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title: Only one thing matters today
date: 2017-09-26T21:45:18Z
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The situation is Puerto Rico is just awful. We have family in Dominica, a small Caribbean island hit just as bad. It’s hard to understand the scale of the devastation.

PBS has [a good list of resources to help](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/can-help-hurricane-victims-puerto-rico/).

- [United for Puerto Rico](http://unidosporpuertorico.com/en/) (spearheaded by the First Lady of Puerto Rico)
- [UNICEF](https://www.unicefusa.org/donate/support-unicef-usas-hurricane-relief-efforts-puerto-rico/32952)
- [Center for Popular Democracy](https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/cb4a3c78-5694-4324-bead-42c8ad94c1bf)
- [Hispanic Federation’s “Unidos” page](http://hispanicfederation.org/media/press_releases/a_hurricane_relief_fund_for_hurricane_maria_victims_in_puerto_rico/)
- Former U.S. presidents have expanded their [One America Appeal](https://www.oneamericaappeal.org/) to include recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
- [All Hands Volunteers](https://www.hands.org/projects/hurricane-irma-maria-response/)
- [Catholic Relief Services](https://support.crs.org/donate/hurricane-irma-relief)
- [Americares](https://secure.americares.org/site/Donation2?df_id=22510&mfc_pref=T&22510.donation=form1)
- [Direct Relief](https://secure.directrelief.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app261b?df_id=2105&mfc_pref=T&2105.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=A7AD6A19DBF10E2E23CBA6DB75F49855)
- [Save the Children,](https://secure.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.9535647/k.A2B9/Hurricane_Maria_Childrens_Relief_Fund/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp) which focuses specifically on the needs of families and their children.
- [Global Giving has a $2 million goal](https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-maria-caribbean-relief-fund/) for victims of Hurricane Maria.

I am contributing to the Global Giving campaign right now. I will be talking to Stephen about making a RedMonk contribution. If you can spare a few bucks, I suggest you consider making a contribution to one of the organisations above. People on the ground are currently without power, water or food. Let’s try and help.