Tornado Relief Information

Our hearts are with family, friends, and members in western and southern Kentucky who were impacted by this weekend’s devastating storms.

The immediate needs are enormous, but so is the outpouring of care. We're updating a list of ways to give or receive support at bit.ly/WKYDEC21. 

As always, Kentuckians pull through by pulling together. Here are a few of the many ways you can donate or lend a hand:

• Donate blood
  
  
• Kentucky Civic Engagement Table, Black Leadership Action Coalition of Kentucky, and others are raising funds to sustainably support disaster relief efforts in Western Kentucky. All funds raised will be directed to grassroots groups supporting short-term and long-term mutual aid and disaster relief. They will prioritize groups that serve Kentuckians who may otherwise be neglected by other relief efforts, particularly Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Refugee, Immigrant, and poor and working class Kentuckians.
  
  
• To make a monetary donation to help immigrant and refugee Kentuckians get back on their feet, or to assist with the purchase of supplies, text the word GIVE to 502-230-9464, then follow the instructions and choose the BG Tornado Donations fund.
  
  
• Make a donation to Rise and Shine Bowling Green’s mutual aid fund, or sign up for their Disaster Relief Team if you live in the area
  
  
• Support recovery efforts with a donation to the Community Foundation of West Kentucky’s Disaster Relief Fund.
  
  
• Donate to Governor Beshear's Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund to assist those impacted by the tornados and the severe weather system 

Kentuckians – including members of KFTC staff, climate canvassing crew, and just transition fellows – lost their loved ones, their homes, and their sense of safety this weekend. We’re raising funds to support our team. 

All donations made at this link will be given to KFTC staff, climate canvassers, and just transition fellows impacted by the storm. Any additional funds beyond their needs will be given to other relief efforts. 

Let's take care of our neighbors today, and strengthen our commitment to ending the climate crisis. Let’s choose each other.

Thank you!