Please Help KY & VA Flood Victims!

 

Across Eastern Kentucy and Southern Virginia, dozens have lost their lives and hundreds have lost their homes, their cars, everything due to historic rains and flooding.

They could really use some help.

Several Mutial Aid organizations are raising funds to directly support immediate care needs. They are also actively collecting bottled water, cleaning supplies and medical donations, including tetanus vaccines.

**Please note: unless an organization is calling for clothing, please do not donate clothing. They ask us to only donate new items that are requested by drop-off organizers.** 

Currently, the greatest areas of immediate need are:

• eKy Mutual Aid direct donations which are supporting immediate care needs.
• Happalachian Social Club Mutual Aid via PayPal at happalachiansocialclub@gmail.com – funds go directly to support SW Virginia flood relief in Dickenson, Buchanan, and Russell counties and the Town of Pound
• MCHC Whitesburg Clinic – 226 Medical Plaza Ln, Whitesburg, KY 41858 
    – URGENT donation needs for medical supplies, including tetanus vaccines, full list located here on Facebook via Van Breeding
• Letcher County Central High School – 435 Cougar Dr, Whitesburg, KY 41858 
    – In need of cleaning supplies (hard goods such as buckets, mops, brooms, shop-vacs, shovels, wheelbarrows), Clorox wipes, nonperishable food items and volunteers between the hours of 8AM-7PM

Donation and Mutual Aid Funds: 

• eKy Mutual Aid Flood Relief (In Partnership with Appalshop Staff)
    –  PayPal.me/ekymutualaid 
    –  PayPal.me/kentuckydaria
    –  Venmo – @kentuckydaria
    –  Cashapp – $ekymutualaid OR $kentuckydaria
• Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid – funds go directly to support SW Virginia flood relief efforts
• Happalachian Social Club Mutual Aid via PayPal at happalachiansocialclub@gmail.com – funds go directly to support SW Virginia flood relief in Dickenson, Buchanan, and Russell counties and the Town of Pound
• Hindman Settlement School Flood Relief Donation Form and Amazon List
• Appalachian Citizens Law Center Flood Recovery Fund
• Cowan Community Center Fund – funds support direct aid through CANE Kitchen, Cowan Community Center and the Whitesburg Farmers Market
• Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky Appalachian Crisis Fund – also accessible at bit.ly/AppCrisisAid
• Team EKY Flood Relief Fund – also accessible at TeamEKYFloodReliefFund.ky.gov – You may also donate by mailing a check to Public Protection Cabinet, 500 Mero Street, 218 NC, Frankfort, KY 40601

 Let’s share some digital dollars with our fellow Appalachians and lend a hand.

Eve Marcum-Atkinson
Communications Coordinator & Office Administrator
WV Citizen Action