How to Help Central Texas Flood Victims: What’s Needed Now

In the wake of the devastating floods across Central Texas, we’re watching neighbors rise—quietly, consistently, and without fanfare. Families are still displaced. Loved ones are still missing. Many are only just beginning the long process of cleaning up and stitching their lives back together.

The needs are very real. And so is the fatigue.

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them...” —Matthew 6:1

This isn’t a time for performance. It’s a time for presence.

Whether you’re dropping off cleaning supplies, signing up to deliver donations, or simply texting a friend in the affected area to ask, “What do you need today?” . . . it all matters. The quiet gestures often reach the furthest.

Below is a list of practical, real-time ways to support flood-impacted communities across Central Texas. Each one is rooted in care, dignity, and solidarity.

What People Actually Need (Beyond Money)

Water & Nourishing Food
Bottled water, ready-to-eat meals, formula, and shelf-stable snacks are lifesaving essentials. Contaminated water and limited access to refrigeration make these especially urgent.

Medical & Hygiene Supplies
Supplies like waterproof gloves, wipes, hand sanitizer, antibiotic ointment, gauze, and personal hygiene items are basic—and health-critical.

Portable Light, Power & Fuel
Tools like flashlights, batteries, propane tanks, and power banks are essential in homes without electricity.

Cleanup & Storage Tools
Heavy-duty plastic tubs, sturdy tarps, brooms, work gloves, and trash bags help people safely clean up and salvage what they can.

Animal Support Supplies & Foster Homes
Disasters often leave pets stranded or separated from their families. Shelters are in urgent need of pet food, kennels, basic medical supplies, and temporary foster homes.

Ongoing Emotional Support & Human Presence
From Katrina to today, survivor accounts show emotional trauma lasts long after the waters recede. A call, a ride, a shared meal, these quiet offerings mean everything.

Donation Drop-Off Locations (Austin Area)

Jester King Brewery
13187 Fitzhugh Road
Collecting: bottled water, non-perishable food, socks, underwear, kids’ clothing, diapers, baby wipes, flashlights, batteries, toiletries, cleaning supplies, pet food
Through July 6

Austin Pets Alive!
1156 W Cesar Chavez St.
Collecting: flea & tick meds, vaccines, airline crates (26”–36”), potty pads
Also seeking volunteers, emergency fosters, and monetary support
Donate or volunteer

Commodore Perry Estate
4100 Red River St.
Collecting: canned food, water, clothing, hygiene products, trash bags, brooms, emergency supplies
8 a.m. – 8 p.m. daily

Treaty Oak Distillery
16604 Fitzhugh Road
Collecting: cleaning supplies, food, water, hygiene items, tools
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. daily

Kendra Scott Stores
1701 S Congress Ave / 3800 N Lamar Blvd / 11506 Century Oaks Terrace Suite 104
Collecting: clean adult and children’s clothing, diapers, toiletries, cleaning supplies, toilet paper
Through July 9

Spare Birdie (Cedar Park)
1400 Discovery Blvd.
Collecting: bottled water, diapers and wipes, hygiene items, trash bags, cleaning supplies, shovels, flashlights, and batteries
Through July 11

Clover + Maven
1023 Springdale Road, Bldg 6
Collecting: cleaning supplies, baby and child essentials, non-perishable food, bottled water, hygiene products, new socks and underwear, pet supplies, flashlights, batteries, bug spray, first aid kits
Through July 8 at 6 p.m.

Where to Donate Financially

Kerr County Flood Relief Fund
Run by the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
Supports vetted nonprofits and first responders in the hardest-hit areas
Donate here

Austin Pets Alive!
Donate here

Kerrville Pets Alive!
Helping rescue, shelter, and reunite animals impacted by the flood
Donate here

 Other Ways to Help

• Sign up to volunteer your time or your vehicle. Many supply runs are needed to small towns like Hunt, Ingram, Comfort, and Sisterdale.

• Offer to foster pets through APA! or Kerrville Pets Alive if you have space and flexibility.

• Share this list with your network—especially those outside the immediate area who may be able to give but don’t know how.

• Revisit this list in a week or two. Needs will change, and ongoing support is just as powerful as the first wave.

Let’s continue standing alongside the families, neighborhoods, and towns working to recover because healing takes time, and none of us are meant to do it alone.