Facebook has a place where you can mark yourself "safe" and also where communities can request specific aid:
Hurricane Florence crisis response page
What about pets who are displaced because of the storm? An animal rescue group has dispatched volunteers to search for lost dogs in the affected areas:
Task Force 75 is a team of veterans with boats and supplies in Wilmington, NC helping with search and rescue. GoFundMe has verified this charity:
The Red Cross depends on financial donations to provide disaster relief:
Charity Navigator gives these relief organizations their highest rating:
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
Some good news: