Pittsburgh (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh-area organizations are amping up efforts to help people impacted by Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene left a more than 500-mile path of destruction, but help continues to roll in. Clean-up efforts are just beginning and could take months or even longer.

Nonprofits are gearing up to support those affected by Hurricane Helene. Here's how you can be sure your donation is going directly to help.

Minnesota volunteers are on the ground helping with relief efforts for Hurricane Helene, which has left behind widespread damage across multiple states.

In fact, they were on the ground before Hurricane Helene barreled down on the southeast coast of the United States. "In the days leading up to Hurricane Helene, we had volunteers deployed down there," said Emily Holley,