Hurricane Beryl has devastated the Caribbean. Here’s how you can help from Miami

Hurricane Beryl has nearly leveled some islands in the southeastern Caribbean and killed at least seven people. On Wednesday, it was slicing through Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

While Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, and other nations in the region are assessing damage, there’s no doubt that Category 4 Beryl has been devastating for many. Forecasters have predicted that the hurricane will make landfall in Mexico later this week.

READ MORE: Beryl’s ‘Armageddon-like’ impact: Few buildings stand, power grid destroyed in Caribbean

Our Caribbean neighbors will need help to recover. Here’s how South Florida can help:

Grenada

• The Grenada government is accepting cash, including donations via bank transfers. The government is also sharing information on its Facebook page on how to help..

• The Consulate of Grenada in Miami is looking for shipping partners by air and sea that can get emergency supplies and donations to Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique as soon as possible. The phone number to call for those interested in collaborating is 305-465–1957.

• It will be possible soon to drop off donations for Grenada in the City of Miramar, the Consulate General of Grenada in Miami announced on Wednesday. An address and drop-off schedule will be available soon.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines is receiving cash donations for a disaster relief fund. The donations can be sent to account #137741 at the Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines in Kingstown, St. Vincent. The Swift Code is NCBVVC22. The islands’ government has also set up a website that will soon go live where people can donate.

• Florida resident Hendrik Bisanz, has put together a Facebook fundraiser to help Mayreau, one of the smallest islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where he owns land and spends time. Friends who live on the island have sent him photos of the destruction. Dozens have lost roofs and homes.

Jamaica

• Jamaica’s Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management is accepting cash donations to account Number: 212-387-304 (Oxford Road Branch) of the National Commercial Branch.

• American Friends of Jamaica is helping with both long-term and emergency recovery efforts. You can donate to their efforts here. To help Treasure Beach in particular, a community in southern Jamaica that was devastated by Beryl, indicate that your donation should be destined to that location.

READ MORE: ‘Words don’t even do justice.’: Beryl rends roofs in a tight-knit Jamaican community

Caribbean-wide relief

• Global Empowerment Mission, a nonprofit that responds to conflicts and natural disasters, is looking for volunteers to pack emergency supply boxes from its warehouse in Doral, 1850 NW 84th Ave., Suite 100. Donations are being packed daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Donations for GEM can also be purchased on Amazon or dropped off at its facilities Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Generators are accepted.

• Miami-Dade County has listed several locations where donation items can be dropped off, including GEM. Those include the North Dade Regional Library (2455 NW 183 St, Miami Gardens, FL 33056); South Dade Regional Library (10750 SW 211 Cutler Bay, FL, 33189); Aventura Library (2930 NE 199 St, Aventura, FL, 33180); and the Stephen P. Clark Center (111 NW 1st St, Miami, FL 33132). Items being accepted include trash bags, tarps, tents, sleeping bags, canned/nonperishable food, first aid kits, hygiene kits with hairbrushes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, and soap.

• Airlink, a nonprofit that airlifts aid to disaster-stricken places, is collaborating with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency to get supplies to islands and helping nonprofits overcome transportation challenge, and is accepting donations.

• Caribbean Strong Relief Fund, a network of diaspora and community leaders in South Florida that have responded to hurricanes and other disasters in recent years, is taking donations to help those affected by the storm. You can donate and indicate that the donations are for Beryl relief.

• GlobalGiving, a nonprofit that facilitates charity crowdfunding, has set up an emergency fund that goes toward food, medicine, temporary shelter to hurricane survivors as well as support frontline workers with meals and gas.

• World Central Kitchen announced it would have a presence in Antigua, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. World Central Kitchen is accepting donations.

• Food for the Poor, a Christian, Coconut-Creek based nonprofit that works out of 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, is accepting cash donations to get food and other emergency supplies to Beryl survivors. Before the hurricane struck in Jamaica, the organization had prepared a water filtering unit, emergency supplies, and food rations to mobilize as needed.

• CARE International, a humanitarian NGO focused on eradicating poverty and fostering economic development, has been working on-the-ground in several Beryl-stricken islands. The group launched a fundraiser to give cash assistance to families, including those who lost homes; provide help so people can restore their livelihoods and eventually get back on their feet; and offer assistance to vulnerable populations like women, children, and the elderly. You can donate here.

• Sandals Resorts, a Jamaican hotel chain with a large presence in the Caribbean, created a disaster relief fund through its nonprofit foundation. One of its representatives told the Miami Herald that “100% of every dollar” would be going towards the organization’s emergency response efforts. Donations can be made here.

This list will be regularly updated. If you or an organization you know is also helping the island’s affected by the devastation of Hurricane Beryl, email sortizblanes@miamiherald.com or jkleinman@miamiherald.com so it can be included in this list.