Update on Our Hurricane Response

Applications for Hurricanes Helene and Milton are now closed.

Cases are processed in the order in which they were received. We are distributing weekly updates regarding processing time; please watch for emails from our team!

If you applied for assistance unrelated to these disasters, we are working as quickly as possible to process your case. Please reach out to your case manager directly or casemanagement@southernsmoke.org for any updates. Thank you for your patience during this time of unprecedented volume.

We are so grateful for the outpouring of support, and thanks to generous donors, to date we have granted $680,800 to 487 F+B workers affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton with 2,500 more being processed.

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Houston, TX /
Saigon Pagolac
WHERE WILL I BE COOKING:

Saigon Pagolac was established in Houston in 1989 by Long Pham and is now co-owned by his daughter, Jacklyn Pham. Long’s dream was to open a traditional style Vietnamese restaurant specializing in Seven Courses of Beef. Jacklyn has been able to extend the diversity of clientele by showcasing this style of Vietnamese food.