Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida are set to receive aid this week through a unique disaster assistance program that offers direct cash payments, a departure from traditional philanthropic methods in the United States.
The nonprofit organization GiveDirectly will distribute $1,000 payments to select households affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Leveraging a Google-developed artificial intelligence tool, the organization identifies areas with high poverty rates and storm damage to target assistance effectively.
