Community Foundation Establishes Flood Relief Fund for Kerr County Disaster Response

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country has established the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund to support local response, relief and recovery efforts following the devastating July 4 flood that claimed six lives and left multiple people missing.

The fund, accessible at https://tinyurl.com/KerrFloodRelief, will direct all donations to organizations working on the front lines of the emergency response and recovery operations in Kerr County.

“We know the strength of Kerr County lies in its people. This Fund gives our neighbors and friends near and far a way to help, and we’ll ensure funds support the organizations working on the front lines of flood response and recovery,” said Austin Dickson, CEO of the Community Foundation.

The catastrophic flooding Friday morning prompted both city and county disaster declarations as the Guadalupe River reached its second-highest level on record. Multiple children from Camp Mystic remain missing, and at least one family of five is unaccounted for from an RV park near Ingram.

The Community Foundation has extensive experience coordinating disaster relief efforts in the Texas Hill Country. The organization previously raised and distributed funds for past Kerr County floods, the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, and the Crabapple Fire in Fredericksburg earlier this year.

The flood has left thousands without power and caused widespread infrastructure damage across Southeast Kerrville, Center Point and Hunt. The city’s water treatment plant on Lake Nimitz, a reservoir on the Guadalupe River, was damaged, forcing the city to switch to wells. City Manager Dalton Rice urged residents to conserve water. Emergency officials continue search and rescue operations as the community begins assessing the full scope of the disaster.

Full details about the relief fund are available at the foundation’s website link above.