Red Cross shelter manager Irene Gray prepares the Burton Coliseum for evacuees from Hurricane Harvey in Lake Charles, La. Photo: Jonathan Bachman/ReutersAfter a disaster like Hurricane Harvey, determining what people need and when they need it is a key part of effective philanthropy, charitable-giving experts say. Here is what disaster victims likely need now, a month and a year from now. (CDP’s disaster philanthropy hotline: 202-595-1026.) Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett have co-founded a Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund that is being administered by the Greater Houston Community Foundation (which is at 713-333-2200.)

Source: Wall Street Journal August 31, 2017 20:26 UTC