As we prepared to celebrate over the Independence Day weekend last week, families in Texas had no idea what laid ahead in the coming days. I know I am not the only one feeling the impact of the devastation from all of the images and videos coming out of Kerr County and the areas surrounding Kerrville, Texas this week.
As residents in Louisiana we know that feeling all too well of having to rebuild after the effect of hurricanes and storms. Many in the Acadiana area are searching for ways they can help, donate, and support our neighbors in Texas.
I've seen several posts and events that are being held to help those families and residents who need support as they try to rebuild. I have added the ones I have seen to this list below for anyone searching for ways they can help. If you know of an organization collecting resources not listed below, please feel free to email me at mackidnewiberia@macaronikid.com so we can be sure to add it to the list.
The majority of the information in this article has been copied from organizations, officials, and other community groups who are gathering supplies, donations, monetary support, and other items needed to help the residents and families in Kerr County, Texas.
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Catholic Charities of Acadiana
Catholic Charities of Acadiana is hosting a one-day, item-specific drive on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 to collect essential relief items for flood survivors in the Texas Hill Country.
The drive will take place from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Catholic Charities of Acadiana Regional Disaster Response Warehouse, located at 403 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Scott, LA 70583. Here are the items they will be collecting for relief efforts:
- Large black trash bags
- Laundry detergent
- Paper towels
- Cleaning supplies (All purpose cleaner, mops, brooms, and moldicide)
- Diapers (sizes 3 to Pull Ups)
- $25 Visa gift cards
They are asking that donations be focused exclusively on the items listed above to ensure the specific needs identified from partner agencies serving the impacted communities in Texas are met. At the conclusion of the drive, Catholic Charities of Acadiana will transport all collected donations to partnering Catholic Charities agencies actively responding in the affected region.
Bead Busters
4909 Cameron St, Scott La, 70506
Bead Busters in Lafayette (Scott area) will be collecting donations beginning on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 until Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm at their location in Scott. Please note: they will not be accepting donations of bottled water.
Items Being Collected:
• Personal hygiene products
• Non-perishable food
• Baby items (food, formula, diapers, wipes, NEW bottles)
• NEW chainsaws (chains, chainbar oil)
• Cleaning supplies (industrial mops, industrial shovels, heavy duty work gloves, PLEASE NO rubber gloves)
• Insect repellent (bug spray/wipes, wasp spray)
There will also be non-perishable food donations begin accepted on behalf of Bead Busters at these locations in Acadiana during this same time frame:
- Mandez's Seafood, Bar, & Grill in Youngsville (Non-perishable food ONLY)
- Mandez's Seafood, Bar, & Grill in Lafayette (Non-perishable food ONLY)
United Cajun Navy
1-844-482-6289
info@unitedcajunnavy.com
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
United Cajun Navy is a volunteer-driven nonprofit committed to disaster response, community support, and bringing hope to those in need nationwide. Residents along the Gulf Coast are familiar with their efforts to help with hurricane recovery. They have created an Amazon Wish List as of July 6, 2025 of items they are collecting for the areas in Kerr County impacted by the flooding over the July 4th holiday weekend. This is an easy way to support their efforts and help those impacted. You can also volunteer to help them with recovery efforts.
Cajun Navy 2016
1-833-225-8616
info@cajunnavy2016.org
PO Box 977 Watson, La, 70786
Born from the heart of Louisiana, Cajun Navy 2016 is the original grassroots disaster response team. Powered by volunteers, we bring swift rescue, vital relief, and unwavering hope to communities in crisis. Not affiliated with the United Cajun Navy, this group is also part of the boots on the ground teams that help during relief and recover efforts. Donations are being accepted to support their restoration, clean-up, and recovery efforts in the Kerr County areas.
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BeLoved Asheville
(828) 571-0766
info@belovedasheville.com
32 Old Charlotte Hwy Asheville, NC, 28803
BeLoved Asheville is a grass roots organization serving the needs of their community by working to secure food, affordable housing, and racial equality. Since the tragic flooding that occurred in the Asheville, North Carolina in September of 2024, this organization has grown by leaps and bounds.
For more information on this organization, visit them at https://www.belovedasheville.com/. You can donate to them directly at https://www.belovedasheville.com/donate/ as they not only are continuing to help residents and families rebuild in North Carolina but are also paying it forward to help victims in Texas.
Samaritan's Purse
(800) 528-1980
info@samaritan.org
Samaritan's Purse is helping families recover by offering support and donations with volunteers and disaster relief specialists on the ground in the Central Texas region. They mobilize staff and volunteers to provide emergency aid to victims of fire, flood, and other natural disasters. Volunteers arrived to the affected areas in Kerr County this week. You can sign up to volunteer or donate to help them with recover efforts. Those in the affected area who may be in need of assistance with home damages and debris clean up can call 1- 833-747-1234 for support.
We will continue to update this list with organizations and resources for those looking to get involved in the relief response. The families and residents communities are dealing with severe destruction and it will take years to rebuild. Rebuilding and recovering will be a long process for so many.
Please keep these families, as well as the first responders and those volunteering in your continued thoughts and prayers.
