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Why giving cash, not clothing, is usually best after disasters

  • Written by Julia Brooks, Researcher in international law and humanitarian response, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), Harvard University
imageUnless you live near a disaster area, sending money may do more good than a mountain of toilet paper.AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez

Between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other government entities, nonprofits large and small, and contributions from concerned individuals, a massive Hurricane Harvey relief effort is taking shape.

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