{"id":2260,"date":"2026-06-25T13:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:05:08","slug":"how-to-help-venezuela-in-the-wake-of-deadly-earthquakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=2260","title":{"rendered":"How to help Venezuela in the wake of deadly earthquakes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donations, manpower and more are leaving South Florida on Thursday to aid in the search and rescue operations following massive earthquakes in Venezuela. <\/p>\n

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According to Pew Research Center, an estimated 1.2 million Hispanics of Venezuelan origin lived in the U.S. in 2024.\u00a0Roughly 254,000 live in the broader Miami metropolitan area. <\/p>\n

Now, the diaspora community and other South Florida residents are searching for a way to help. Here’s what you can do. <\/p>\n

Donate to Global Empowerment Mission<\/h2>\n

GEM is a disaster relief organization based in Doral. Volunteers will be packing food, bottled water, hygiene kits and medical supplies to be shipped out. <\/p>\n

You can donate at https:\/\/www.globalempowermentmission.org\/mission\/venezuela-earthquake\/.<\/p>\n

Donate to World Vision<\/h2>\n

The aid organization World Vision has people in Venezuela and said it was activating its emergency response.<\/p>\n

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With Wednesday a holiday in Venezuela, Luis Colmenarez, regional emergency content and communications specialist for the organization, said he was around four hours away from Caracas and watching the \u201cToy Story\u201d movie with his sisters when the earthquakes struck.<\/p>\n

\u201cHalfway through the film, everything went dark and everything started to shake,\u201d Colmenarez said in a statement, distributed by World Vision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe shaking lasted between two and three minutes \u2014 it felt endless,\u201d he added. Colmenarez said there were many collapsed buildings and that people were in the street and afraid to return to buildings due to aftershocks.<\/p>\n

You can donate at https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/give\/disaster-relief?campaign=400099707.<\/p>\n

If you are planning to donate, here are some tips to ensure your money reaches the hands of those in need.<\/h2>\n