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Hurricane Relief

Hurricane Relief

When a hurricane or tropical storm strikes, your donation helps the Red Cross provide shelter, food and comfort to families. When a hurricane or tropical storm strikes, your donation helps the Red Cross provide shelter, food and comfort to families.

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If you are in immediate need of help, please contact your local Red Cross » or find an open shelter »

In 2022, the American Red Cross assisted communities affected by Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Fiona, and Typhoon Merbok. Learn more about our work here:

Hurricane Ian Response

Hurricane Fiona Response

Typhoon Merbok Response

How Your Hurricane Relief Donation Helps Affected Communities

Your hurricane relief donation helps communities before, during and after a hurricane. Your donation gives us the tools to:

Red Cross volunteer moves a pallet of water.

Stock supplies in preparation for hurricane victims

A Red Cross volunteer sets up cots in shelter

Establish safe shelters for public safety

Two boys wrapped in a Red Cross blanket at a shelter.

Provide shelter and food until families can return home

A Red Cross volunteer in a disater relief truck handing out emergency supplies.

Hand out water, food and emergency supplies to affected neighborhoods

A Red Cross volunteer assisting a woman with medical care.

Provide medical care for anyone in need

A smiling Red Cross volunteer hugging kids outside.

Give guidance, hope and comfort to the community

A Red Cross volunteer gives family impacted by hurricane clean up supplies.

Provide clean up supplies

A Red Cross volunteer assesses the damage in impacted neighborhoods.

Assess damage in impacted neighborhoods

A Red Cross volunteer talking to a woman while writing information on a notepad.

Work with families in developing recovery plans.

Help us do our critical hurricane relief work by making a disaster relief donation today.

Recent Hurricane and Typhoon Relief Efforts

2022 Hurricanes

A Red Cross volunteer surveys a flooded neighborhood after Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian

2021 Hurricanes

A family stays in a Red Cross shelter during Hurricane Ida

Hurricane Ida

2020 Hurricanes

A Red Cross volunteer distributes hot meals to people affected by Hurricane Laura

Hurricanes Eta, Zeta, Delta, Sally, Laura and Marco

2019 Hurricanes

A couple stays in a Red Cross shelter after Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian

A Red Cross volunteer talks with a person affected by Hurricane Barry

Hurricane Barry

2018 Hurricanes

2018 Hurricane Relief

Expand this section for information on financial assistance provided by the Red Cross after the 2018 hurricanes

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A Red Cross volunteer comforts a person affected by Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence

The Red Cross distributes meals in neighborhoods affected by Hurricane Michael.

Hurricane Michael

2017 Hurricanes

A Red Cross volunteer visits with a couple affected by Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey

The Red Cross brings disaster relief supplies to a neighborhood affected by Hurricane Irma.

Hurricane Irma

A man accesses drinking water and other supplies after Hurricane Maria

Hurricane Maria

Other Hurricane and Typhoon Responses

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Help people affected by disasters big and small.