The past few days, many posters here were asking how they could personally help, some even offering to open up their homes. I just learned that there are about 400 people stuck here in Crestview who evacuated from the storm zone. They are all being put up at a local church, where they're sleeping in a huge auditorium on mats on the floor or cots. It's being run by the Red Cross.
At least they have that much, and their lives are safe. But they have no privacy or amenities, and those who have pets with them have to leave their pets in the car the entire time, as no animals are allowed in the shelter. And this is in Florida with temperatures in the mid-90s.
I have a house up for sale that's currently unoccupied, so I offered to put up a family with pets there for a week or two or three. If anyone else here on dkos wants to offer a place for a person or a family to stay, I can let the Red Cross people I'm talking to know about it. Also let me know if pets are okay.
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