Miami-Dade County to accept donations for Hurricane Fiona relief efforts

Following the devastation brought by Hurricane Fiona, Miami-Dade County, in partnership with Global Empowerment Mission (GEM), is accepting donations for the relief efforts in order to assist those impacted by the storm. Three drop-off locations, including two Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR) fire stations and the GEM warehouse, have been set up to receive donations until Monday, Oct. 3.

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The items accepted for donations are the following: 

• Non-perishable food items (canned goods with peel-off tops are ideal)
• Baby food (no glass)
• Cereals
• Nutrition bars
• Portable/purified water
• Water purification kits or items
• Water bladders
• Water containers
• Personal hygiene kits (diapers, baby wipes, sanitary napkins, deodorant, toothpaste, soap, baby formula)
• First aid items (sterile bandages/gauze [all sizes], tape)
• Portable single and double burner stoves
• Portable outdoor lamps/lights
• Solar lanterns
• Flashlights
• New blankets
• Sleeping bags
• Cots (adult size)
• Air mattresses
• Tents
• Insect repellents
• Portable radios/weather radios
• Batteries
• Portable potty
• Rain gear
• Cleaning supplies/disinfectants (bleach, brooms, mops, household cleaning products, garbage bags)
• Portable generators (15 kw to 25kw)
• Chainsaws
• Plastic tarps
• Debris removal tools (shovels, rakes, axes, wheelbarrows)

Relief donations are accepted at the following drop-off locations:

• MDFR Fire Station 1: 16599 NW 67th Avenue, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 (Monday to Sunday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
• MDFR Fire Station 34: 10850 SW 211th Street, Cutler Bay, FL 33189 (Monday to Sunday: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
• Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) Warehouse: 1810 NW 94th Avenue, Doral, FL 33172 (Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Monetary donations are preferred and are being accepted by several organizations.

For more information, please contact Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Media and Public Relations Bureau at 305-814-8051.

Other ways to help

• Global Empowerment Mission is collecting donated goods to transport to Puerto Rico and deployed staff to conduct damage assessment
• United Way Operation Helping Hands to receive financial donations
• The Archdiocese of Miami is collecting financial donations
• Food for the Poor is collecting monetary donations for Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Haiti
• The Salvation Army is collecting monetary donations for Puerto Rico
• Third Wave Volunteers has deployed volunteers and is collecting monetary donations for Puerto Rico
• Project Hope is collecting monetary donations for Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic
• Neighbors for Neighbors is collecting monetary donations for Puerto Rico and other nations impacted by Hurricane Fiona