My beloved MusiCares can help you today!!

Thank you to our friends at Fest Forward for sharing these resources.

• • Check out this list of organizations that are helping to support displaced families.
    • LA Food Bank-Food Assistance after Fires, Earthquakes and other Disasters
    • An online monetary donation to the California Fire Foundation Wildfire and Disaster Relief Fund directly supports victims of wildfires and disasters throughout California, including the L.A. County area.
    • World Central Kitchen the nonprofit global food relief organization founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, is already on the ground in Southern California to aid first responders and evacuees. info@wck.org
    • Direct Relief-Helping People Affected by California Wildfires
    • Direct Relief responds each year to wildfires throughout the Western U.S., and in its home state of California. For more information, visit Direct Relief
    • For our friends impacted by the fires, Disaster Help Center – California Department of Social ServicesCalifornia Department of Social Services (.gov) https://www.cdss.ca.gov  Fire victims also can receive support at local DMV field offices, by calling DMV customer service at 1-800-777-0133 or by visiting www.dmv.ca.gov. .
    • Other resources here for victims: GoFundMe has also launched its own 2025 Wildfire Relief Fund, and says that all money raised will go directly to impacted people who are seeking help through GoFundMe fundraisers, and to nonprofit organizations providing relief on the ground. 
    • Local resources: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14NE21eAUknNDWnYcuOrDNLmJVtlgAsVz/view

AND from WAA

The Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+)

NCAPER’s Arts Field Guide to Federal Disaster Relief