Responding to the local flood disaster

NEW: Emergency Relief Fund

Historic flooding is forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents and prompting a statewide emergency as search and rescue teams are deployed. This extraordinary flooding has impacted many Catholic parishes and schools in areas such as Burlington, Mount Vernon, Snoqualmie, Kent, and Issaquah.

In response to this disaster, the Archdiocese of Seattle opened the Emergency Relief Fund, which is designed to provide financial support for parishes and schools to address the urgent needs impacting their local communities during a disaster.

Gifts to the Emergency Relief Fund will support flood-related needs and will also be available in the future for other local emergency or disaster relief efforts.  

As Catholics, we are called to be instruments of mercy and solidarity, especially with those most in need. Gifts to the Emergency Relief Fund will help us respond quickly, bringing hope and assistance to communities affected by this emergency.