Farm Aid's Family Farm
Disaster Fund
As farmers and ranchers work to rebuild in the wake of natural disasters, the physical and emotional weight of navigating recovery can be overwhelming.
Farm Aid is here to help.
Current Family Farm Disaster Fund Efforts
We are seeking donations to support farmers who have been impacted by recent weather events, including Hurricane Helene and impending Hurricane Milton in the Southeast, along with devastating rain and hail storms in Connecticut.
We are in close communication and partnership with organizations on the ground who are working hard to support farmers during this time as they recover from crop and livestock loss, land destruction and equipment losses. Devastatingly, some of our partners have reported missing people and deaths from Hurricane Helene. The impacts are overwhelming and unprecedented. One hundred percent of donations made to the Family Farm Disaster Fund will reach farmers in dire need.
We are working in collaboration with organizations on the ground that are providing direct relief and resources to farmers, including RAFI, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, Appalachian Sustainable Development, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Georgia Organics, Southwest Georgia Project and others.
Your generous contributions make this work possible, strengthening Farm Aid to mobilize whenever a disaster strikes. Please make a gift to Farm Aid's Family Farm Disaster Fund today.
If you have been affected by these disasters, please know that all of us at Farm Aid are grieving with you. Check our website for resources and please don't hesitate to call the Farm Aid Hotline at 1-800-FARM-AID.
Support family farmers impacted by recent natural disasters
Farm Aid created the Family Farm Disaster Fund in 1993 to help farm families recover from weather-related disasters. The frequency, intensity and devastation caused by these disasters is exacerbated by the effects of climate change. We have more than 30 years of experience responding to family farmers in the face of devastating impacts from natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, droughts and wildfires in the immediate aftermath and on the path to long-term recovery and resiliency. Every dollar raised for the Family Farm Disaster Fund enables Farm Aid to directly address the needs of affected farmers and ranchers.
Farm Aid supports family farmers through disasters by:
• Answering the 1-800-FARM-AID hotline. Farm families under extreme stress need a sympathetic ear—someone to listen and provide relief from the anxiety and desperation they may be experiencing.
• Providing emergency funds to farm families for family household and medical expenses. Coordinating with churches and farm service organizations operating in the disaster region, Farm Aid responds quickly to ensure that the money goes to farm families most in need.
• Connecting farmers to the legal and financial resources they need. The Farm Aid hotline not only offers emotional support, it also helps farmers understand their recovery options and provides referrals to farm support services through our extensive Farmer Resource Network. When farmers need help to avoid foreclosure due to losses from natural disasters, Farm Aid and our partners are there to help.
• Advocating for needed disaster recovery funds and resources from the government, from mental health resources to federal funding opportunities.
Hurricane Helene damage in Virginia. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons by Chesterfield County Fire and EMS and 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment