Cash Relief for Texas Flood Survivors
You can send funds directly to low-income families in need impacted by flash floods in Central Texas.
On July 5, flash floods struck Central Texas, damaging homes, taking lives, and forcing hundreds to evacuate. Some areas saw over 20 inches of rain in a matter of hours — more than what they typically get in a month — turning entire neighborhoods into lakes and sweeping away critical infrastructure.
In communities like Kerr County, Texas, floodwaters stranded families on rooftops and caused power and road outages that left entire regions inaccessible.
We’re currently scoping a response to deliver cash to families in the hardest-hit areas. This emergency cash will help cover their immediate needs, such as:
- 🍛 Essentials like food, water, medicine, generators, and diapers
- 🏨 Shelter and hotel stays while evacuated
- 💳 Bills for their phone, healthcare, and utilities
Your donations will reach those in greatest need quickly and remotely
We’ll use disaster damage and poverty data to identify the highest-need communities. We will then target and enroll low-income survivors fully remotely through Propel, an app used to manage food stamp benefits.
This cash will help hundreds of families meet their own urgent needs and rebuild their lives
Cash aid allows survivors to meet their own needs rather than having others guess for them — which is why people impacted by a crisis say they prefer cash relief over donated goods.
Achieving our current fundraising goal will enable us to reach hundreds of families in greatest need. We have the capacity to deliver much more, so with more funds, we could expand to reach hundreds of additional people.
Previous responses
Partners
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to receive money?
We will use damage and poverty data to identify the highest-need communities, and then enroll and pay impacted families. The exact process is still being determined and we’ll update here when confirmed.
What if we raise more or less than the fundraising goal?
Any excess funds will help us deliver cash to more impacted families. If for any reason we are unable to deliver all funds to Texas flood survivors, donations will be delivered to survivors of the next emergency.
How much will each family receive?
We’re still determining the size of the cash payment each family will receive to help them recover and rebuild their lives. The transfer amount will be designed to cover the cost of common post-disaster recovery items. We will update this page with more details when confirmed.
When will people receive my donation?
We’re currently identifying communities in greatest need and aim to complete outreach in the coming weeks. We will update this page with more details when confirmed. In our past responses, we’ve delivered cash 2-3 weeks after the disaster.
What is GiveDirectly?
We’re a nonprofit that lets you send money directly to the world’s poorest, no strings attached. In the last decade, we’ve delivered cash to over 1.6 million people across 15 countries and research the impacts it can have for families in need.
What if I’d like to make a major gift?
We’d love to hear from you! Reach out to us at info@givedirectly.org.
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes, donations are tax-deductible in the United States. We accept all major credit and debit cards, PayPal, checks, wires, stocks, cryptocurrencies, and more.
If you’re giving outside the U.S., you can still give to this campaign but your gift may not be tax-deductible.
Reach out to us at info@givedirectly.org with any questions or for more information on ways to give.