AARP Nebraska in collaboration with the AARP Foundation is donating $20,000 to relief efforts in Nebraska.
This is an effort to support the communities recovering from the bomb cyclone storm in March that caused historic flooding and impacted tens of thousands of residents.
Nebraska communities continue to face a range of challenges, especially in largely rural areas of the state, where a greater percentage of residents is over the age of 50 and the average age of farmers is 55.
“When natural disasters strike, every dollar makes a difference. These funds will help local organizations address the immediate needs of low-income seniors, as well as support long-term recovery efforts in the area,” said AARP Foundation Senior Vice President Emily Allen.
The donation has been allocated to the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation to provide emergency aid to Nebraska farmers, ranchers and rural communities affected by recent storms and flooding.
“This was a devastating storm and we want to do what we can to help our fellow Nebraskans,” said AARP Nebraska State Director Connie Benjamin. “We hope that our donation to the relief efforts will help those in need.”
Priority will be given to efforts to restore health and safety in rural communities and to farm and ranch households that have been damaged or displaced by the natural disaster.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation was selected because of the scale of the flooding and the impact on many rural communities and farms and ranches in the state. One hundred percent of the donations will be distributed to Nebraska farmers, ranchers and rural communities affected by the disaster.
People may donate or apply for aid at https://www.nefb.org/get-involved/disaster-assistance. The next application deadline for assistance from the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation is June 21, 2019.
In addition to donating funds for relief efforts, AARP Nebraska teamed up with the Better Business Bureau in May to hold a series of public events in central and eastern Nebraska on disaster prevention and recovery. The program focused on how older adults should prepare for disasters and on scams and fraud that target disaster survivors.
For more information, contact Devorah Lanner at Dlanner@aarp.org or (402) 323-5425.
