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Typhoon Halong Has Devastated Parts of Western Alaska with Flooding, Displacing Hundreds; How You Can Help SurvivorsCash donations are a better option than goods, since storing and transporting items can present challenges of their own, said Jenni Ragland, chair of Alaska Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster.
The storm has killed one person, left two missing, displaced hundreds and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes, especially in the hardest-hit communities of Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. Here's how you can help. Financial support: The Western Alaska Disaster Relief FundThe Alaska Community Foundation, an Anchorage-based nonprofit, has partnered with organizations serving people throughout the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, Norton Sound and the Northwest Arctic to funnel financial donations to people affected by the storm. The organization is accepting donations at its website. "The thing that's unique about this fund is that we have partnered with local and regional organizations to make sure that the money goes to the areas that it's needed most," the Alaska Community Foundation's Ashley Ellingson said in an interview. "Since we are not on the ground, we rely on those partnerships to make sure that the gifts and donations are the most impactful." The Alaska Community Foundation is partnering with the Alaska Federation of Natives, the Association of Village Council Presidents, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp., Kawerak, Inc. Maniilaq Association and a number of other local, regional and statewide groups. The foundation embarked on a similar effort in the wake of 2022's Typhoon Merbok. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, the fund had raised more than $300,000 from 3,550 donors, Ellingson said. Cash donations are a better option than goods, since storing and transporting items can present challenges of their own, said Jenni Ragland, chair of Alaska Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster. "While it may seem impersonal, cash really is the best opportunity to help meet those immediate needs that are coming our way," she said at a news conference Tuesday. "It provides flexibility for us to purchase exactly what's needed, to procure those items quickly and to get them into the hands of disaster survivors." Other donationsA variety of organizations, though, are taking goods to distribute to survivors or contributing in other ways. Organizers request that donations include new and unused items only, and that the donations be limited to water, diapers, wipes, formula, non-perishable food, bedding, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, portable phone chargers and flashlights.
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