Tornadoes hit Midwest, South: How to help

STOP FOREIGN AID HELP OUR OWN PEOPLE

I live in Maryland. Is there anyone out there who knows of an organization who is taking supplies to these people. i.e. furniture, beds, clothing, small appliances etc to help get them back on their feet when their houses are rebuilt or a shelter of some sort is established for them? Perhaps sofa beds, futons etc. for relatives to use in their houses if they have relatives who will be staying with them for a while until they are re-established. It seems like organizations such as the Red Cross and Salvation Army only want money. I'm sure there is so much more that can be directly done for these families.

everyone put your money where your typing fingers are and hit your bank accounts to donate to the towns. never mind waiting for the government to act, we all know how slow and non-responsive they are - remember New Orleans.

My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Cut all foreign aid, and spend the money on America.

I wonder how many foreign countries will give these towns money to help clean up and rebuild???? This country helps others but we sure don't get anything from any other country.

My prayers for all affected by the tornados, the Goverment needs to take care of our own now not anyone else.

our tax $$ should here not over seas

I will donate to the Salvation Army and not the Red Cross. Because it has so many "celebrity" representatives, I am leery as to whether all donations are going for what they say they are; like SG Komen, who funnelled the donations of people who would not support abortion, to Planned Parenthood, I just need proof. I know Salvation Army would not do that. At least I hope not.

I am sending $$ to st. Xavier church/henryville. They were the first ones to feed the people. god bless their works and the people trying to rebuild their lives.

My first house was hit with a tornado during a hurricane. Watch in your neighborhood for looters. I went to my mom's for the hurricane and drove back to where my home was supposed to be to see a pickup loaded down with my things drive away. I didn't realize until I got there and talked to the neighbors that it was my things they took. They had been told we had sent the truck to get our things. Years later, when a tornado hit 1/2 mile from my house, we went without electricity for a week. What I wished for most was a hot shower and an air conditioner.

I hope everything turns out right. The fact we are spending billions in another country to rebuild their country and pay their military is #$%$ when we could be helping our own.

Why have I not heard that the US is loading up all the supplies to help all the tornado victims in our country. Whenever you hear of some disaster in another country, the US is all on that. What a shame. Remember Katrina. Does'nt our military have something to do with the US.

GODSPEED.................................

My heart goes out to all who are suffering from this unbelievable weather.
NOW.......THIS IS something our government could really do is help these people and quit giving away money to foreign country's.

Lord, have mercy.

I will help but it will be interesting to see how many foreign countries we rebuilt will help us out now. I would bet none of them!!

power on and off all day...in Carrollton , GA. West Ga/East AL area... am a RN/ACNP student...warnings all around....God forbid the Celebs/Athletes be hit ...would make top yahoo news...forget those who actually try to save lives...

has obama said anything about helping our fellow Americans in their time of need, or was all our tax money handed out to foreign countries, and to illegals?

I was in an F5 tornado in Niles,OH, on May 31,1985. It was a terrifying ordeal. Everyone please donate to the Red Cross or the Salvation Army. Prayers for the survivors.