How you can help Hurricane Laura victims

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As Hurricane Laura approaches southeast Texas, many organizations are preparing ways Houstonians can offer a helping hand to potential victims.

On Thursday, Houston’s Lakewood Church will be collecting supplies until Saturday, Aug. 29 to help those in east Texas and Louisiana.

The collection begins at 9 a.m. Thursday. Lakewood is asking for supplies such as bottled water, baby wipes, diapers and baby formula. They will be collecting supplies and filling up as many trucks as possible.

The Houston Food Bank is also prepared to set up disaster distribution sites, serving food and water donations secured for this year’s hurricane season.

According to the food bank, 63 partners have committed to being distribution sites.

Extra warehouse space is also available to handle receiving and distribution of donations, according to Houston Food Bank representatives.

Ahead of Hurricane Laura’s impact, the Houston SPCA rescued and evacuated more than 200 animals, including baby squirrels, dogs, cats, rabbits and a three-legged mouse.

Trucks are loaded and staged for disaster response in multiple high-ground locations.

The supplies include 665 disaster pallets with canned shelf-stable items, 170 pallets of cleaning supplies, and more than 400 pallets of water, according to Houston Food Bank.
Officials say volunteers are needed to help sort and box donations for hurricane victims.

For more information on registering to volunteer, visit www.houstonfoodbank.org/volunteer.