U.S. Emergency Programs for Children Responding to U.S.Disasters Read about our recent  emergency responses in the United States: Hurricane Ike in Texas and Louisiana; severe floods in the Midwest. Learn more about past responses including: Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama in 2005; and wildfires in Southern California in 2007. Download Save the Children's Children in Emergencies Planning Guide Helping Children and Communities Recover When major disasters strike, Save the Children's US disaster recovery efforts include creating safe play areas for children in shelters, helping children and caregivers build skills to cope with their experiences, and supporting organizations like child care and after-school programs. Read more Preparing for the Next Emergency Too often, children’s unique needs are overlooked when disasters strike. Through partnerships with the American Red Cross and other organizations, advocacy efforts and programs for children, Save the Children is working to ensure children’s needs are not forgotten.  Read more How You Can Help Help keep children in America safe and strong before, during and after emergencies. Donate to the U.S. Emergencies Fund and support our work. Donate now