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Philanthropy Responds to Hurricane Dorian

After battering the Bahamas earlier this week, Hurricane Dorian is now bearing down on the Southeastern coast, bringing dangerous rain, wind and storm surge flooding to the Carolinas. 

Current projections show the storm’s effects will be felt most strongly in South Carolina through Thursday night before moving up the coast to North Carolina and Virginia.

Already, several SECF members and partners have activated relief funds that will support recovery once Dorian passes. These include:

• Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina’s Disaster Relief Fund
• The Florida’s First Coast Relief Fund, supported by The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, and others
• The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Recovery Fund

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy has already announced a webinar for funders interested in supporting recovery efforts in The Bahamas. We will notify SECF members of other programs as they are announced.

SECF is also ready to provide support to any members directly affected by the storm – please contact our offices at (404) 524-0911 to reach our staff.