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Want to help after a disaster? Consider waiting a bit

  • Written by Michelle Annette Meyer, Associate Executive Director, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University
Want to help after a disaster? Consider waiting a bitThe flood damage from Hurricane Harvey, including this Friendswood, Texas, house, will take years to repair.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

What’s the best way to help disaster victims?

We agree with other disaster experts that cash is more helpful than mounds of clothing, diapers and other goods. Giving money limits waste and makes it easier to...

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