Please see the attached note about the 600 homeless families that are currently living in a “tent city” in Galveston. 55 of the people living in the shelters are under the age of 12 and 9 are infants. If you can help, please let us know or contact The Children’s Center (contact info is below). We are more than happy to collect items from you and deliver them to the Children’s Center. Of course, you can also send donations directly to the Center. The list of the most needed items is at the bottom of this post. If you would like to contact us directly about coordinating donation delivery, please email us at info@LaBump.com Thank you so much!
Dear Friends,
Hurricane Ike has left Galveston with a tremendous amount of homeless
families due to devastated or severely damaged homes. The Children's
Center, Inc. (TCCI), founded in 1878, is the only social service
agency in Galveston that has a shelter for homeless families. The website is: http://thechildrenscenterinc.org
As some of you may know, there are close to 600 homeless families
living in the Red Cross "tent city" in the area surrounding Alamo
School. Of that number, 55 of them are children ages 12 and under; 9
are infants.
Currently, TCCI is working closely with the Red Cross and the City of
Galveston to place the most vulnerable women, children and families
in the Family Crisis Shelter, and the Respite Care building. Due to
other shelter buildings being damaged, TCCI is only able to take a
select few, approximately 60 people, including children. These
families will be transitioned to the shelters at the end of this week.
Therefore there is a tremendous and immediate need for supplies and
household items in order to make the children and families
comfortable and safe. I have attached a list of PRIORITY needs in the
hopes that you may be able to help The Children's Center help these
most vulnerable families and children in Galveston.
Thank you, in advance, for your time and support.
Eliza
Eliza K. Quigley, LMSW
Vice President of Development & Community Relations
The Children's Center, Inc.
PO Box 2600
Galveston, Texas 77553
409-789-1112
elizaq@comcast.net
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