Wed Aug 31, 2005

Hurricane Katrina - How you can help

Donations of blood, especially platelets is urgent because they only last for five days, compared to blood which can last for 42 days.
The Washington Post has links to helping find people missing in the hurricane.

FEMA Charity Tips: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm

From the San Francisco Chronicle/NY Times:

American Red Cross: To donate, go to www.redcross.org; call (415) 427-8000 or (800) 435-7669 [HELP-NOW].

The Red Cross will be assessing damage, operating shelters, providing food and cleaning up. Two emergency response vehicles have already left from the Bay Area, and more deployments are expected.

Salvation Army: Donations can be made via the group's Web site, www.salvationarmyusa.org; by calling (800) 725-2769 [SAL-ARMY].

The organization expects to serve 400,000 meals a day to victims and first responders.

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: www.nvoad.org

America's Second Harvest: (800) 344-8070 or or www.secondharvest.org

AmeriCares: americares.org

Adventist Community Services: (800) 381-7171 or www.adventist.communityservices.org

American Friends Service Committee: http://www.afsc.org /

Catholic Charities USA: (800) 919-9338, or www.catholiccharitiesusa.org

Christian Disaster Response: 1-941-956-5183 or 1-941-551-9554 or www.cdresponse.org/cdrhome.html

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee: 1-800-848-5818 or www.crwrc.org

Church World Service: (800) 297-1516 or online at www.churchworldservice.org

Convoy of Hope: (417) 823-8998 or www.convoyofhope.org

Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Inc.

Lutheran Disaster Response: 1-800-638-3522 or www.elca.org/disaster

Mennonite Disaster Service: 1-717-859-2210 or www.mds.mennonite.net

Mercy Corps: www.mercycorps.org

NAACP Disaster Relief Fund

Nazarene Disaster Response: 1-888-256-5886 or www.nazarenedisasterresponse.org

National Youth Advocacy Coalition

Oxfam America

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: 1-800-872-3283 or www.pcusa.org/pda

Rainbow Relief Fund

Southern Baptist Convention - Disaster Relief: 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440 or www.namb.net

Teamsters Disaster Relief Fund

United Methodist Committee on Relief: (800) 554-8583 or gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005

In addition, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is accepting donations at its 3,800 stores and Web site, www.walmart.com

Several organizations are also accepting donations for animal victims of the disaster:

American Humane Society: www.americanhumane.org

Humane Society of the United States: www.hsus.org

Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: www.la-spca.org

Hurrican Housing - A database of available housing for those displaced

Supplies for the displaced: The Houston Food Bank

Homes Available- NOLA.com

Craig's List - New Orleans temporary housing

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