Wildfires have been spreading across the west coast of California, specially in the North of California in “Wine Country” Napa & Sonoma Counties. Already suffering early in the year the economic blow due to the pandemic and recently covered in smoke for weeks, sadly to say, is on fire again.
Today the famous Chateau Boswell winery, Glass Mountain Inn, Meadowood Napa Valley Resort, Castello di Amorosa, Calistoga Ranch, Hourglass Winery and many others are gone, but most important is that thousands of people have lost their jobs, evacuated with families nowhere to go and others many have lost completely their homes and loved pets.
You can make a difference in the lives of people impacted by the California wildfires.
How to help evacuees
- Red Cross which enables to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from these disasters. This includes providing food, shelter, relief supplies, emotional support and other assistance. Visiting their website or as easy as texting the word CAWILDFIRES to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
- The Salvation Army “2020 Wildfire Relief”. First responders, evacuees and survivors can count on them for food, hydration, emotional support and more. LINK
- California Community Foundation – immediate needs for victims can include shelter, food, cash and other basic needs LINK
How to help firefighters:
- California Fire Foundation – brings immediate, short-term relief to victims of fire and other natural disasters throughout California. Through their program frontline firefighters in California can provide gift cards to eligible victims of fire and natural disasters so they may purchase basic necessities such as food, clothing or medicine. LINK
- Wildland Firefighter Foundation – to help families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and to assist injured firefighters and their families. LINK
How to help animals
- Red Rover – provides a list of currently available animal emergency shelters and resources for evacuees in the Western United States. The organization helps animals during crises. LINK
