totaling more than $500,000 to organizations that provide immediate shelter, food and water, case managers and case navigators, mental health services, and humanitarian muck and gut to those affected, reports CBS Tampa Bay.
Among the organizations receiving support: United Way of South Sarasota County to procure gift cards for gasoline and groceries, secure tools, PPE, and temporary housing for those displaced from their homes, as well as Emergency Services Navigators who help individuals find the post-hurricane services they need.Lift Church for basic needs such as hot meals, health and hygiene products, and tarps and tools for home repairs.
Second Heart Homes experienced significant structural damage at several of their homes, which provide permanent supportive housing for unhoused individuals with mental health conditions.
Better Together which helps families weather life's storms, especially when an actual storm becomes the crisis.
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