The Washington State Secretary of State’s Office has compiled a list of verified organizations where donations can be sent to help with the devastating fires in Los Angeles County.
The office’s Disaster Relief Center provides verified and registered charities when outside resources are needed after a disaster, according to a January 9 press release from the Washington State Secretary of State’s Office. Organizations include the American Red Cross, District Relief and World Central Kitchen.
Non-state employees can provide donations with their credit card online, while state employees are able to also set up a monthly payroll deduction.
Investigations continue into what sparked the most destructive fire in Los Angeles’ history on January 7 following a dry winter. So far, the fires have killed 25 people, with at least two dozen more missing, and destroyed thousands of homes, according to a January 14 Associated Press article.
The center has responded to other disasters in recent years, including Hurricane Helene and the 2023 wildfires in eastern Washington and Maui.
The Disaster Relief Center can be accessed at give.wa.gov/cfd/disaster-relief-center.
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