SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 | 4:40 P.M.
SPRINGFIELD, MO. - As fires continue to rage across the West Coast, Convoy of Hope has deployed our fleet and brought dozens of loads of relief supplies to communities in need. Along with our church partners throughout the region, we are serving evacuation centers and neighborhoods where people are coming back after fires have passed through their communities.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 | 3:40 P.M.
SPRINGFIELD, MO. - Wildfires continue to burn along the West Coast. At least 25 people have died in California from the fires, at least 10 people have been killed in Oregon, and a child was killed by the fires in Washington. According to IQAir, a group which tracks global air quality, the West Coast now has the worst air quality in the world right now.
Convoy of Hope is still sending tractor-trailers filled with water and supplies to help those who have either lost homes or don’t have access to food and supplies because of the fires. Here is an update from Convoy of Hope President Hal Donaldson.*
*To view the update from Convoy of Hope President, Hal Donaldson, click on the website link below.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 | 3:00 P.M.
SPRINGFIELD, MO. - Convoy of Hope’s response to the fires along the West Coast is underway. Having already supplied blankets and water in the area, we are sending additional trucks of food, water, and other supplies to the affected area.
Numerous fires in California, Washington, and Oregon are still uncontained and are threatening populated areas. At least seven deaths have been reported, and millions of acres have been burned by the fires.
Our local partners will be rapidly distributing supplies to those who have been affected or displaced by the fires.
