The pace of new donations to Hurricane Laura relief is slowing down, but advocates on the ground say more assistance is still badly needed. Community Foundation of Lake Charles CEO Sara Judson said their organization has raised six million dollars so far with that money focused on efforts that will get people back into housing.
“So many homes either have severe damage, many of which cannot be lived in at this time, and almost everyone has some type of roof damage and lots of debris, trees down, that kind of thing,” said Judson.
An estimated 12 to 14 billion dollars in damage was done to the region as a result of Laura’s landfall.
The Community Foundation is now about halfway to their final goal and has distributed one million of those dollars to local aid groups, but Judson said they still have a ways to go.
“As we are not in the news every day it definitely has lagged off a bit but we still do get calls every day from people who want to help,” said Judson.
Judson said donations have come into the Foundation from 48 different states and many different countries, and from over 3,000 total individuals.
If you’d like to help Judson encourages you to donate at their website and they’d love to have your money or have to show up in person to help if you are within driving distance.
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