Caldor Fire relief: How to help and where to donate
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 09/05/2021 - 5:40am
With more than 4,000 personnel assigned to the Caldor Fire and thousands who have been forced to evacuate the South Lake Tahoe community, many people are asking how they can help.
If you would like to offer assistance to those affected by the Caldor Fire, donations are best directed toward evacuees. Here are organizations and funds that are helping victims of the Caldor Fire:
El Dorado Community Foundation – The El Dorado County Community Foundation set up a Caldor Fire Fund. All donations go to families and individuals impacted by the fire.
You can donate here: https://edcf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?funit_id=1792
The American Red Cross – The American Red Cross is staffing evacuation centers and providing support for evacuees.
You can donate here: https://www.redcross.org/donate/cm/abc10-pub.html/.
Placer Food Bank – The Placer Food Bank is on the front lines of emergency food response/distribution
to those impacted by the River and Caldor Fires.
You can donate here: https://donate.placerfoodbank.org/for/pfb?_ga=2.168769441.1692671111.158...
Food Bank of Northern Nevada – The Food Bank of Northern Nevada is offering food assistance for Caldor Fire evacuees.
You can donate here: https://give.fbnn.org/for/zcjkyj/
Project Camp – Project Camp is a trauma-informed pop-up day camp that supports children and families affected by disasters. They are enrolling children who were evacuated during the Caldor Fire and Dixie Fire, and are in need of volunteers.
You can volunteer here: https://projectcamp.co/
El Dorado County Animal Services - Monetary donations to assist with the long-term care of small and large animals evacuated and sheltered due to the Caldor Fire can be provided via our Pet-Aid fund (please be sure to identify the donation as "Pet-Aid-Caldor Fire". For donation of items, we ask that you please contact our Animal Services Call Center at (530) 621-5795 to see which items are in greatest need and where these items can be delivered.
You can donate here: https://www.edcgov.us/Government/AnimalServices/pages/pet_aid_fund.aspx
Nevada Humane Society and Carson Animal Service Initiative — Nevada Humane Society and CASI have pulled together to assist with animal care for animals during the fire evacuation. The Nevada Humane Society in Carson City (549 Airport Rd, Carson City) is accepting animal supply donations as well as monetary donations.
You can donate here for Nevada Humane Society and here for CASI.
