How To Help San Diego Wildfire Victims

San Diego was hit the hardest and thousands across California are now homeless.

Southern California WildfiresFires burned in Malibu, Lake Arrowhead, Irvine, San Diego, and many other places. California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles, Orange, Poway, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties as a result.

San Diego needs your help. To make a donation please visit www.active.com/donate/wildfires07.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. Below is a list of the ways you can help.

Make a Donation
In order to provide the best and fastest possible assistance to those affected by the Harris and Witch Creek Fires, the American Red Cross requests individuals make a monetary donation.

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Donate Online: Make a secure online donation at www.sdarc.org/donate. Designate option 2 - San Diego/Imperial Counties Local Disaster Fund for your donation to support the Harris/Witch Creek response operations.
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Or mail your donation to:
American Red Cross
3950 Calle Fortunada
San Diego, CA 92123

(If you would like your donation to support the Harris or Witch Creek wildfires, please indicate so at the time of your donation.)

In-Kind Donations
The Red Cross is unable to accept small, individual donations or collections of items such as clothing, food or cleaning supplies. The cost to sort, package and distribute these types of donations to disaster victims is almost always greater than the cost of purchasing the items locally, and it is logistically impossible to distribute a wide variety of individual items in a meaningful way.

Offers of sizeable, bulk donations are reviewed to determine if they meet a current need for disaster victims that can be addressed by the Red Cross. Bulk donations are typically new, shrink-wrapped and palletized items, and they are transported by the donor.

To make a donation of clothing or household goods, please inquire with the following organizations:

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St. Vincent De Paul - 619.446.2100
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Goodwill - 888-446-6394
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Salvation Army - 619-231-6000

Donate Food
To find out how to donate food, please contact the San Diego Food Bank at 1-866-350-3663.

(Please be advised the American Red Cross cannot guarantee that the donations you make to these organizations will directly assist those affected by the fires.)

Volunteer
For information regarding Red Cross volunteer training, including ongoing training events,visit this link.