June,
I too have been worried about the, for the lack of a better name, poor people on the western side of the island. There are people of extraordinary warmth and kindness that I have met on AC. Some of them I only know by their first names and where they work. I sent a donation to the town committee, but I have been trying to figure out how I can get money, clothes or food to specific people. I won't be coming down until December and that seems like so far away if someone has lost everything and needs help now.