Memphis Flooding: How to Help Flood Victims

May 9, 2011 -- Thousands of people from Arkansas to Tennessee are fleeing their homes ahead of recording-breaking flooding. Here's what you can do to help.

The Mississippi River's record crest was 48.7 feet in 1937 and the Army Corp of Engineers expects the river to rise to 48 feet by early Tuesday morning.

More than 1,300 homes are under an evacuation order and another 240 have been warned that they might need to leave. Nearly 400 people are staying in shelters. The damage has been extensive in places like Memphis where entire neighborhoods have been swallowed by the water and vehicles completely submerged.

Find out below how to help and donate to the flood relief effort.

Donate to the Flood Relief Effort

To make a donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief, visit its online donation page.

You can also call 1-800-RED-CROSS or text "REDCROSS" to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

To donate to the United Way, visit its online donation page.

To donate to the Salvation Army's flood relief efforts, visit www.salvationarmyusa.org, click on their donation page and designate "May Floods."

You can call 1-800-SAL-ARMY and donors can text "GIVE" to 80888 to make a $10 donation. Checks can be made out to the Salvation Army Disaster Relief, P.O. Box 100339, Atlanta, Ga., 30384-0339.

To make a donation to Hope Presbyterian Church, visit its online donation section located at the bottom of this page.

All donated items must be new and in original packaging. At the request of the shelters, please only bring items from the list below: