Recent wild fires in Central Texas have destroyed over 40,000 acres and lefts hundreds homes. Many parts of Texas have not had significant rainfall in over a year. The drought conditions and extreme heat contributed to the spread of wild fires in Texas this year.
How You Can Help
- American Red Cross of Central Texas
- Austin Baptist Association
- Austin Christian Fellowship — See website for items being accepted as donations.
- The Austin Community Foundation: Central Texas Wildfire Fund
- Austin Disaster Relief Network — Adopt a Family
- Boy Scouts of America: Capital Area Council — See website for drop off locations and items needed.
- Catholic Charities of Central Texas
- Capital Area Food Bank of Texas: Central Texas Wildfire Relief
- Central Texas Wildfire Recovery (Facebook Group by The Statesman (Austin, TX)
- Lutheran Social Services of the South
- St. Philips United Methodist Church — See website for list of items being collected or on-line giving
- Texas Baptist Disaster Response
- Texas Baptist Men Disaster Relief
- United Way Capital Area
I’m working with another photographer to hold an online fundraiser for this – will let you know when the site is up and running! It’s going to be a collective of photographers who are donating prints to be sold for funds to support the victims.
LikeLike
I have a friend who is a photographer in Bastrop
LikeLike