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HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF INFORMATION AND RESOURCE THREAD

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The purpose of this thread is to provide links to organizations which are coordinating disaster relief efforts, along with other resources. Here is a preliminary list:

http://www.redcross.org

http://www.noahswish.org

http://www.teamster.org/benefits/disasterrelief/disaste...

http://www.msana.com/msadisasterrelief.htm

http://www.la-spca.org/forms/donations.htm

http://www.hssm.org

I am going to keep this thread pinned to the top of the General Discussion forum. Feel free to add further links and resources to this thread, along with requests for help, but PLEASE DO NOT POST OFF-TOPIC OR GENERAL CONVERSATION MESSAGES. I don't want this thread to fill up with chatter, we need to keep it informative and quick-loading.

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HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF INFORMATION AND RESOURCE THREAD	EarlG	Aug-30-05 12:11 PM	#0
thanks	sundog	Aug-30-05 12:20 PM	#1
Email from Howard Dean: "Hurricane Katrina: How to Help" . . .	TaleWgnDg	Aug-31-05 03:15 AM	#54
How To Donate Your AIRMILES To Help Out!!	mermaid	Sep-02-05 02:41 PM	#136
Collection of useful links for storm news	crispini	Aug-30-05 12:23 PM	#2
Request for info re: Washington Parish.	crispini	Aug-30-05 12:23 PM	#3
Second Harvesters Food Bank of Greater New Orleans	meganmonkey	Aug-30-05 12:27 PM	#4
America's 2nd Harvest admits it's conduit to "faith-based" organizations	TaleWgnDg	Aug-30-05 09:42 PM	#45
See my post 62	meganmonkey	Aug-31-05 09:07 AM	#55
I just made a donation to a faith based emergency provider	wicasa	Sep-02-05 12:02 AM	#125
yes we can. n/t	loveable liberal	Sep-02-05 01:26 PM	#131
Another organization with nationwide ties	Lydia Leftcoast	Aug-30-05 12:28 PM	#5
More	WilliamPitt	Aug-30-05 12:30 PM	#6
FEMA list of organizations	Sapphire Blue	Aug-30-05 12:30 PM	#7
FEMA link is down at the moment	CountAllVotes	Aug-30-05 12:37 PM	#10
Operation Blessing is Pat Robertson.	FrustratedDemInNC	Aug-30-05 04:56 PM	#28
Amen	Pallas180	Aug-30-05 06:13 PM	#33
Thank you for pointing out the connection!	Sapphire Blue	Aug-30-05 06:30 PM	#37
The thing to bear in mind with that "Operation Blessing" outfit,	pnorman	Sep-02-05 03:44 PM	#139
I feel the same way about MANY on the FEMA list	JoFerret	Sep-04-05 10:47 AM	#166
HELLO? Everyone of those in FEMA's list is a religious organization . . .	TaleWgnDg	Aug-30-05 09:26 PM	#41
Faith-based FEMA list makes me suspicious and doubtful	JoFerret	Sep-04-05 10:45 AM	#165
America's Second Harvest	meganmonkey	Aug-30-05 12:31 PM	#8
Is this a non-religious non-prof?	GoddessOfGuinness	Aug-30-05 01:58 PM	#18
Definitely not religious!	meganmonkey	Aug-30-05 02:27 PM	#20
Deleted sub-thread	Name removed	Aug-30-05 02:32 PM	#21
Deleted sub-thread	Name removed	Aug-30-05 06:15 PM	#34
Deleted sub-thread	Name removed	Aug-30-05 09:30 PM	#43
GoddessofGuinness, please see my post #45 in this DU thread	TaleWgnDg	Aug-31-05 05:14 PM	#72
most food shelves are ran by churchs	globol@comcast.net	Aug-31-05 10:21 PM	#84
Direct Assistance to DUers affected by Katrina?	Catchawave	Aug-30-05 12:37 PM	#9
We are also working on determining the best way to help	JimmyJazz	Aug-30-05 12:38 PM	#11
Contributions for Katrina victims	Allyoop	Aug-30-05 12:58 PM	#12
Those people need basics, like clothes, underwear, shoes - if	Pallas180	Aug-30-05 06:17 PM	#35
Salvation Army is providing meals, etc:	Dr Fate	Aug-30-05 01:05 PM	#13
More contact info:(400,000 meals a day to victims and first responders)	Dr Fate	Aug-30-05 01:34 PM	#14
link to donate to Catholic Relief	CountAllVotes	Aug-30-05 01:35 PM	#15
And link to the NAACP's disaster relief donation site:	Vitruvius	Sep-04-05 09:14 PM	#179
Thanks ...	Joan_Alpern	Aug-30-05 01:35 PM	#16
Flood Buckets - a way to begin helping now.	RevCheesehead	Aug-30-05 01:57 PM	#17
And you can donate cash on line...	polmaven	Aug-31-05 08:46 PM	#79
Here's another one.	knitter4democracy	Aug-30-05 02:23 PM	#19
Posted a thread here early yesterday...	kerrygoddess	Aug-30-05 02:38 PM	#22
thank you n/t	Swamp Rat	Aug-30-05 02:56 PM	#23
Thanks for this!	fooj	Aug-30-05 03:30 PM	#24
Don't forget the animals.	jessicazi	Aug-30-05 03:56 PM	#25
Humane Society of the United States:	Catchawave	Aug-30-05 05:04 PM	#30
Katrina rescue effort for pets	Oreegone	Aug-30-05 05:05 PM	#31
There are many people staying in NO because they don't want to leave pets	candice	Sep-05-05 11:44 PM	#188
Thanks for that. I feel bad. I have donated the same amount	Spike from MN	Sep-07-05 10:14 PM	#197
Catholic Charities	AngryOldDem	Aug-30-05 04:32 PM	#26
There's a Disasters Update cellphone text message group	IanDB1	Aug-30-05 04:37 PM	#27
Here are some ways to help the animals	Modem Butterfly	Aug-30-05 05:00 PM	#29
http://www.uan.org/	candice	Sep-05-05 11:58 PM	#189
Is anybody tracking people yet?	MGKrebs	Aug-30-05 06:04 PM	#32
nola.com has a forum where people can	DemBones DemBones	Sep-01-05 11:58 AM	#97
** MISSING PEOPLE SEARCH Engines & Websites ***	intheflow	Sep-18-05 09:29 PM	#217
McCormick Tribune Foundation is matching donations	nuxvomica	Aug-30-05 06:19 PM	#36
Thanks so much.	Rhiannon12866	Aug-31-05 02:39 AM	#52
Update: match has gone from $1M to $2M	nuxvomica	Sep-05-05 10:30 AM	#182
New Orleans blog	eleonora	Aug-30-05 07:38 PM	#38
Here's the GOP's "Compassionate Conservatism" Version:	jurassicpork	Aug-30-05 08:21 PM	#39
self delete	WestHoustonDem	Aug-30-05 08:50 PM	#40
Please post any info how to contact family members	annagull	Aug-30-05 09:27 PM	#42
try Next of Kin	eleonora	Aug-31-05 02:46 AM	#53
Please help us with this - Katrina PeopleFinder Project	sarahlee	Sep-05-05 12:44 AM	#181
I'm OK Line	deek	Aug-30-05 09:38 PM	#44
Thanks!	Rainscents	Aug-30-05 10:33 PM	#46
I'm putting all these links on this website	LeighAnn	Aug-30-05 10:36 PM	#47
Here are a ton of links.	Zan_of_Texas	Sep-01-05 04:06 PM	#110
Thank you	Fountain79	Aug-30-05 10:45 PM	#48
Double your money	paineinthearse	Aug-30-05 11:53 PM	#49
Here is a bunch more information (sorry if any is a dupe)	Roland99	Aug-31-05 12:15 AM	#50
Union for Reform Judaism	Behind the Aegis	Aug-31-05 12:24 AM	#51
Thanks to whoever suggested Noah's Wish....	fudge stripe cookays	Aug-31-05 09:26 AM	#56
Thanks, FSC -- you just inspired me to donate to Noah's Wish... n/t	KrazyKat	Sep-01-05 03:42 AM	#89
Yay!	fudge stripe cookays	Sep-01-05 10:05 AM	#93
Reliable Resources	Simply Fugue	Aug-31-05 10:45 AM	#57
A list from the League of Conservation Voters	ih8thegop	Aug-31-05 11:00 AM	#58
Capital Hill Blue challenge	sarahlee	Aug-31-05 12:59 PM	#59
Thank you sarahlee, this was a great suggestion! I feel even better about	Talismom	Aug-31-05 08:54 PM	#80
Boots-on-the-ground help offered	RareLubbockDem	Aug-31-05 12:59 PM	#60
Boots-on-the-ground help offered	RareLubbockDem	Aug-31-05 01:00 PM	#61
I heard on the radio this morning that the Red Cross...	Mixxster	Sep-01-05 12:51 PM	#99
The red cross give me a break	IconoclastIlene	Sep-01-05 09:24 PM	#120
BEFORE you donate, find out if your company is matching funds.	OrlandoGator	Aug-31-05 01:09 PM	#62
United Health Care offers free crisis hotline	crispini	Aug-31-05 01:24 PM	#63
Don't forget the American Friends Service Committee	dflprincess	Aug-31-05 01:29 PM	#64
an email from a good liberal staff person at work	wellstone dem	Aug-31-05 01:49 PM	#65
Employer Matching Grants limited eligible institutions	kimpossible	Aug-31-05 03:04 PM	#66
Red Cross Blood Donation number for locations:	Pithy Cherub	Aug-31-05 03:14 PM	#67
Channel 4 in NYC holding a fundraiser tonight for the hurricane victims	theHandpuppet	Aug-31-05 04:07 PM	#68
http://neworleans.mindsay.com	eleonora	Aug-31-05 04:23 PM	#69
Disaster information map	crispini	Aug-31-05 04:39 PM	#70
Unitarian Universalist Association Gulf Coast Relief Fund	GoddessOfGuinness	Aug-31-05 04:54 PM	#71
Thank you for that Relief Fund info.	jp4peace	Sep-04-05 03:43 AM	#163
Houston Food Bank	CitySky	Aug-31-05 06:48 PM	#73
Houston overview - useful info	Zan_of_Texas	Sep-03-05 01:13 AM	#152
I would like to add Mercy Corps to this list	flamingyouth	Aug-31-05 06:51 PM	#74
# for families of deployed soldiers affected by Katrina	SaveAmerica	Aug-31-05 07:33 PM	#75
Well, at least the Red Cross site is slow. That means alot of	rainman99	Aug-31-05 07:37 PM	#76
FEMA link provided by the Friends of John Kerry:	pnorman	Aug-31-05 08:08 PM	#77
Habitat for Humanity!	48percenter	Aug-31-05 08:14 PM	#78
Searching assistance from WWL-TV...	Sapphire Blue	Aug-31-05 08:57 PM	#81
Companies Matching Funds	Lady President	Aug-31-05 09:05 PM	#82
How craigslist.com is helping. This is very important!!!	Jacobin	Aug-31-05 09:53 PM	#83
Direct craigslist links for temp. housing	Book Lover	Sep-01-05 03:18 PM	#106
John Kerry Appeals for Help for Katrina Victims	kerrygoddess	Aug-31-05 11:06 PM	#85
Profiting from Katrina	Had_enough_BS	Sep-01-05 12:10 AM	#86
Sounds like the last nail in the coffin for those guys..... n/t	fudge stripe cookays	Sep-01-05 10:07 AM	#94
I think it is attitudes like that that have kept me from flying very much	wicasa	Sep-01-05 11:58 PM	#124
NOLA Scanner and 10-Codes	crispini	Sep-01-05 01:10 AM	#87
More on-line radion from LA	crispini	Sep-01-05 01:11 AM	#88
List of on-line links for home-sharing	eridani	Sep-01-05 06:00 AM	#90
Overseas donations??	Henny Penny	Sep-01-05 07:52 AM	#91
TV Fund Raisers for Katrina Survivors to Begin this Weekend	benny05	Sep-01-05 08:50 AM	#92
Vital information for those going into the affected area.	crispini	Sep-01-05 11:37 AM	#95
Coast Guard 1-800-DAD-SAFE	bananas	Sep-01-05 11:52 AM	#96
Liberal Blogosphere for Hurricane Relief	kerrygoddess	Sep-01-05 12:04 PM	#98
Harris County (Houston) Citizen Corps - call for Volunteers	ihaveaquestion	Sep-01-05 01:17 PM	#100
provide housing to victims: www.katrinahousing.org	savethesea	Sep-01-05 01:21 PM	#101
Another pet rescue site	GoneOffShore	Sep-01-05 01:36 PM	#102
Suggestion for people in Northern states	Lydia Leftcoast	Sep-01-05 01:54 PM	#103
redcross.org NOT WORKING	LifeDuringWartime	Sep-01-05 02:45 PM	#104
Buy indie music on CDBaby and all money goes to hurricane victims	Beaverhausen	Sep-01-05 03:05 PM	#105
I LOVE CDBaby!	ihaveaquestion	Sep-03-05 08:37 AM	#155
Once in Texas	Weembo	Sep-01-05 03:28 PM	#107
In Houston area, use the hotline number 211.	Zan_of_Texas	Sep-01-05 03:57 PM	#108
Postal service for evacuees.	Zan_of_Texas	Sep-01-05 04:02 PM	#109
SE DUers !!! MoveOn has put out the call: Who can help with housing?	DinahMoeHum	Sep-01-05 04:24 PM	#111
Here is a link	LuckyTheDog	Sep-01-05 04:37 PM	#112
Hurricane Katrina Resources	kerrygoddess	Sep-01-05 05:41 PM	#113
For the knitters and crocheters:	knitter4democracy	Sep-01-05 06:11 PM	#114
Project Linus steps up to the plate!	knitter4democracy	Sep-02-05 06:24 PM	#142
United Methodist Committee on Relief	CoolOnion	Sep-01-05 06:24 PM	#115
www.moveon.org	ultraist	Sep-01-05 06:27 PM	#116
World Vision	rsmith6621	Sep-01-05 07:54 PM	#117
Finding Survivors	WesDem	Sep-01-05 08:01 PM	#118
ATLANTA GA - Evacuee Care	MsTryska	Sep-01-05 09:08 PM	#119
Another cellphone text message / Upoc group for hurricane info	IanDB1	Sep-01-05 10:29 PM	#121
Don't know if this is appropriate	Paula Sims	Sep-01-05 10:43 PM	#122
IMPORTANT INFO ON FRAUDULENT CHARITIES	tk2kewl	Sep-01-05 11:45 PM	#123
From Orlando	CC	Sep-02-05 12:24 AM	#126
Adding the link to	CC	Sep-02-05 02:25 PM	#135
Secular Humanist Aid and Relief Effort	IanDB1	Sep-02-05 12:25 AM	#127
Charity Navigator.	HuckleB	Sep-02-05 02:23 AM	#128
Mercy Corps.	HuckleB	Sep-02-05 02:25 AM	#129
Relief for musicians	doxieone	Sep-02-05 03:31 AM	#130
FEMA not allowed to aid gay families. Donate 2 Hurricane Katrina LGBT Fund	IanDB1	Sep-02-05 01:35 PM	#132
thank you!	shireen	Sep-02-05 02:56 PM	#137
See also http://www.rainbowrelief.org/	theHandpuppet	Sep-02-05 07:46 PM	#146
THANK-YOU	JoFerret	Sep-04-05 10:50 AM	#167
Oxfam America will give with poor communities in mind	G_j	Sep-02-05 01:56 PM	#133
OXFAM = excellent organisation	JoFerret	Sep-04-05 10:52 AM	#168
American Humanist Assoc. taking relief donations, establishing new Charity	IanDB1	Sep-02-05 01:59 PM	#134
SAME CAMP - DIFFERENT DITCH! LAN & VFP IN COVINGTON, LA - HELP NEEDED!	crispini	Sep-02-05 03:15 PM	#138
update from Camp Casey in Covington La.	jp4peace	Sep-03-05 09:14 PM	#159
Why not relocate refugees to Camp Casey in Crawford?	IanDB1	Sep-04-05 03:22 PM	#173
Camp Casey in Crawford has moved to Covington La.	jp4peace	Sep-04-05 05:38 PM	#176
Deleted message	Name removed	Sep-02-05 04:15 PM	#140
Green Party Katrina Relief Link here.	demodonkey	Sep-02-05 04:26 PM	#141
AAR Public Voicemail 1-866-217-6255	satya	Sep-02-05 07:03 PM	#143
Ask your mayor to shelter victims in your city	WillYourVoteBCounted	Sep-02-05 07:21 PM	#144
List of links for finding survivors	sharonking21	Sep-02-05 07:38 PM	#145
More links for finding survivors...	Sapphire Blue	Sep-04-05 10:17 AM	#164
my husband just got an email from his alma mater	12345	Sep-02-05 08:31 PM	#147
COMPILATION of Hurricane Katrina Rescue Organizations	Angry Girl	Sep-02-05 09:00 PM	#148
AMAZON.COM account for Red Cross donations: already over $4 MILLION given	Nothing Without Hope	Sep-02-05 10:26 PM	#149
Operation USA does a good job of relief worldwide,sending medical supplies	leesa	Sep-02-05 11:25 PM	#150
Mercy Corps. - $1 donation = almost $30 food	CountAllVotes	Sep-03-05 01:04 AM	#151
HurricaneHousing.org from MoveOn.org	Blaq Dem	Sep-03-05 02:00 AM	#153
Has Anyone heard from Michele Herman from Biloxi?	ynot	Sep-03-05 08:26 AM	#154
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY accepting donations for New Orleans	Pallas180	Sep-03-05 09:54 AM	#156
Coffee Cup software (Corpus Christi, Texas, collecting goods	suegeo	Sep-03-05 01:36 PM	#157
Donate to hotel stays for displaced people >	wildflower	Sep-03-05 08:19 PM	#158
Donate school supplies to victims of Katrina (mailing address inside)	Solly Mack	Sep-04-05 12:32 AM	#160
LINK FOR PET/ANIMAL RELATED DISASTER RELIEF	MsMagnificent	Sep-04-05 01:06 AM	#161
When everybody does there bit ...	BenTrem	Sep-04-05 02:49 AM	#162
Good Bears of the World	Khaotic	Sep-04-05 11:56 AM	#169
Louisiana Nursing Home Association	kliljedahl	Sep-04-05 12:25 PM	#170
Here's another one	Bluzmann57	Sep-04-05 02:38 PM	#171
From Headcount (Grateful Dead connected org)	G_j	Sep-04-05 02:54 PM	#172
Cries for help locating missing pets in gulf region	astonamous	Sep-04-05 04:04 PM	#174
national alliance for the mentally ill	mopinko	Sep-04-05 04:17 PM	#175
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation thread (goes directly to LA)	Draill	Sep-04-05 06:02 PM	#177
Buy music and donate entire sale to Katrina victims	sjbech	Sep-04-05 08:21 PM	#178
If you want to send something in addition to cash, send ....	JPZenger	Sep-04-05 11:05 PM	#180
More help for NOLA Musicians!	Bill Bored	Sep-05-05 12:04 PM	#183
Food Not Bombs	Catchawave	Sep-05-05 05:01 PM	#184
Jewish Hurricane Relief	IanDB1	Sep-05-05 09:12 PM	#185
HURRICANE ANIMAL RESCUE AND AID	shireen	Sep-05-05 11:11 PM	#186
UPDATED SEPT 9 '05: HURRICANE PET RESCUE INFORMATION	shireen	Sep-09-05 09:18 AM	#201
UPDATED SEPT 11 '05: HURRICANE PET RESCUE INFORMATION	shireen	Sep-11-05 01:23 AM	#206
Crates needed urgently 9/12	kahleefornia	Sep-12-05 09:58 AM	#210
UPDATED SEPT 16 '05: HURRICANE PET RESCUE INFORMATION	shireen	Sep-16-05 12:57 PM	#215
Shelter in URGENT need of supplies -- Veterans For Peace -- Covington, LA	Lone_Star_Dem	Sep-05-05 11:13 PM	#187
katrinalodging.net	Wordie	Sep-06-05 02:18 AM	#190
Help the Hurricane Victims – Have your organization adopt a family!	Caro	Sep-06-05 06:35 AM	#191
NAACP.org Disaster Relief Fund	ultraist	Sep-06-05 10:46 AM	#192
Hurricane news for individual counties & cities in Louisiana, Mississippi	preciousdove	Sep-06-05 12:16 PM	#193
Katrina Disaster Relief Information for People with Disabilities	suffragette	Sep-06-05 08:14 PM	#194
Habitat for Humanity has a Katrina response effort,	Wordie	Sep-07-05 01:20 AM	#195
Donate Backpacks With School Supplies for Displaced School Kids	JPZenger	Sep-07-05 02:43 PM	#196
Specific Needs Listed for Specific Shelters	JPZenger	Sep-08-05 10:04 AM	#198
LA State Library is DESPERATE for PCs/printers	blondeatlast	Sep-08-05 06:28 PM	#199
another computer request -- Louisiana NAACP (laptops)	Lisa	Sep-11-05 02:39 AM	#208
Sept 28th -- Mississippi Library Commission -- needs Internet PCs	Lisa	Sep-29-05 07:35 PM	#224
Help with school uniforms for displaced students	Solly Mack	Sep-09-05 06:00 AM	#200
Personal Stories Forums and Wiki Now Available	sandboxface	Sep-09-05 02:47 PM	#202
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation	Kahuna	Sep-09-05 08:59 PM	#203
please donate to Episcopal Relief and Development	brindis_desala	Sep-10-05 12:15 PM	#204
MoveOn.org has"hurricane housing" site	Wordie	Sep-10-05 06:52 PM	#205
Veterans For Peace Needs Democratic Underground	subutane	Sep-11-05 02:02 AM	#207
The Onion will match your donation to the Red Cross up to $100,000.	Midlodemocrat	Sep-11-05 01:35 PM	#209
National Congress of American Indians (call for HELP!)	CountAllVotes	Sep-12-05 01:52 PM	#211
Here's a good one: Baton Rouge Area Foundation	0rganism	Sep-13-05 02:34 PM	#212
More aid resources	IanDB1	Sep-14-05 09:58 AM	#213
Doubt about Contributions	panader0	Sep-15-05 10:18 PM	#214
Not sure if this would be a place to post this	skinfusionz	Sep-17-05 07:12 PM	#216
How to Help the Animals Devastated by Hurricane Katrina	Omaha Steve	Sep-19-05 10:04 PM	#218
Exhaustive list of community based relief efforts.people of color, GLBT	mom cat	Sep-20-05 11:19 AM	#219
A site specifically for people w/ disabilites and those who want to help	Wordie	Sep-20-05 11:39 PM	#220
Comedian / Musician Eric Schwartz Fundraiser for Katrina Relief, NYC 9/28	IanDB1	Sep-21-05 11:46 AM	#221
Hurricane Katrina Bisexual Hurricane Relief Fund	IanDB1	Sep-23-05 04:56 PM	#222
I have two questions: Is Shreveport in the damaged area? How can	jwirr	Sep-29-05 01:55 PM	#223
Deleted message	Name removed	Oct-01-05 06:58 PM	#225
Story, pictures, information of ongoing needs	uppityperson	Oct-02-05 09:00 PM	#226
Want to Donate to Deaf Hurricane Relief?	FizzFuzz	Oct-05-05 11:24 AM	#227

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