re: What is the best non profit org to donate to for the benefit of flood victims.

Baton Rouge Area Foundation or Baton Rouge Food Bank

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All the Red Cross haters believe too much Facebook BS. They have the infrastructure to handle these massive scale events better than any other national or local group.

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BUT THEY TURNED AWAY KRISPY KREMES!!!

Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana (A+PEL) is a non-union, non-profit organization that supports teachers and students. They have set up a disaster relief fund of which 100% of every dollar collected will go directly to Louisiana teachers who apply to have classroom supplies, books, etc. replaced due to flooding. So far, over 700 teachers have applied for assistance.

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All the Red Cross haters believe too much Facebook BS. They have the infrastructure to handle these massive scale events better than any other national or local group.

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Red Cross may not be a well run charity. They probably waste money and are highly bureaucratic, thereby offending people who want to help.

That said, I've seed Red Cross respond quickly to disasters both big and very, very small. I've seen it close up on a personal level, but last year, I heard about an apartment fire while I was at work (mid afternoon). I drove by the place on the way home and Red Cross was already there, a couple hours after news broke, finding people hotels and clothes.

They absolutely serve a valuable purpose, and they have the brand power and economic power to get things done.

That's great and thanks for the down vote.

Nonetheless, the Red Cross has done quite a lot for a lot of Americans in need for well over 100 years.

braf

What local church has the facilities to hold 500+ people? Where do they shower? What type of bathrooms? How do they get prescription medications from DHH? What database are the refugees entered in to, so that family from out of town can track them down? Do they have a contract with a medical supply company to receive oxygen? If the shelter is compromised, do they have agreements with another shelter near by to handle the load?

Churches definitely have their place, especially during small events like house fires and the like. But you cant expect Mt New Zion Blood of the Lord on the Mountain church to have the experience and equipment to handle an event of this size.

Oh no, they didnt take the wheel chairs... Or the donuts!

As you read in the article, she simply gave out the wheelchairs outside. At the end of the day, they did more for the community than the 5k college students who BBQ'd under the over pass.

Actually in BR some of those Baptist churches could handle that easily. In fact more people were housed in churches than River Center and Celtic. Most spent the night at Celtic then transferred to a church for additional care.