UPDATED THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2024 3:50 PM EST

Matthew 25: Ministries responded to Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall near Keaton Beach, Florida early Wednesday morning, August 30, 2023 as a Category 3 hurricane with 125 mph winds, making Idalia one of the strongest storms to impact the Big Bend region in over 100 years. Idalia then swept through Florida and along the southeastern U.S. coastline, becoming a tropical storm as it headed toward the ocean. At its peak, approximately 300,000 homes and businesses were without power across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

In partnership with Procter & Gamble, Matthew 25: Ministries deployed our Disaster Response Team to provide supplies and services to areas impacted by the disaster, along with a selection of Matthew 25’s Disaster Response Fleet including the Tide Loads of Hope Mobile Laundry Unit, customized panel trucks, and a Clean-up Trailer. The team provided laundry services and distributed supplies including personal care kits, first aid and safety kits, insect repellant, diapers, cleaning supplies, batteries, device chargers, chainsaws, drills, generators, fans, and additional cleanup tools and supplies throughout the region.

Matthew 25 shipped over 170,000 pounds of aid to partners serving the disaster area, loaded with supplies such as personal care items, baby supplies, paper products, insect repellant, cleaning supplies and more.

Donors who would like to designate their financial gifts for the 2023 Hurricane Idalia may do so by writing “2023 Hurricane Idalia” in the memo line of their check or by typing it in the “Additional Information” field of our online giving form. Please mail checks to Matthew 25: Ministries, 11060 Kenwood Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242. 100% of donated funds designated for the 2023 Hurricane Idalia will be used for the purpose intended.