The wildfire impacts are staggering: At least 24 people killed and dozens missing. More than 62 square miles , an area three times the size of Manhattan, consumed by the blazes. Thousands of homes along with businesses, schools and more burned to the ground.
As multiple fires have ravaged Los Angeles and surrounding cities, companies and foundations big and small in Atlanta are stepping up to help those who have lost everything.
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is giving $500,000 to the California Community Foundation’s Wildlife Recovery Fund. Delta Air Lines is donating $1 million to the American Red Cross for wildfire relief efforts, the company announced last week. Atlanta entrepreneur Jasmine Crowe-Houston , founder and CEO of hunger and food waste solutions tech company Goodr, is collecting an 18-wheeler’s worth of donations to send to the LA area. Ryan Wilson, CEO and cofounder of coworking space and club The Gathering Spot, is mobilizing his LA location as a place of refuge for the community.
How to help victims of California wildfires
Crowe-Houston first learned of the fires last week from her younger sister, who sent her pictures of the blaze from her balcony near downtown LA. Immediately, Crowe-Houston knew she had to do something, and that others likely felt the same way…