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Currently, more than 4 million people have been without power in Texas for nearly 48 hours in the coldest temperatures Texas has faced in 30 years. Itâs @GOP Governor @GregAbbott_TX and senators @tedcruz and @JohnCornyn couldnât care less.
While many people are still without power or essential items, multiple nonprofit organizations are providing supplies, while warming centers have been set up throughout the state.Â
Here are some helpful resources:
@lakewoodchurch has a list of warming centers. https://twitter.com/lakewoodchurch/status/1361343164028715010
Here are some helpful resources:
@lakewoodchurch has a list of warming centers. https://twitter.com/lakewoodchurch/status/1361343164028715010
. @AustinEHM have activated 24 hour cold weather shelters that accept anyone in need. https://twitter.com/austinhsem/status/1360995147769671685
Local organizations suggest donating blankets, gloves, coats, shoes, food, & other supplies to nonprofit organizations. If youâre not local to Texas, there are ways to donate money or supplies to local shelters. Here are a list of organizations you can donate to right now.
1.) Austin Area Urban League https://twitter.com/aaulyp/status/1361873997219078147
3.) Free Lunch: Providing meals to those in need. https://freelunchatx.com/contribute
4) @austinpetsalive is a rescue organization for animals facing dire life and death circumstances like those in Texas right now. They have helped rescue tens of thousands of animals across the country in emergency situations. https://www.austinpetsalive.org/
5.) Maximize Hope/Provide Warmth is a local organization providing hotel rooms for people without a warm place to stay as well as other supplies. https://givebutter.com/MaxedHope
6.) Our Calling is a faith-based organization that leads the homeless to live a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Homeless people are particularly vulnerable during extreme weather conditions like what Texas is experiencing right now. https://www.ourcalling.org
7.) Here is a list of Homeless Shelters in Dallas. Even if you are not homeless but simply without power/necessities, they can help you.
8.) The Way Home is an effort to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-reoccurring in Houston, Pasadena, Harris County, Fort Bend County, and Montgomery County, Texas. Their site has a list of shelters in all of these counties as well as a donation link:
https://thewayhomehouston.org/about-us/
https://thewayhomehouston.org/about-us/
9.) Hereâs a site with a homeless center directory for all of Austin. They also provide contact numbers and addresses for each center and links to donate to help fight homelessness and those struggling to survive in Texas right now. https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/cgi-bin/id/city.cgi?city=Austin&state=TX
If anyone knows of any other organizations for us to donate to, please feel free to add them in the replies and I will retweet them. As someone whoâs been without power for more than a day in the winter, please believe me that these people need our help and any amount helps.
