EMERGENCY SHELTER & IMMEDIATE HELP
American Red Cross (Harris County)
For those displaced by the damage seeking shelter
Location:
American Red Cross Houston Chapter
2700 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77098
Phone: 713-526-8300
1-800-733-2767
🔗 American Red Cross Shelter Finder
Call 2-1-1
🔗 Ready Harris
Information and referrals for housing, food, utilities, and emergency assistance.
Call 3-1-1
Debris pickup, infrastructure issues, and city services.
Tornado Response & Recovery Resources – Baytown/Greater Houston Region
Local resource guide including helplines, housing/mortgage recovery info, and assistance forms for tornado-impacted homeowners. https://tgcrvoad.org/tornado-resources/
REPORT DAMAGE (CRITICAL)
ISTAT Survey (Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool)
For residents of Precinct 4, this site includes a damage reporting tool (iSTAT), hotline contacts for debris pickup, and links to food and shelter services.
FOOD ASSISTANCE
Houston Food Bank
832-369-9390
🔗 houstonfoodbank.org
Salvation Army
1-800-728-7825
salvationarmyusa.org
Local Food Pantries (Harris County):
🔗 foodpantries.org/co/tx-harris
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FEMA Disaster Assistance (if declared)
1-800-621-3362
🔗 disasterassistance.gov
Note: Federal disaster declaration required (currently pending)
SBA Disaster Loans
1-800-659-2955
Low-interest loans for homeowners/renters/non profits/business owners.
🔗 sba.gov/disaster
POWER OUTAGES
CenterPoint Energy
713-207-2700
Report outages and check restoration status
🔗 centerpointenergy.com/outage
CLEANUP & VOLUNTEER
Harris County Debris Hotline
713-274-3880
🔗 https://www.bammelud.org/archive/harris-county-residential-debris-damage-hotline/
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Donate to Houston Food Bank: houstonfoodbank.org/donate
This Thanksgiving, let’s show up for our neighbors.
If you know someone affected by yesterday’s tornado, please share these resources with them.
And if you’re in a position to help—donate, volunteer, or simply check in on those impacted.
💛 Stay strong, Harris County.
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