How to Help Those Impacted by B.C. Flooding
Go Fund Me Verified Fundraisers
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Help for animals
The BC SPCA will also offer shelter for animals in the province.
The Vancouver Humane Society is covering veterinary costs for pets, and helping connect people with volunteers who will get animals out, and temporary housing for pets in the Merritt area.
Aide for Paws & Rescue Society is also helping people access pet food and supplied in Abbotsford.
The Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) has also joined the cause. They’re opening up flood-related pet boarding and offering pet food and supplies. Families with pets who have been impacted by the floods can contact LAPS directly at info@lapsbc.ca, or by telephone at 604-857-5055. They’re also accepting donations from anyone who wants to help.
The HCBC Animal Disaster Relief fund Funds collected will be used to provide resources like hay, supplies, fuel to volunteers, emergency evacuation centres and other recognized groups assisting with the relief effort. Volunteers are housing displaced horses and other livestock.
The Canadian Red Cross
The Canadian Red Cross is working to get help to people in and around affected areas as quickly as possible and provide humanitarian assistance for new needs as they arise. Money raised will enable the Red Cross to carry out relief, recovery, resiliency and risk reduction activities in and beyond the region at the individual and community levels.
City of Abbotsford
The City of Abbotsford is now taking donations to help residents in need.
The Abbotsford Community Foundation have also established the Abbotsford Disaster Relief Fund, which will support front-line agencies that are providing essential services to the families impacted by the disaster.
BC Search and Rescue Association
Rescuers have been out since Sunday scouring landslides, finding people trapped up logging roads, and airlifting trapped drivers out. Donors can specify which SAR team they’d like to make their gift to, or give to the province-wide association for distribution.
United Way B.C.
Funds go towards addressing important needs like housing, food assistance, trauma and mental health support.
Provincial emergency assistance
Anyone impacted by the storm may be eligible for assistance directly through the BC Government.