Meghan Markle, Prince Harry donate to Texas women's shelter damaged in winter storm

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle donated to a Dallas women’s shelter after a winter storm left organisation with fallen ceilings and burst pipes. While taking to Twitter, Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support on February 21 said that y received a donation from Archewell Foundation, a n-profit created by Duke and Duchess of Sussex. organisation thanked couple and said that funds will support replacement of roof at its transitional housing facility and help meet ir immediate needs. 

According to magazine-based website, People, Jan Langbein, CEO of Genesis Women's Shelter & Support, said that donation me by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will help organisation get back on its feet. Jan ded that t only will this gift provide for organisation’s critical needs, but also it will shine international spotlight on violence against women and children, and it will let survivors kw that y are t alone. It is worth ting that Duke and Duchess’ donation comes at a critical time as most domestic violence organisations have recently reported an increase in violence. 

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Support received from 50 states 

Meanwhile, Dallas-based shelter closed for first time in 35 years after last week’s winter storm, which kcked power throughout state, including at Genesis’ emergency shelter and apartment. Jan said that as cold wear continued throughout week, pipes burst, flooding organisation’s onsite school. She informed that furniture was left covered with insulation after ceilings h collapsed. 

Genesis serves around 3,700 women and children each year. Following winter storm crisis, clients were relocated to hotels, or shelters, and to homes of friends and family members. In a tweet, organisation h said that shelter h reopened and that donations poured in from all over country. 

It is worth ting that Texas is currently in middle of a winter storm and is experiencing its coldest temperatures in deces. Power outs, caused by a combination of high demand, power plants crippled by wear, and a grid that is cut off from rest of country, have left millions of people shivering in dark. Water problems have impacted about 14.3 million residents out of a total population of around 29 million, as officials distribute fresh water and food to thousands of people. 

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