JWs will give some financial assistance for disasters when encouraged to do so. I find them very giving in that aspect. They will give limited help to someone in their congregation, also. But posters are right. Organizational giving (contribution boxes and preaching) is the priority. It is sad that a visiting Circuit Overseer whose expenses are cared for (until they get rid of him) will receive envelopes and hand-outs, but a struggling publisher will receive encouragement only.
To be fair, we were all convinced that giving the organizational way is the best way. I was a Hurricane Hugo victim in 1989, and the JWs gave cars, food, clothing, etc. This was wonderful. Since then, the organization says to just give money to the Worldwide Work so they can distribute what everyone needs after a disaster. While there is some benefit to that, it is mainly a way to control the money. Let people give what the want to from the heart. We were also taught that a financially poor person could get sustenance and covering from government aid, and should learn to "keep their eye simple," while a travelling overseer only gets what we give him.