At The Local Moms Network, we’re moms committed to helping other moms. And right now in Texas, a lot of moms are dealing with unimaginably tough conditions due to the record-breaking snowfall—freezing temperatures, homes being destroyed and lack of food. Our hearts go out to everyone affected, especially the amazing moms behind our Texas sites—Cypress Moms Network, Frisco Area Moms, West University Moms, Katy Moms Network, Keller South Lake Moms, Kingwood Moms, Lakeway Moms, Memorial Villages Moms, North Austin Moms, South Austin Moms, San Antonio Moms Network and South Houston Moms. We want to help and know many of you do, too. Here are a few ways to do so. Have others? Please email [email protected] and we’ll add!
Donate to Disaster Relief Organizations
Salvation Army of Texas
American Red Cross (several locations including North Texas, Central and South Texas, and the Gulf Coast region).
Support Community Lead Efforts
Mutual Aid Houston
Mutual Aid Austin
Dallas FW Mutual Aid
Feed the Hungry
Feed the People Dallas
CY-Helping Hands
Kids Meals Houston
Houston Food Bank
Fair Haven Food Pantry (Spring Bank/Memorial/Houston)
Help the Homeless
Our Calling
Dream Center Dallas
Family Promise of Lake Houston
Austin Street Center
The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center (Dallas)
Search Homeless Houston
Aid Animals
SPCA of Texas
Austin Pets Alive!
San Antonio Zoo
K-9 Rescue Angels Houston
Focus on Families
Need more ideas? Check out this graphic from March for Our Lives Texas:
Courtesy: March for Our Lives Texas
And for a comprehensive list, divided by region, check out this article from Katy Moms Network:
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