All eyes remain on Florida and Texas is maintaining its commitment to step in and assist our neighbors as the monstrous Hurricane Milton brought a deadly storm surge and strong winds to the area.

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, thousands in the Houston area are left without food and water. Communities are stepping up to provide essential supplies to those in need. Here’s where you can find help:

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The American Red Cross and Salvation Army will be handing out food on Monday to those who were affected the severe weather that drenched Southeast Texas last week.

First-class recreation centers in low-income neighborhoods — dozens of them, scattered around the nation.

Nonprofits and volunteers in Maui have cobbled together countless improvised and urgent solutions since the deadliest wildfire in over a century hit their community.

After a 3-year-old began showing signs of distress, the bus of asylum-seekers traveling from Brownsville to Chicago pulled over and an ambulance was called. The child later died at a hospital in Illinois.

The very best designer shopping deals come from some of Houston’s best closets! Get the details on this year's big event.

A deadly tornado practically destroyed the small town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi and the surrounding areas, killing dozens and leaving a community in need of help.

The Salvation Army Houston Northwest is hoping to give 1,700 kids Christmas presents this year, but staff says a real life grinch broke through the glass door and burglarized the place. Now, the organization that’s built on the gift of giving is in dire need of help itself.

Shoppers can sift through new and gently worn pieces of all sizes and styles, for some of the greatest deals in Houston.

Ladies, get ready to shop! It is that time of year when Houston's best dressed clean out their closets; and the rest of us get to take advantage of couture clothing for a fraction of the cost.

Hall of Famer Julius Erving says the commercial success he and other NBA players enjoyed in the 1980s didn't just happen.

The Salvation Army says Farmington-area residents of northern New Mexico are donating gifts and money after somebody stole a van loaded with $6,000 worth of toys to be distributed to over 350 children.

In the wake of the most devastating public-health emergency in a century and the resulting economic uncertainty, Americans provided more charitable dollars to United Way Worldwide than any other nonprofit focused on direct aid, followed by the Salvation Army and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, according to new rankings by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

The Southwest U.S. continued to bake, and weather forecasters kept warnings in effect for excessive heat in Arizona and Nevada at least through the weekend.

Dangerous, record-busting heat is spreading across the U.S. Southwest and into parts of Utah, Montana and Wyoming.

Shop, save, and help others in need. Here's a sign THAT life is getting back to normal: The Salvation Army's Chic Boutique is back this week! You can score designer duds at major discounts at this pop-up charity sale. Volunteers collect and curate the best donations all year.

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center is expanding COVID-19 vaccines for all veterans, their caregivers, spouses, and the CHAMPVA beneficiaries under the SAVE LIVES Act.

George Floyd’s girlfriend has tearfully told a jury the story of how they met -- at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard with “this great, deep Southern voice, raspy” -- and how they both struggled mightily with an addiction to opioids.

As James Smejkal V watched the winter weather blast take aim straight at Texas, towards the end of last week it made him stop and think. The Klein Oak senior thought about those not as fortunate. On Friday, Smejkal asked Klein Oak football coach Jason Glenn if he could set two donation boxes outside their athletic facility to collect items. "James is a special young man!," Glenn wrote in a Tweet. "We drove through our Klein community finding tents on deserted streets, individuals under bridges and on street corners."

Despite record amounts of charitable donations this year, nonprofits across the country are being suffocated by the effects of the pandemic. December is typically the most important month for nonprofit revenues, as Christmas and end-of-year tax deductions drive a flood of charitable giving. That’s a $60 million drop for the iconic fundraising drive being crippled by the pandemic in numerous ways. Fidelity Charitable said it has distributed 32% more grants and seen a 20% increase in people setting up investment accounts for charitable giving this year. The national advocacy group projects 12,000 arts and cultural nonprofits are at risk of being wiped out forever.

They said more and more families need assistance and fewer families are able to donate this time of year. As millions of Americans spent the last several days shopping for the holiday season, millions of families continue to struggle. It all adds up.”If you donate to these charities through their Facebook pages, Facebook will match $7 million in donations on Giving Tuesday. You can find the Salvation Army’s Facebook page here and the Northwest Assistance Ministries Facebook page here. You can find lists of other charities in the Houston area that are in need of help here and here.

PASADENA, Texas – Vehicles waited in line for hours Monday in Pasadena as The Salvation Army handed out gift cards to families in need. Instead of serving up food boxes, The Salvation Army gave out money. “We know that many people have been hit by COVID and they need the help right now,” said Luis Villaneuva, with The Salvation Army. “Right now, I’m going to buy food, more than anything else is food,” Lopez said. Local chapters of The Salvation Army of Texas have been helping families weather the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic since it began by offering many different services as the need across our area continues to grow.

HOUSTON – The process of rebuilding and cleaning up from Hurricane Laura is something that will take a lot more time. Helping Hurricane Laura VictimsFrom cleanup to rebuilding and serving food, there are several organizations on the ground working daily in Louisiana to help hurricane victims rebuild. Houston Food BankThe Houston Food Bank is part of a larger network of food banks with several close to the disaster zone in Louisiana. Mercy ChefsMercy Chefs was founded after Hurricane Katrina to provide meals to those affected by the storm. You can help provide someone with a night stay by donating online.

HOUSTON When you think of the Salvation Army, you probably dont think high fashion or brand names. The Salvation Army Womens Auxillary 16th Annual Chic Boutique opens Friday, Sept. 11 with loads of designer fashion you can get for next to nothing. A pop-up boutique open for just four days that raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Salvation Army of Greater Houston. Most of the items have been curated from donations to the Salvation Army. The Chic Boutique raises about $900,000 every year for the Salvation Army.

The first Friday in June, June 5 this year, is National Donut Day. Started by the Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938, the day honors the group's "donut lassies," who served treats and provided assistance to soldiers on the front lines during World War I. (And this isn't to be confused with National Doughnut Day, which is in November and celebrates the actual food.) Doughnuts have been around since long before the First World War, and we have the Dutch to thank for them. The first Dutch doughnuts didn't have a hole, but they were fried in hot oil and the dough was sweet.