Los Angeles Wildfire Relief and Recovery

Donate to the #SOCALSTRONG Wildfire Relief and Recovery Fund! Support immediate on the ground efforts to those in need – Your Help is Needed Now 

Multiple fires across the Los Angeles area have devastated communities, leaving thousands of families without homes, power, or access to basic necessities. In response to this unprecedented disaster, BAPS Charities has mobilized its resources to provide critical relief and recovery support. 

The affected regions are in desperate need of food, clean water, essential and hygiene supplies, and shelter. As survivors begin to rebuild their lives, we stand with them, delivering aid and offering hope. With your support, we can extend a helping hand to those who need it most. 

Your donation can help provide: 

• Food and essential items for displaced families and first responders 

• Water and hygiene supplies 

• Monetary support to post-fire recovery efforts for victims and first responders.  

Together, we can help our community recover and rebuild the road to recovery will be long, but your generous contribution can make a lasting impact today. 

Donate now to support Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts and participate in the healing process. Every dollar counts in providing life-saving relief. 

BAPS Charities is working in coordination with local authorities, mutual aid organizations, and emergency response teams to ensure that the most needed aid is delivered where it is needed most. Thank you for your compassion and generosity. 

Donate Today. Help Rebuild Lives. 

Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts – Update  – January 10th-13th, 2025 

Since the fires erupted, within 24 hours BAPS Charities launched its #SOCALSTRONG relief efforts and deployed teams of volunteers to procure and deploy essential supplies to resource hubs, evacuation centers, and first responders. BAPS Charities also dispatched volunteers to the field to support shelters and organizations in their efforts.  

Among the dedicated volunteers leading the charge are Yogin Patel and his wife, Hetal Patel—evacuees themselves. Despite being displaced by the fires, they have channeled their energy into helping others in need. 

“We know firsthand how overwhelming it feels to leave everything behind,” said Yogin Patel. “That’s why we wanted to give back. Volunteering with BAPS and BAPS Charities has allowed us to turn our personal challenge into a way to support others.” 

Hetal Patel shared, “Even though we are facing uncertainty, it gives us strength to be part of something bigger. Every supply delivered, every person helped, is a step closer to rebuilding our community.” 

To further amplify efforts, BAPS Charities conducted a “Wildfire Donation & Volunteer Drive” on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at its Los Angeles headquarters. In addition to procuring items, community members donated thousands of high-priority items. Since January 9th, BAPS Charities has donated the following items to 15 shelters and resource centers in the Los Angeles and Pasadena/Altadena area:  

Donations were made across 15 sites in the Los Angeles, Pasadena and Altadena area. Donation sites include: It’s Bigger Than Us, Pasadena Convention Center, Nativo, The Good Karma Los Angeles, Dena Donation Center, Inner City Struggle, Los Angeles City Council Distribution Center, NoRes Gourmet, Holy Assembly Church, West Angeles Church, Tarzana Fire Station, Snoop Dogg’s Snoopy Clothing Store Distribution Center, Los Angeles County Altadena Drive, Friendship Church, Altadena Girls, East Valley YMCA, Westchester Los Angeles City Council Distribution Center.   

BAPS Charities urges the community to join the relief efforts by donating or volunteering. Contributions will directly support the purchase of critical supplies and sustain long-term recovery efforts for wildfire victims and first responders. 

Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts – Update  – January 10th, 2025  

As the fires continue to devastate the entire Los Angeles Area, BAPS Charities volunteers mobilized again to deliver much needed essential supplies to distribution centers.  

Today, volunteers donated to a resource hub at ‘Nativo’ in the Highland Park/South Pasadena Park area as resident needs continue to grow. Keeping in mind what people need the most as they leave their homes behind, volunteers donated… 

• 20 Blankets 

• 1 Large First Aid Kit 

• 7 Medium First Aid Kits 

• 150 Feminine Hygiene Products 

• 250 Whole Body Wipes  

• 24 Pillows 

Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts  – January 9th, 2025 

In response to ongoing wildfire devastation, BAPS Charities launched a relief efforts across the Los Angeles Area. In less than 24 hours, volunteers mobilized to gather supplies and donation items that were requested by first responders and shelters.  

Volunteers donated to two key relief hubs in the area.  

The first donation was to ‘It’s Bigger Than Us (IBTU)’ which has converted its space into a massive resource distribution hub. The following items were donated here… 

• 2,000 bottles of water 

• 650 bottles of Gatorade 

• 400 soap bars 

• 400 shampoo bottles 

• 500 toothbrushes 

• 500 travel toothpaste 

• 4 large First Aid Kits 

• 20 sleeping bags 

• 1,000 packaged snacks 

The second donation took place at the Pasadena Convention Center. As thousands of evacuees shelter here due to the volunteers deployed… 

• 2,000 water bottles 

• 650 Gatorade bottles 

• 72 Blankets 

• 600 hand warmers 

• 1,000 individual body wipes 

• 300 toothbrushes 

• 250 travel-sized toothpaste 

• 200 hydration packs 

• 4 large first aid kits