After Hurricane Harvey, How to Help

Food Assistance for Our Community

Those guys had a fun time coping with their stress and worry of Hurricane Harvey flooding.

Some folks experienced more devastation and loss than others.

Most folks didn't plan on spending their Labor Day Weekend with shovels, gloves, buckets or dragging sheet rock and flooring from their homes for trash pick up.

We are very grateful that our store and cafe survived rather unscathed and are working to help our food co-op members as much as we can.   We have now heard from thirty six food co-op members who lost their homes, vehicles and most all personal belongings to Hurricane Harvey.  

​One of those people stopped by today to pickup some cash donation assistance from the co-op as FEMA is so inundated with requests for help that some folks are experiencing delays with having their files processed.  Federal bureaucratic discussions aside, we are hearing about how our co-op members are needing immediate assistance.  Schools, businesses and many offices are still closed and we have been working with a local church to help provide some community support through food co-op donations.  There are many ways to help by donating to various non profit organizations and shelters where clothing and food are the two primary needs.  If you'd like to help a local food co-op member in need or non member residents who are also in need of food visit our recently added Hurricane Harvey Help page for more information.  

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​Here's another way local folks who were fortunate to stay dry during the storm can help out....SHOP LOCAL and get back to your normal routine. Our local mom and pop businesses often run week to week depending on every penny that comes in the door in able to stay open the following week. Being closed a week or so greatly impacts our mom & pop shops which greatly impacts our local economy! Since 90% of all new jobs in the US are created from local mom & pop businesses you can help ensure those who suffered great losses during the storm have a job to go back to help their family get back on track by spending your money in a local business. So think about these purchases:
1. Go ahead and buy Aunt Lulu's birthday gift at Nana's Attic in League City instead of the Fancy chain store at the Mall.
2. Purchase your hardware needs from Kilgores in League City instead of a Nationally known supplier. 
3. Go ahead and get your lawn done from the local kid down the street like normal
4. Get your hair trimmed from the Local lady's little salon on Main street instead of that chain salon.
5. Get your nails done at that small corner salon to help the nail tech have a paycheck to take home to her flooded family.
6. Restock your pantry from the Local Food co-op instead of the large chain store and help them continue to create jobs for their employees.
7. Take the family out to eat at that small local cafe and help the waitress who lost everything keep her job.
This is the other way we start to rebulid our community economically! <3

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