Recovery takes years, but most disaster giving is over within two months. Start a challenge that keeps help coming.12
Start a challengeAfter a disaster, about a third of all giving happens in the first one to four weeks and two-thirds within two months. Six months on, giving has stopped. Recovery lasts far longer: the long-term phase can run for years, even decades.12
In July 2026 the Texas Hill Country flooded again, just over a year after the July 2025 floods. In Kerrville the water was worse than in 2025, and in some places it reached higher, but far fewer lives were lost.34
In Kerr County, 135 homes were destroyed or heavily damaged, and about 490 more homes and 100 businesses were damaged. Some families who had rebuilt after 2025 were flooded again.345
On August 26, 2026, glacial rock and ice collapsed off Langtang Lirung peak. The surge ran 72 kilometres down the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers, flattening riverside villages, markets and bridges across eight districts.6
Benefiting Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country administers the Kerr County Flood Relief Fund, set up for relief, recovery and resiliency after the July 4, 2025 flood. As of June 2026 it reported $82 million granted and 228 households on pathways to permanent housing.7
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Start a challengeBenefiting Direct Relief
Direct Relief supports a locally led medical response in Nepal. As of September 23, 2026 it had sent 18.9 tons of medical aid to hospitals and mobile medical teams, and $125,000 in emergency grants to three Nepali organisations.6
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You pay a flat $5 challenge fee, 73% off the standard fee, when you create a challenge for either charity by November 1 (Central Time). Part of that fee can go to your charity through the Charity Bonus. Supporters' pledges go straight to the charity through Every.org.