On behalf of the DoSomething.org staff and our 5.5 million members, we are thinking of everyone affected by Hurricane Irma, and hoping you and your loved ones are safe. We also thank all the brave first responders and community members helping people in need.

Here is the latest: Hurricane Irma has claimed the lives of four people in Florida and at least 27 in the Caribbean. The storm has caused enormous damage, flooding, and power outages in the Caribbean and the southeast United States — the New York Times  reports that 5.8 million Floridians are without power. Irma has been downgraded to a tropical storm but is already causing damage as it moves inland, through Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina.

Here's how you can find help and how you can help others.

For People In the Affected Region Who Need Help

Florida: FloridaDisaster.org provides updates and key resources on shelters, power/utilities, transportation and recovery.

Puerto Rico: TemporadaDeHurances.pr.gov has storm updates, emergency numbers, and shelter locations, and more.

Georgia: Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security has the latest on Georgia's State of Emergency, shelter locations, preparedness, and more.

For Those Who Want to Help

If you are in Florida and looking to lend a hand, visit Volunteer Florida.

If you are elsewhere and have money to give, check out these tips from ProPublica before donating to one of the orgs below. If you don't have money to give, use social media to promote these worthy orgs to your network.

GlobalGiving.org: As per its website, Global Giving provides "relief to survivors in the form of emergency supplies like food, water, and medicine in addition to longer-term recovery assistance to help residents recover and rebuild.

UNICEF Disaster Relief: UNICEF's website reports that it has "pre-positioned emergency supplies for dispatch, including drinking water, sanitation equipment, nonperishable food, medicines, tarps, blankets and emergency education kits.

ASPCA: The ASPCA is saving and protecting animals caught in Irma's path.