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Primary author: Sara Smollett <ssmollett@gmail.com>
Date: 2017-09-06
Last updated: 2017-10-14
Charities and relief efforts in the USVI and other Caribbean islands following Hurricanes Irma and Maria (Irmaria)
Multi-island/international
US Virgin Islands* (St Thomas, St John, St Croix, Water Island) [US]
British Virgin Islands* (Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada, etc) [Br]
Puerto Rico* (including Culebra and Vieques) [US] (not all vetted)
Other islands (not all vetted)
Multi-island/international
- Catholic Relief Services/Caritas is responding on multiple islands (potentially BVI, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Dominica) - donate here for Irma and Maria. (501c3)
- World Food Programme fights hunger, including in response to Hurricane Irma (potentially Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Martin, Turks and Caicos Islands) - donate here.
- Global Giving, a global crowdfunding community, has a campaign responding to Hurricanes Maria and Irma on multiple islands (potentially Puerto Rico, Cuba, Haiti, USVI, BVI, Sint Maarten, Antigua and Barbuda) - donate here.
- One America Appeal is a hurricane recovery fund set up by the 5 living former US Presidents (Puerto Rico, USVI) - donate here - specify “Only Maria”. (501c3)
- Convoy of Hope is responding in Florida and on multiple islands (potentially BVI, Turks and Caicos Islands) - donate here for Irma. (501c3)
- UNICEF has an appeal for children impacted by Irma and other disasters - donate here for Irma. (501c3)
- American Red Cross - donate here - earmark for “Hurricane Irma” (US mainland + Caribbean) or “Hurricane Maria” (Puerto Rico, USVI, Dominica) (501c3)
- United Way - donate here for Irma and Maria (US mainland + Caribbean). (501c3)
- Communications and technology
- Lists of more charities (not vetted)
US Virgin Islands* (St Thomas, St John, St Croix, Water Island) [US]
- Local hurricane recovery drives
- Local non-profits, by island
- St. Thomas (and also some other islands)
- Local chapters of global non-profits
Note: If you donate online, it’s hard to guarantee that your donation to any of these organizations will be used in the VI. Also, check Charity Navigator for these orgs.
- Lists of more charities and donation drives (not all vetted)
British Virgin Islands* (Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada, etc) [Br]
Puerto Rico* (including Culebra and Vieques) [US] (not all vetted)
Other islands (not all vetted)
- See also the “Multi-island/international” section above
- Dominica*
- Barbuda* [Antigua & Barbuda]
- Sint Maarten*, Saba* and Sint Eustatius* [Ne]
- St Martin* and St Barths* [Fr]
- Dominican Republic* / Haiti* (two countries)
- Turks and Caicos Islands* [Br]
PS. Here’s some local Virgin Islands news from just after Irma.
PPS Who am I? I’m a Virgin Islander (St Thomian) living in California. I survived both Hurricane Hugo and Hurricane Marilyn, so I know what it is like to go through hurricanes and their aftermath.