Better yet......If your company is willing to match the contributions, then donate your money to that fund and the amount that you have given will be doubled.
In Houston, since we our housing around 125k, and in Texas more than 250k, we donated many clothing items locally, and the money to my wifes employer, a realty firm, since they are matching the amount.
There are many ways to offer assistance, do any of them.
OZ