El Paso Strong

North Texans stand strong against hatred. We are one Texas, and our hearts are with the victims, their families, and our entire community as we mourn this tragedy. We are committed to the #ElPasoChallenge of doing 22 good deeds in honor of the lives lost and are also collecting funds on behalf of the community. If you would like to be a part of supporting community-wide long term recovery efforts in El Paso, please donate to Communities Foundation of Texas' Long Term Relief and Recovery Fund. While immediate relief is vital, experts agree that short-term relief dollars are insufficient to meet the medium and long-term needs of crisis-affected communities. Your donations will make a difference.

Our Needs

If you would like to be a part of supporting community-wide long term recovery efforts in El Paso, please donate to Communities Foundation of Texas' Long Term Relief and Recovery Fund. While immediate relief is vital, experts agree that short-term relief dollars are insufficient to meet the medium and long-term needs of crisis-affected communities. Your donations will make a difference. #elpasoSOstrong #elpasostrong #elpasoChallenge



The following are CFT's guidelines for funding disaster and tragedy recovery:



• Support organizations with long histories in the affected community and community-centric approaches. Supporting such groups helps ensure donations achieve maximum impact on the ground.



• Support underfunded sectors. The sector-specific areas of protection, advocacy and transparency, and provision of psychosocial support are critical to the success of any recovery strategy but they are often significantly underfunded. CFT supports these underfunded sectors to improve the potential for long-term recovery and healing in the wake of tragedy.



• Make multi-year commitments to rebuild public goods and community. Sustained support in the wake of a major event is vital. Donations that encourage close collaboration among local and federal governments and community-based organizations are especially effective. This helps to rebuild social fabric.