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Feed the Children, a leading nonprofit focused on alleviating childhood hunger, is partnering with corporations and community partners to provide shelf-stable food, bottled water and disaster relief supplies to those affected by Hurricane Laura, one...

In response to Hurricane Laura, DaVita Kidney Care has opened its dialysis centers in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi to anyone who needs treatment, regardless of where those patients normally receive dialysis. "Dialysis isn't optional, it...

Samaritan's Purse is on the way to hard-hit Louisiana after Hurricane Laura rapidly intensified and struck the coastline as a Category 4 storm?creating widespread devastation. Disaster response specialists are currently working alongside local...

American Legion National Commander James W. "Bill" Oxford issued the following statement regarding Hurricane Laura's destructive path along the Gulf Coast:...

Members of Entergy's storm team are assessing damages and restoring power where it is safe to do so after Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday morning near Cameron as a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane, causing widespread damage to Entergy's...

As Heart of Hospice ? Acadiana prepared for incoming hurricane Laura, they checked in with each patient to ensure action plans were in place to keep all as safe as possible. Heart of Hospice's care teams work to ensure all who entrust Heart of...

As Hurricane Laura made landfall along the Louisiana Gulf Coast as a major hurricane bringing damaging winds and a storm surge overnight, Georgia Power crews were packing trucks and preparing to head to Baton Rouge to provide assistance to Entergy...

The Travis Credit Union Foundation is immediately accepting donations to address urgent local needs due to the LNU Complex Fire, the second largest in California history.  With four more months of potential fire season to go, many of our community...

Molson Coors Beverage Company is donating 200,000 cans of water to the American Red Cross to help support recovery efforts in communities along the Louisiana and Texas coasts that were hardest hit by Hurricane Laura. "In times of distress and...

A Louisiana hospital is activating emergency command of its crisis communications in preparation for the possible landfall of Hurricane Laura, in Louisiana. Though Category 4 Hurricane Laura may go West of Bunkie General Hospital, the management now...

Convoy of Hope's Disaster Services team is responding to Hurricane Laura, the first major hurricane of the year. The nonprofit organization is pre-positioning several truckloads of disaster relief supplies to help communities in the storm's path....

As Hurricane Laura makes its way toward Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas as a category 4 storm, The Salvation Army is activating its Emergency Disaster Services to meet the immediate needs of survivors and first responders....

Hurricane Laura continues to intensify and is expected to make landfall late tonight or early tomorrow morning near the Texas and Louisiana border as a strong category 4 hurricane, bringing destructive winds, heavy rainfall, and catastrophic storm...

As part of its long-standing tradition of assisting other electric companies during large-scale power outages, FirstEnergy Corp. utilities have sent more than 525 line workers, forestry crews and support personnel to Beaumont, Texas, to help Entergy...

As Gulf Coast residents brace for Hurricane Laura, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is urging residents to make preparations in case of catastrophic flooding this hurricane season, with a reminder that help may not come so...

Cal Fire personnel continue to battle blazes as hundreds of thousands of acres burn following recent lightning storms causing the evacuation of thousands of Californians. When evacuees return home, they could be faced with the long, somber task of...

Hurricane Laura is barreling towards the U.S. Gulf Coast as a category 4 hurricane, but many homeowners in its path say they are ready. Although Texas and Louisiana will see the brunt of the storm, other states may be affected by hurricane damage. Do...

Fannie Mae is reminding those impacted by Hurricane Laura and the California Wildfires of available mortgage assistance and disaster relief options. Under Fannie Mae's guidelines for single-family mortgages impacted by a natural disaster: Homeowners...

Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), the nation's leading provider of dialysis products and services, has activated its national disaster response team to ensure continuity of care as Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast in Texas and...

As Hurricane Laura heads toward Texas and Louisiana, Farmers Insurance® has readied its Catastrophe Response Team to help customers....

Entergy Corporation has assembled a workforce of nearly 7,400 prepared to respond to Hurricane Laura, which is forecast to make landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border late Wednesday or early Thursday as a Category 3 hurricane....

NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will close Wednesday, Aug. 26, to all but essential personnel and will remain closed until the threat of Hurricane Laura has passed....

As Hurricane Laura marches toward the Gulf Coast, The Home Depot® will activate its Hurricane Command Center to support communities preparing for the storm....

As Hurricane Laura continues to move near the Gulf Coast, Georgia Power is ready to respond to requests for assistance from utilities who may be impacted by the storm. Georgia Power continues monitoring the changing weather around the clock and...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused organizations to think differently about how their employees and customers can travel safely. International Medical Group, Inc.® (IMG®) has enhanced its product offerings to support organizations with the necessary...

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In response to Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura, the governors of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas have declared states of emergency and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. ("Blue Cross") is expediting...

The #GlobalAidForLebanon campaign launched by XO Records CEO Wassim "SAL" Slaiby in collaboration with Global Citizen and World Food Program USA (WFP USA) has brought in more than $1.2 million in cash and pledges to date, exceeding $1 million in just...

The Weather Channel recently ranked North Alabama as #1 in the country for the most dangerous tornadoes. Yet, for many parts of the state, the closest National Weather Service radars and other TV station radars are often so far away from storms that...

As Tropical Storms Laura and Marco continue to track toward the Gulf of Mexico, EEI urges customers in the path of these storms to prepare now to ensure that they have an emergency plan and a fully stocked outage kit ready in case the storms cause...

U-Haul® is now offering 30 days of free self-storage to residents affected by the Elkhorn Fire (or the 3-4 Fire) in western Tehama County, as well as the California Lightning Complex fires in the Bay Area....

Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas as it provides emergency assistance in response to Hurricane Hanna in the Rio Grande Valley. The diocese is supplying food, household supplies and access to medical...

U-Haul® is offering 30 days of free self-storage to residents being impacted by the fires near Vacaville. The grass fire that began...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias, Dynegy is here to help. The company today announced a $10,000 donation to provide critical energy assistance for low income households. "We understand that Isaias arrived in the shadow of a pandemic, adding yet...

A national survey released today found that despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. experiencing 14 separate billion-dollar natural disasters in 2019, 75% of Americans do not feel that they are well prepared for natural...

In response to wildfires in California, Nevada and Oregon, and a powerful storm that caused widespread damage in Iowa, the governors of all four states have declared states of emergency for impacted counties. Blue Cross Blue Shield of...

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, one of India's premier research universities, recently provided two early warnings to the Kerala Government and Idukki District officials through its Landslide Early Warning System (LEWS) deployed at Anthoniar Colony,...

The sizzling summer heat wave has sparked dozens of fires across California, forcing local authorities to issue mandatory evacuation orders for residents. Mercury Insurance is ready to assist homeowner and renter policyholders who have had to leave...

With its decades of experience, Strategic Response Partners (SRP) lives and breathes planning for and rapid response to all sorts of catastrophic natural disasters. In fact, the Los Angeles-based firm has a well-earned reputation as a leader in the...

With much of the world still shut down from the onset of COVID-19, a large portion of assisted living facilities ? and their residents ? remain on lockdown. One Florida-based senior living company seeks to change that....

PSE&G is expanding its claims policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic so that customers whose electrical service was interrupted by Tropical Storm Isaias for at least 72 hours can be reimbursed for spoiled food and medication. The tropical storm knocked...

PSEG Long Island is expanding its claims policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic so that customers whose electrical service was interrupted by Tropical Storm Isaias for at least 72 hours can be reimbursed for spoiled food and medication. The tropical...

University of Denver student, Brittney "Bert" Woodrum, has a lot to celebrate this week. Over the past weekend, she summited Mt. Princeton, the 29th peak and official half-way point on her latest undertaking, hiking all 58 of Colorado's Fourteeners...

The three-year claim deadline to file an insurance claim for damage from Hurricane Irma is fast approaching. Policyholders have until September 10 to provide notice of a claim, supplemental claim, or reopened claim to their insurance company. This...

More than 50 men and women from Consumers Energy are headed to Indiana Wednesday to assist in restoring power to more than 40,000 customers still in the dark after strong storms tore through the Midwest on Monday....

Battle North Gold Corporation ("Battle North" or the "Company") reports from various sources that there is an active forest fire more than 20 kilometres southwest of the Bateman Gold Project (the "Project") and approximately 3 kilometres south of...

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced it will host Grillo's OpenEEW project in collaboration with IBM to accelerate the standardization and deployment of earthquake...

FirstEnergy Corp. utilities continue restoration efforts for customers of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) who lost power as a result of Tropical Storm Isaias. Service has been restored to more than 785,200 JCP&L customers ? more than 99% of the...

PLS Financial Services, Inc. announced today a donation of $80,034.50 to the American Red Cross for disaster relief. The Red Cross provides help to people affected by disasters across the country; access to lifesaving blood; and support to US Armed...

FirstEnergy Corp. utilities continue restoration efforts for customers of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) who lost power as a result of Tropical Storm Isaias. Service has been restored to more than 769,500 JCP&L customers ? more than 97% of the...