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- ABC News
- November 24, 2018
How to help victims of the California wildfires
Thousands of homes have been destroyed since the Camp and Woolsey fires ignited.
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Open your home to AirBnB: Volunteers with extra space in their homes can advertise to host evacuees on AirBnB's disaster and relief page.
We have opened a support hotline for #CampFire #WoolseyFire #HillFire.
— Airbnb (@Airbnb) November 17, 2018
If you have been evacuated and need free temporary accommodations, or if you're able to offer housing to a neighbor in need, and would like support please call our team of volunteers: 1-866-792-5183
Donate to the North Valley Community Foundation: Funds donated to the North Valley Community Foundation will support the needs of the evacuation centers housing displaced residents, including portable toilets, portable showers, blankets and energy and water costs, according to its website.
Support Direct Relief: The Santa Barbara-based chapter of humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief is accepting funds to provide N-95 masks, medicine and other resources to healthcare agencies and first responders in the state, according to the website. The organization responds to wildfires on the west coast every year, it said.
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Round up while using Lyft: After Lyft activated free transportation to offer free rides in response to the fires in Southern California, Northern California as well as San Francisco, where poor air quality was affected residents, it teamed up with the United Way to offer passengers a chance to \"round up\" the price of their rides.
Users just need to tap the \"donate\" option in the menu and fares will be rounded up to the nearest dollar, and the difference will be donated to the United Way.
In addition, until Nov. 26, users in need of rides in Northern California can use the code CAMPRELIEF in Chico, and those in need of rides in Southern California can use the code WOOLSEYRELIEF in the surrounding areas near Thousand Oaks, Ventura and Los Angeles.
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Donate to the Golden Valley Bank: Chico-based Golden Valley Bank will create sub accounts within its foundation for businesses, employees, individuals and group to accept contributions and self-direct funding for fire relief, it wrote on its web site.
\"As an example, many businesses have employees or customers who are affected by the fire and may want to raise funds to assist those employees or customers in their recovery effort,\" the website states. \"The GVB Foundation will create a special account for those funds and distribute them as directed to provide targeted relief where every dollar will directly benefit those affected.\"
The foundation will create the accounts to accept donations and disburse funds at the direction of the group or individuals who establish the account, the bank said.
Donate to Caring Choices: Caring Choices, Northern California's Emergency Volunteer Center, is accepting donations to \"aid those in need,\" according to its website.
Support the California Community Foundation: The Wildlfire Relief Fund by the California Community Foundation will support relief and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the fires, the organization said on its website.
In the past, rants from the fund have supported those who have been displaced, their belongings and or their jobs due to wildfires. It also helps to rebuild homes, provide case management services, basic need assistance, mental health services and financial assistance, according to the site.
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Donate to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation: The foundation that supports the Los Angeles Fire Department \"provides vital private funding for the LAFD where the city's budget ends,\" according to its website. Funds donated to the foundation will go toward equipment and supplies, training and outreach and youth programs, the site says.
Support the Entertainment Industry Foundation: The Los Angeles-based Entertainment Industry Foundation is accepting funds to \"support firefighters and fire responders who risk their lives to protect the people of California,\" it said on its website.
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