On August 29th, Hurricane Ida made landfall on the Gulf Coast. Its impact was particularly felt in Louisiana, making it the second most intense hurricane to hit the state after Hurricane Katrina of August 2005. More than a million people in Louisiana currently have no power. There have been reports of infrastructural damage and heavy flooding in coastal areas. This is more apparent within healthcare, as local hospitals’ capacities to admit victims of Hurricane Ida are being pushed to near full capacity from the ongoing COVID-19 surge.

As the storm progressed north, devastation has also been felt throughout the East Coast, particularly New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia. As of September 3rd, about 4.5 million people on the East Coast remain under flood warnings.

National APAMSA has been in contact with the local chapters to offer support to those impacted by the hurricane. In addition, we encourage everyone to support the local organizations in helping those affected. 

• Mutual Aid Louisiana https://www.gofundme.com/f/hurricane-ida-mutualaidlouisiana
• Imagine Water Works https://donorbox.org/imagine-water-works
• WC Kitchen https://donate.wck.org/give/355034/#!/donation/checkout?c_src=ida-homepage
• Cajun Navy Relief www.cajunnavyrelief.com
• Hands on New Orleans https://www.handsonneworleans.org/
• New Orleans Musician Clinic https://neworleansmusiciansclinic.org/
• Second Harvest Food Bank https://no-hunger.org/