The Northshore Community Foundation is now accepting grant applications to support efforts to disrupt this pattern and provide mental health services to Ida impacted residents with the goal of lessening negative outcomes from Ida related trauma.
Donor Name: Northshore Community Foundation
State: Louisiana
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Details:
The Northshore Weather Relief Fund at the Northshore Community Foundation (NCF) has been established to support nonprofit organizations doing critical work following weather events in St. Tammany, Washington, Tangipahoa, and St. Helena Parishes.
The first priority of the Hurricane Ida Nonprofit supportwas to fund efforts to provide critical relief supplies like food, water, fuel, medical supplies, and other essential items to residents in need. As they continue to work in their region to help rebuild property and lives, they keep a keen eye on the mental health impact as well as the long-term resiliency of people and the communities.
Countless studies on mental health effects following natural disasters establish a well-documented pattern. Research shows that there is a marked increase in completed suicides within a 2-year window following a natural disaster event and, in their region, there has been an average increase of 41% of completed suicides in the two years following each local disaster, including Hurricanes Katrina, Gustav, Isaac, and the 2016 March floods.
Eligibility Criteria
The organization, or its fiscal agent, must be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. A fiscal agent must submit a letter of agreement.
For more information, visit NCF.
