Here are some ways to help the families of Dallas officers killed Thursday. The list will be continually updated as we hear of more. If you know of a way to help, send it to cschmidt@dallasnews.com.

The Assist the Officer Foundation at 1412 Griffin St. East, Dallas, Texas 75215; online at atodallas.org/support; or by phone, 214 747-6839. Make checks payable to Assist the Officer Foundation or ATO.

The Dallas Foundation has established The Line of Duty Fund at its site, dallasfoundation.org.

GoFundMe pages have been set up for four of the five officers who were killed:

The American Red Cross said there is a need to keep supplies of blood stocked in the event of tragedies such as the shooting. More than 225 blood products were supplied to one of the hospitals treating shooting victims.

Carter BloodCare has multiple blood donation centers every day of the week, including the Baylor Donor Center, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The full list of hours and locations is available here.

Restaurants and breweries across the Dallas area are offering free meals or drinks to uniformed police officers. Many are donating a portion or all of their proceeds to groups supporting the Dallas Police Department and DART Police Department. Check out our lengthy list of those places here.

You can wear your support, too. Bullzerk, Versatees, TexTeesApparel, Patch of Valor, and other stores are selling shirts with the proceeds being donated to groups supporting the DPD officers' families. Oak Cliff print shop We Are 1976 made a letterpress with 100% of proceeds going to the Assist the Officer Foundation supporting the officers' families.

The National Latino Law Enforcement Organization is arranging an event in support of the DPD families featuring a 5k or 1-mile run starting at Trinity Groves on July 28. The registration fee is however much you choose to donate, though the option of a T-shirt is available. More information is available here.

Counseling for those affected by the tragedy across Dallas has been set up as well. At El Centro, where classes were under lockdown while police responded to the ambush, counseling is available for students, employees, and police officers: "Students and employees can call a 24-hour crisis line at 775-784-8090 or text "answer" to 839863; contact Crisis Counseling at 800-985-5990 or text "TalkWithUs" to 66746; or call 800-273-8255."

The Dallas Central Public Library had offered free counseling the day after the shooting, but encouraged anyone who missed the opportunity to call this crisis hotline 24/7: (866) 342-6892.

Groups announcing donations include:

The Texas Bankers Association, which includes PlainsCapital Bank and NexBank, donated over $25,000 to the Assist the Officer Foundation.

"The morning after the tragedy, we began getting phone calls from member bankers asking if there was a coordinated effort on behalf of the industry to help the victims," said TBA President and CEO Eric Sandberg. "We did our due diligence and selected Assist the Officer Foundation because 100 percent of the proceeds go to the families in need."

Comerica Bank, headquartered in Dallas, also donated $15,000 to the Assist the Officer Foundation.

RBC Wealth Management-U.S., which made a $10,000 donation to the Assist the Officer Foundation in Dallas.

American Airlines said it was helping fly in families affected by shooting and donating $50,000 to Assist the Officer Foundation.

Southwest Airlines said it was donating $75,000 to Assist the Officer and offering travel assistance to families.