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Hurricane Season Recovery Fund

Equipping Texans to recover from hurricanes through preparation and strategic coordination

The Atlantic hurricane season officially runs from June through November, putting Texans across the state on high alert. Recent years have produced storms that shatter existing records in storm frequency and human impact, and climate scientists continue to forecast increasingly active hurricane seasons. These powerful storms threaten to upend the lives of tens of millions of Texas residents with the potential to cause billions in damages.

Year after year, hurricanes wreak enormous havoc and trauma for Texans – upending millions of lives and livelihoods, disrupting economies and causing widespread damage. While these storms are inevitable, we can mitigate their consequences by proactively preparing, planning, and identifying resources before disaster strikes.

To ensure that Texas communities have the resources to recover from current and future hurricanes, the Rebuild Texas Fund has launched the Texas Hurricane Recovery Fund, which connects the generosity of donors to impacted communities, ensuring funding is readily available and can be quickly deployed in the aftermath of a storm. Giving to the Texas Hurricane Recovery Fund is one way you can help Texas communities build resilience in the face of these natural disasters.

Focus Areas

The Rebuild Texas Hurricane Season Recovery Fund will support the relief and recovery efforts of communities impacted by the events of the 2021 hurricane season in five key areas.

Education & Child Care

Revitalizing schools and childcare centers to maintain enrollment, graduation outcomes, and access to higher education

Health

Promoting mental health, wellness, good nutrition and health literacy

Housing

Helping displaced individuals and families come home to safe, affordable, and quality housing

Social & Community Development

Bolstering communities and lifting spirits through multi-generational social cohesion, civic engagement, and volunteerism

Workforce & Economic Stability

Mitigating poverty by restoring job and transportation access to get people back to work and individual asset building

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