Reply #71: Relief agencies working on the ground here are requesting

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things like Home Depot gift cards.

No more clothes, please. Thousands had to be thrown away because they got so many they just spread them out in parking lots for pickup, and after a few rainstorms what was left was unusable.

No furniture or appliances--yet. There are simply no houses to put them in yet, and no place to store them. All available warehouses are being used to store building materials and bulk food items. The Coast will need paint, appliances, and furniture in the future, but it's still a ways out, maybe up to a year.

Honestly, the best thing you can do is contact a relief group here on the Coast and ask them what they need. Gifts of what is needed are easier to hold accountable and also go straight to the source. If you don't know any good aid agencies, pm me and I'll work with you to hook you up with a group you'd like to support.

Absolutely every little bit donated to a good cause helps.