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UPDATE: Here are places to give to those most affected by the Camp Fire

Alayna Shulman Jessica Skropanic
Redding
Jazmin Hamburg, left, sits in the cab of a pick-up truck to stay warm with her two sons Aiden, 10 months, center and her older son Lucas, 4, in the tent compound next to the Walmart in Chico, CA. The parking lot and field next to it have become a refuge for evacuees of the Camp Fire which devastated Paradise. Officials are closing the area on Sunday and working to find a more sustainable housing solution for those affected by the fire.

As the 140,000-acre Camp Fire continues to rage in Butte County, organizations are stepping forward to help — but they need your help, too. Here's a running list of places to help. Needs change daily, so it's recommended donors call first.

Shasta County drop-off locations

  • The Holiday Inn will serve free Thanksgiving dinners to up to 800 people impacted by the Carr and Camp fires this year from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday at its location at 1900 Hilltop Drive in Redding. Thus far, the hotel has 300 meal reservations, so there's more space available. Call 530-221-7989 to make reservations.
  • Pedro GTP Relief, a nonprofit started after the Carr Fire, has a 10,000-square-foot building at 1322 Butte St. in Redding. It has supplies for evacuees including clothing, toiletries, water, canned food, non-perishables, furniture and bedding. Call 530-777-0002 or go to https://pedrogtprelief.org/.
Volunteers are sorting donations at a Chico Walmart to make it easier for people to find items that they need.

Butte County drop-off locations

  • Oroville Hope Center supplies several area Red Cross evacuation sites. Mail donations to Oroville Hope Center, 1950 Kitrick Ave A, Oroville, California 95966. Drop off donations 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday at 2850 Feather River Blvd. in Oroville. Call 538-8398. Donate money at https://www.orovillehopecenter.org/
  • Neighborhood Church of Chico accepts mail and drop off donations at its evacuation shelters at 2801 Notre Dame Blvd. in Chico, California 95928. Call 530-343-6006. Go to http://www.ncchico.org/camp-fire-information/ to give online.
  • Pleasant Valley Baptist Church at 13539 Garner Lane in Chico accepts monetary donations to help with the evacuation center. The church posts items needed at https://www.pvbaptist.org/campfire. Donate in person at the church or online at https://bit.ly/2QJ34Q8 ; specify your donation should go to "Camp Fire."
  • If you'd like to be on standby to help out at one of the shelters, fill out an application at: https://bit.ly/2JXTbfb. Go to the same website if you're a notary who can volunteer to notarize victims' applications for services.
A vintage car rests among debris as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Online, phone and mail-in donations

  • The Salvation Army accepts financial donations for those people displaced by the Camp Fire. Make sure to specify a donation should go to Camp Fire aid. Mail donations to: The Salvation Army , PO Box 348000, Sacramento, California 95834. Call 530-776-1009 or 800-725-2769.Go to https://deloro.salvationarmy.org/ to give online.
  • The United Way of Northern California has set up a relief fund for victims. Go to https://bit.ly/2OzNUer to donate, or text "BUTTEFIRE" to 91999. The fund will provide emergency cash to victims and aid the United Way in its response to the fire. Businesses and organizations that want to contribute to the fund can call Jacob Peterson at 530-241-7521 or 916-218-5424; or email jpeterson@norcalunitedway.org.
  • Neighborhood Church of Chico accepts mail and drop off donations at its evacuation shelters at 2801 Notre Dame Blvd. in Chico, California 95928. Call 530-343-6006. Go to http://www.ncchico.org/camp-fire-information/ to give online.
  • The North Valley Community Foundation is accepting financial donations to help fund services for those killed in the Camp Fire. To donate, go to https://bit.ly/2T1cZT1
  • Pleasant Valley Baptist Church at 13539 Garner Lane in Chico is accepts monetary donations to help with the evacuation center. The church posts items needed at https://www.pvbaptist.org/campfire. Donate in person at the church or online at https://bit.ly/2QJ34Q8 ; specify your donation should go to "Camp Fire."
  • The Veterinary Catastrophic Need Fund pays some of the cost of veterinary medical treatments for animals injured in the Camp Fire at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at U.C. Davis. Injured and burned cats, horses, pigs, goats and other animals are getting care. Call 752-7024 or go to https://give.ucdavis.edu/VMTH/V6TH631 to give to the fund.
  • The Veterans Resource Center accepts cash donations to deliver supplies to evacuees and assist with relief efforts. Make donations at www.vetsresource.org ; click "Donate." Donors can also visit www.best-charities.org and search for Veterans Resource Centers of America; clicking "Make A Donation" at the top of the VCR page. Type that the donation is for the Camp Fire evacuees.
  • If you have a home you're willing to list for evacuees free through Airbnb, go to: https://bit.ly/2z0KH2t.
  • The California Farm Bureau Federation established a Farm and Rural Disaster Fund to collect monetary donations to aid communities affected by natural disasters. Online contributions to the fund may be made online via the CFBF website at www.cfbf.com or the California Bountiful website at www.californiabountiful.com.
About 300 names are listed on this board. It's set up on the grounds of The Neighborhood Church in Chico, the location of an evacuation center for people displaced from Paradise by the Camp Fire. 11/13/2018

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