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The all-in-one support platform for families after a natural disaster.

A storm, flood, fire, or quake takes the house and the routine in one night. SupportNow makes it easy for your community to help with fundraising, gift cards, meals, and helping hands, all in one place.

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Free to start. Every dollar you raise goes to your family.

Tonight
when a family needs a dry place to sleep
Months
how long aid and insurance can take
10 min
to set up your fundraiser
100%
of donations kept when supporters RoundUp
More than money

The same link that collects donations can organize the cleanup crew.

A SupportNow fundraiser lives inside a Support Page: money, gift cards, meals, and helping hands in one place. Supporters give what they can, sign up for a shift, and follow your updates in one spot.

Donations

Every gift goes to your family

Gift cards

Groceries and basics, bought your way

Meals and helping hands

Dinner, rides, and a cleanup crew on one signup sheet

Updates

Tell everyone once, in one place

What it can cover

One place for starting over, from tonight to next season.

A disaster takes the house and the routine at the same time. Your community can help with both.

Right now

The first 48 hours

Clothes, toiletries, medications, chargers, pet food, and a dry place to sleep tonight.

Somewhere to live

The next few months

Deposits, rent on a temporary place, fuel for a longer commute, and the pet boarding nobody plans for.

Cleanup and repairs

Before the adjuster arrives

Tarps, dehumidifiers, a dumpster, a generator, and the tree service that cannot wait for a claim.

What aid and insurance miss

The gap

Flood damage a standard policy excludes, the deductible, and the weeks of lost income while the town is closed.

A SupportNow fundraiser is not locked to a category. The money goes to your family, and you decide what it covers.

The invitation

Everyone you know is asking what they can do. Give them one answer.

After a disaster, help arrives fast and unsorted. A support page turns goodwill into what you actually need.

How it can feel

Like asking for help

  • Telling people you have nothing left
  • A garage full of donated things in the wrong sizes
  • Answering the same questions from everyone who saw the news
What it really is

An answer to "how can I help?"

  • Telling people exactly what your family needs first
  • Turning "I have a truck and a Saturday" into a cleanup shift
  • Posting one update instead of retelling it fifty times
People want to help. Most just don't know how. They cannot undo the storm, so they show up with bags of things you did not ask for. Your page tells them what would actually help.
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It starts with one link and your story.

How it works

Start your SupportNow page in 3 steps.

You don't need experience, and a relative or coworker outside the damage zone can run it for the family.

1

Tell your story

Set up takes about 10 minutes. Share what happened and what would help. We guide you with prompts written for families in crisis.

2

Invite your people

Share one link with family, neighbors, school, church, and work. People far from the damage want a way in.

3

Use it where it's needed

Funds go to your family as gifts come in, no waiting to hit a goal. You decide where they go.

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The part nobody tells you

How families bridge the months before aid and insurance pay

Emergency help is real, and it is short. The rebuilding runs much longer.

Fundraising stacks with everything else. Disaster assistance, the Red Cross, local relief funds, and your insurance policy all help. A fundraiser covers the stretch between the first few nights and a settled claim.
The hard truth

Where the usual options fall short

  • Disaster assistance is meant to get you through the first stretch, not to rebuild a home
  • Flood and storm damage often sit outside a standard policy, and the deductible comes first
The good news

Where families actually find relief

  • Community fundraising arrives in days, and you decide what gets replaced first
  • A fundraiser and a claim stack, so your community can carry you while the adjuster works
Why trust us

Built for families, not fine print

SupportNow is the Official Family Support Platform. Starting a fundraiser is free, and the money belongs to your family.

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The money is yours

Funds go to your family as donations come in, with no waiting to hit a goal.

Fast, guided setup

About 10 minutes, with 1-on-1 help if you want it.

One link for supporters

Donations, gift cards, meals, volunteers, and updates in one place.

Private by default

You control what you share, and who sees it. Always.

Questions families ask

Natural disaster fundraiser FAQs

What can a natural disaster fundraiser pay for?
Anything your family needs: a dry place to sleep, clothes and groceries in the first days, cleanup and repairs before the adjuster arrives, and the deductible before insurance pays. Donations go to your family, so you set the priorities.
We have insurance. Why would we still need to fundraise?
Claims take time, and the money usually arrives in stages long after your family needs a place to stay. Standard policies often exclude flood damage, carry separate storm deductibles, and pay less than it costs to replace what was lost.
We applied for disaster assistance. Can we still fundraise?
Yes. Families usually run both. Assistance programs have their own rules and timelines, and a fundraiser covers what they were never designed to reach, including the weeks before any decision arrives. If you have questions about how gifts interact with a specific program, ask that program directly.
Can a relative or coworker outside the area start it for the family?
Yes, and it is one of the most common setups after a disaster. Someone with power and a signal can create the page, post updates, and coordinate gift cards, meals, and cleanup volunteers while the family deals with the house. The funds still go to the family.
Can people give things or time instead of money?
Yes. A Support Page can collect gift cards, specific requests, meal signups, and volunteer shifts alongside donations, so supporters can cover a week of groceries or a Saturday of hauling instead of guessing. You choose what to list.
Is it really free?
Yes. Starting a fundraiser is free, and SupportNow charges families no platform fee. Card processors charge a small fee on each donation, and donors can cover it with RoundUp, so your family keeps 100% of the gift.

More ways SupportNow helps

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Ready to let your people help?

Set up takes about 10 minutes. Share one link, and the people who love your family can start giving today.

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Free to start. Keep what you raise, even if you don't reach your goal.