SCDAA stands in solidarity with the warriors, advocates and community-based organizations who have been recently affected by natural disasters, including the devasting wildfires in California and the many hurricanes which hit southern states in the fall. As we pray for a speedy recovery, we send our sincere gratitude to the emergency response teams who worked tirelessly to contain the fires and provide hurricane assistance.
If you would like to send support to the Los Angeles and/or those impacted by other natural disasters, we encourage you to explore the below resources. We additionally urge you to remember the importance of donating blood, especially for sickle cell warriors. An emergency of this magnitude can make an already short supply worse. No matter where you are in the country, giving blood as soon as you are able could help someone in need.
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES
- American Red Cross Los Angeles: redcross.org/local/california/los-angeles.html
- L.A. Food Bank: lafoodbank.org
- California Fire Foundation: cpf.salsalabs.org/cff-donation/index.html
- Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation: supportlafd.org
- Donate blood: sicklecelldisease.org/donate-blood-for-sickle-cell
- Resources for people impacted by the fires: laist.com/news/climate-environment/resources-for-socal-fire-victims-evacuees-and-first-responders
OTHER NATURAL DISASTER RESOURCES
- American Red Cross Hurricane Relief: redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief/hurricane-relief
- Government Disaster Assistance: disasterassistance.gov
- FEMA support: fema.gov/assistance
Finally, we hope you will consider supporting our impacted SCDAA member organizations: Cayenne Wellness, which does important work supporting warriors in California, and the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia.
