As wildfires proceed to ravage Los Angeles County, Hollywood and media firms are becoming a member of with aid organizations in stepping ahead to boost funds to assist these impacted in addition to first responders and different emergency companies.
The efforts embody Fireaid, a profit live performance within the works produced by the Azoff household at the side of Live Nation and AEG Presents to happen Thursday, January 30 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood. Performers and ticket data bulletins are forthcoming, however proceeds will go in the direction of a 501(c)(3) created for the occasion that can give attention to rebuilding infrastructure, supporting displaced households, and advancing hearth prevention applied sciences and methods. More data right here.
Below is an inventory with hyperlinks of the way to assist with donations. Keep checking again as we add extra.
The Motion Picture Television Fund is offering monetary help, offering supportive counseling, and help navigating insurance coverage wants. It additionally helps navigate the county, state and federal sources obtainable to victims of the fireplace in addition to Red Cross and others. Several business organizations are funneling donations to the MPTF. Call 323-634-3888 or donate right here.
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation is accepting donations to its pure catastrophe aid fund and has an in depth web page of sources for fire-related wants. (Donate right here).
The Entertainment Community Fund, the group devoted to supporting the wants of performing arts and leisure professionals, has created a devoted sources web page in addition to direct pages for these looking for emergency monetary aid, and a web page for donations. Emergency monetary help is obtainable for people who find themselves unable to pay fast primary dwelling bills reminiscent of housing, meals, utility payments or well being care. (Donate right here.)
The Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Defy:Disaster program, which beforehand administered funds to victims of the 2023 Maui wildfires in addition to the lethal Camp and Woolsey Fires of 2018, is gathering donations. (Donate right here.)
The Annenberg Foundation and Wasserman Foundation has donated $1 million to the L.A. Fire Department Foundation for urgently wanted gear and provides to battle the fires. The funds got here in response to a Tuesday name for donations to assist cowl the prices of important instruments and security gear for LAFD firefighters, together with emergency hearth shelters, hydration backpacks, and wildland brush instruments.
CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort), a nonprofit co-founded by Sean Penn and headquartered in L.A. has deployed an emergency response staff to assist these close to the fires, the place air high quality is a significant concern. They have been distributing money vouchers, N95 masks, hygiene kits, WiFi sources, charging banks and cellphone batteries, and supporting the undocumented and immigrant communities navigate sources and assist with help purposes. (Donate right here.)
On hand in Los Angeles to assist each first responders and households pressured to evacuate is World Central Kitchen, the nonprofit of chef José Andrés, which is handing out water and sandwiches. (Donate right here.)
The nonprofit GlobalGiving has established a fundraising effort, beneath the banner of the California Wildfire Relief Fund, aiming to place collectively its personal $1 million for wildfire aid efforts. (Donate right here.)
Project HOPE is coordinating with authorities officers and native organizations to assist native shelters, well being employees, and marginalized communities. (Donate right here.)
With smoke from the fires inflicting air high quality to achieve hazardous ranges throughout Los Angeles County, nonprofit Americares delivers important medicines, medical provides, hygiene kits and first-aid objects to these in want. (Donate right here.)
We’ll replace this publish with extra data on wildfire aid donation alternatives because it is available in.
