About this Fund
Donate
News
Procedures for Fund Allocations
Donors
Rise & Rebuild
Contacts
Home

New! $1 million in-kind donation of household goods from Goodwill Industries. For nonprofit RFP
Click here.


News
Click any news title below to view.

Florida Hurricane Relief Fund Announces $1 Million In-Kind Donation
Goodwill Industries of Florida to Donate Goods for Hurricane Recovery
Florida Hurricane Relief Fund Announces New Funding Initiative Bank of America, The Home Depot Donations Directed for Nonprofits
Florida Hurricane Relief Fund to Distribute $1 Million to Nonprofits Second Phase of Funding Totaling $6 Million to Counties Begins
Lt. Governor Jennings Unveils Hurricane Relief Fund Billboard
Governor Bush And Lt. Governor Jennings Join In Dine Out For Disaster Relief Day
Lt. Governor Jennings Announces Florida's Hurricane Heroes To Be Honored As Governor's Points Of Light Award Recipients
Lt. Governor Jennings Presents Hurricane Relief Fund Check To Volusia County
Florida Hurricane Relief Fund Totals Nearly $12 Million
Governor Bush Presents First Checks From Florida Hurricane Relief Fund
Governor Bush Announces More Than $6 Million Donated To Hurricane Relief Fund
Volunteer Florida Foundation Announces Allocation Guidelines for Hurricane Charley Relief Fund
Volunteer Florida Foundation Announces New Donations To Hurricane Charley Fund




Volunteer Florida Foundation Announces Allocation Guidelines for Hurricane Charley Relief Fund
For Immediate Release September 2, 2004

Contact:
Steve Uhlfelder
Hurricane Charley Fund CEO
(850) 201-0888

Fonda Anderson, Communications
(727) 821-2056

Tallahassee - Volunteer Florida Foundation (VFF) announced today that fund distribution from the Hurricane Charley Relief Fund will rely upon the plans of communities impacted by the disaster. VFF is the nonprofit designated by Gov. Jeb Bush to manage the fund.

"In disaster recovery, it seems there is never enough money to cover all the damage caused by a hurricane of this magnitude," said Steve Uhlfelder, a Tallahassee-based attorney appointed by Gov. Bush to serve as the voluntary CEO of the fund. "The Hurricane Charley Relief Fund is our state's first effort in helping make sure those affected can rebuild not only the structure of their lives, but the quality as well. We are asking communities to tell us how these funds should be used and to ensure dollars stretch to where they're most needed."

To date, pledges and donations are over $4 million for the Hurricane Charley Relief Fund, including large corporate donations, such as $1 million from the Family of Wayne Huizenga and the Miami Dolphins, to $9 from an anonymous donor.

All pledges and donations to date for the Hurricane Charley Relief Fund will be used for 10 counties most impacted by that storm. Allocation of the Hurricane Charley Fund is modeled in part upon the successful relief fund used by North Carolina in two previous hurricane disasters. Specifically:

  • The 10 counties most severely impacted by Hurricane Charley just three weeks ago, will receive funding. Those are: Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Lee, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole and Volusia.
  • Each of those counties will create a needs committee, which must include representatives from all disaster relief organizations working in that county.
  • Each committee will create an unmet needs plan, outlining needs for which there is not enough, or not any, funding and ensuring no duplication of funding.
  • The Hurricane Charley Fund will use FEMA data to weight county allocations by percentage - the most heavily impacted counties will get the largest percentage of the fund.
  • Individuals receiving assistance, if included in the counties' plans, will not be required to have a social security number.

All donations are tax-deductible. For more information on the fund, go to www.HurricaneCharleyFund.com, or call 1-800-FL-HELP-1.



Across Florida thousands of lives have been devastated this hurricane season.




Floridians in crisis need your help. Please donate to Florida Hurricane Relief Fund to help the thousands whose lives have been devastated.


Volunteer Florida Foundation
Exploritech,  Naples Florida Website DesignExplore Naples Florida, and more
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. REGISTRATION NUMBER IS CH8536.