Update: Here’s how to help Louisiana residents after Hurricane Ida
Hundreds of thousands of New Orleanians are without power thanks to hurricane Ida.
With power outages expected to last for many days and potentially weeks, we’ve put together a list of organizations that are working to help people in our community, including ways for people who would like to help can donate to them.
We will also be publishing similar lists of organizations working in the parishes surrounding the city, as well as other parts of Southeastern Louisiana that have been impacted by Hurricane Ida.
Committee for a Better New Orleans
An organization of community, business and political leaders in New Orleans. CBNO has been providing food in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
Donate: cbno.org/donate
Feed the Second Line
An initiative started during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Krewe of Red Beans, Feed the Second Line provides food for members of the cultural community, frontline workers and others in need.
Donte: feedthesecondline.org/donate
Culture Aid Nola
The organization provides assistance to underserved members of the hospitality and culture communities of New Orleans
Donte: cultureaidnola.org/support
Musicians’ Clinic
Provides health and other services to musicians, performing artists and culture workers in New Orleans.
The clinic has put together a list of Ida related health services, including mental health, at neworleansmusiciansclinic.org/ida
Donte: neworleansmusiciansclinic.org/get-involved/donate/
House of Tulip
House of Tulip provides services to the transgender and gender-nonconforming community in New Orleans.
Donate: houseoftulip.org/make-a-donation
World Central Kitchen
Chef Jose Andres’ international food assistance organization, which is in town helping feed folks.
Donate: donate.wck.org/give/236738/#!/donation/checkout
Nola Ready Oxygen tanks
For New Orleanians in need of oxygen tanks, the city is providing sites where they can be obtained for free.
2920 Magazine St., 5403 Read St., 2500 General de Gaulle Dr.
(504) 658-2558, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
GLBL WRMNG Relief Aid
New Orleans hip-hop collective GLBL WRMNG is providing direct financial relief to BIPOC artists, musicians and creatives displaced by Hurricane Ida. Find more information here.
Donate: via PayPal at GLBL WRMNG (click here)
Mutual Aid - New Orleans Facebook group
facebook.com/groups/MutualAidNOLA
Though the group does not normally use or solicit cash donations, given the extraordinary circumstances caused by Ida, organizer Alex Anderra has asked for donations to provide “communal gas, solar chargers, tarps, water” and other supplies free to the community.
Donate: via venmo at @caminocreative, via Cashapp at $alexem9
The Mutual Aid Response Network
imaginewaterworks.org/mutual-aid-response-network
Led by Imagine Water Works and organizing mutual aid groups across south Louisiana. Will support relief and recovery efforts as well as preparation for the rest of hurricane season.
Donate: Donorbox.org/ida
Southern Solidarity
Distributing aid, meals and water to the area’s unhoused population.
Donate: southernsolidarity.org/donate
Black Man Rising
Organized by Antonio Travis to help the organization give aid to the young Black New Orleanians it serves.
Donte: via Cash App at $tonytee10
Mutual Aid Disaster Relief
National network focused on grassroots mutual aid relief work. Contributions will aid in supplies collection from across the country and distribution in areas impacted by Hurricane Ida.
Donate: Mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/donate
Bvlbancha Collective
Providing mutual aid and information for Indigenous peoples.
Follow updated information on Instagram, @bvlbanchacollective
Second Harvest Food Bank
Distributing immediate food assistance across south Louisiana.
Donate: no-hunger.org/ida
Additionally, many individuals are seeking direct assistance. For instance, the Twitter account @antiracistsouth has organized a thread of area people in need of direct relief aid, with Venmo and Cash App handles.
This list will be updated at Nola.com
This story was originally published September 1, 2021 at 5:50 AM.
