Relief efforts for West, Texas, from the Southeastern Michigan region keeps pouring in.
The General Motors Foundation announced that it will provide a $100,000 grant to the American Red Cross to aid emergency management officials with relief efforts following the April 17 fertilizer plant explosion.
The grant will help provide shelter and meals to those in need and help the organization prepare for and respond to the disaster.
“The recent events in Boston and West, Texas, and the severe flooding impacting many Midwestern states remind us that disasters can happen at any time and it is critical that the Red Cross has the funds to help communities prepare and respond,” said David Staszak, divisional vice president of development at the American Red Cross.