bwhitten
09-09-2005, 08:32 AM
If you want to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina but do not know where to begin, here is a short comprehensive list I have compiled to assist with your efforts. It is a place to start. Register with the appropriate organizations so that they know what equipment, resources, or manpower you have available and they can utilize the same in a more effective manner. Please feel free to redistribute this list!
Check my MSN Space frequently for updates to this list!
Please feel free to contact me if you need further information.
Thank you kindly and hugs to all!
Brenda
bwhitten@midsouth.rr.com (bwhitten@midsouth.rr.com)
My MSN space: http://spaces.msn.com/members/bwhitten/ (http://spaces.msn.com/members/bwhitten/)
Livewire Forum to assist Katrina victims: http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7
IMPORTANT NOTE: N E V E R give your personal information to anyone via email and please verify all web sites that someone may send you in an email or that you may find on a forum or other website asking for donations. There are plenty of scam emails/websites, which will try to steal your personal information. I have included lists with phone numbers and addresses where assistance is needed. All of the information below can be easily verified.
A place to start:
Louisiana's official web site for information about Hurricane Katrina
Includes information about evacuees and missing persons, shelters and emergency housing, donating to relief efforts, and a hotline to report price gouging.
http://katrina.louisiana.gov/ (http://katrina.louisiana.gov/)
Network For Good - REGISTER TODAY!
You can donate your time, resources or manpower.
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/ (http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/)
American Red Cross - REGISTER TODAY!
You can donate your time, resources or manpower.
http://www.redcross.org/ (http://www.redcross.org/)
Contractors who want to donate resources/equipment register here - REGISTER TODAY!
http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/offices/contract/Katrina/ContractorRegister.php (http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/offices/contract/Katrina/ContractorRegister.php)
News and information Web portal for the construction industry - REGISTER TODAY!
Special emphasis on connecting construction professionals to the rebuilding effort.
http://www.ForConstructionPros.com (http://www.forconstructionpros.com/)
Rescue Animals Affected By The Hurricane - REGISTER TODAY!
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_volunteer (http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_volunteer)
Enter Bear Hugs With Love, a teddy bear and stuffed animal drive created and spearheaded by Memphis lawyer Natasha Nassar and friend Kelly Swords. The project, spanning Memphis, Tennessee and Houston, San Antonio, and Austin, Texas, hopes to raise 20,000 stuffed animals for the little victims to make them feel safe and loved at night through these trying times in the months ahead.
www.bearhugswithlove.com (http://www.bearhugswithlove.com/)
NOPD-AID
This site is to support the police and other forces most of who also do not have a home
http://www.nopd-aid.org/ (http://www.nopd-aid.org/)
http://www.nopd-aid.org/people/inde...vtopic&forum=10 (http://www.nopd-aid.org/people/index.php?action=vtopic&forum=10)
"EYES AND EARS" FORUM AT:
http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=31 (http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=31)
The Meeting of Minds project is donated by the
Livewire.fm development team. We are non-partisan, and
non-affiliated. LIVEWIRE.FM is coordinating
information in a central location gathering needs,
identifying leaders and their projects, and putting
them together with volunteers. This is a grass roots
effort. Please join our growing community.
Salvation Army - another fine resource for helping Katrina victims
Hurricane Katrina - Your Help is needed ... Here's How.
Monetary donations are greatly appreciated. With financial donations, The Salvation Army can purchase the necessary items that the disaster victims need at that time. It will also allow The Salvation Army to assess the unique needs of both individuals and families.
Donations can be made:
By calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY
n By going online to www.salvationarmyusa.org (http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/)
n By visiting Wal-Mart or Sam?s Club stores
n By mailing a check to the local Salvation Army, earmarked for Disaster Relief
Due to the fact there are no facilities to store goods and the response is now a Federal Homeland Security event, individually donated goods would not be able to enter the disaster site without proper authorization from the government. Please do not endorse such drives in your community at this time. The Salvation Army is currently not seeking In Kind donations from the general public. (In this event, if you want to help contact one of the moderators at http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7 (http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7) you can get connected directly to individuals who need help outside of the governmental red tape ? note from Brenda)
Large donations in bulk that can be transported from corporations and businesses are needed. Companies can call 1-888-363-2769.
VOLUNTEERS:
Those interested in volunteering can register on the volunteer database by going to www.salvationarmyusa.org (http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/) and then click under the ?Volunteer Here? line to fill out a registration form.
SEARCH FOR RELATIVES:
If people are looking for relatives who were affected by the disaster, they can go to www.salvationarmyusa.org (http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/) and click under ?Loved Ones.? It will connect you to The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN).
PRAYER:
Individuals can continue to pray for the victims as well as the many relief workers who are responding to the needs of thousands of people affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Other Resources:
Help Identify People Missing as a Result of Hurricane Katrina
In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Department of Justice has asked the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to staff a hotline to take reports of missing children, missing adults, and found children.
http://www.missingkids.com/missingk..._US&PageId=2077 (http://www.missingkids.com/missingk..._US&PageId=2077)
Download a Microsoft? Excel? list of children
Hurricane Katrina Children (http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/katrina.xls) is list of children that NCMEC currently has on file as either missing or looking for their parents.
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/katrina.xls (http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/katrina.xls)
Find Family National Call Center 1-866-326-9393
For those whose loved ones have been separated or lost in the disaster.
National Center for Missing Adults (http://www.missingadults.org/)
Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina/locate)
FirstGov.gov (http://www.firstgov.gov/)
National and LOCAL MEMPHIS CONTACT info for Hurricane Victims and people wanting to help
http://www.memphistravel.com/Katrina.html (http://www.memphistravel.com/Katrina.html)
http://www.kix106.com/katrina.htm (http://www.kix106.com/katrina.htm)
Excellent Information on Lost and Found Persons and How To Help
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/wiki/katrina/ (http://www.ojr.org/ojr/wiki/katrina/)
Databases to connect friends and loved ones after Katrina
http://www.networkforgood.org/OffsiteFrame/?SiteURL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gulfcoastnews.com%2f (http://www.networkforgood.org/OffsiteFrame/?SiteURL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gulfcoastnews.com%2f)
Government Agencies, Lost and Found People Database, More Ways to Help
http://katrina.internet2.edu/wiki/main.html (http://katrina.internet2.edu/wiki/main.html)
List of Resources for Reconnecting with Missing Friends and Family
http://goneworleans.about.com/od/famouslandmarks/a/findsurvivors.htm (http://goneworleans.about.com/od/famouslandmarks/a/findsurvivors.htm)
CNN Reported Safe List
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list/ (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list/)
Katrina Missing/Stranded Persons Request
http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do (http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do)
Hurricane Katrina Survivor List
http://www.katrina-survivor.com/ (http://www.katrina-survivor.com/)
Check my MSN Space frequently for updates to this list!
Please feel free to contact me if you need further information.
Thank you kindly and hugs to all!
Brenda
bwhitten@midsouth.rr.com (bwhitten@midsouth.rr.com)
My MSN space: http://spaces.msn.com/members/bwhitten/ (http://spaces.msn.com/members/bwhitten/)
Livewire Forum to assist Katrina victims: http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7
IMPORTANT NOTE: N E V E R give your personal information to anyone via email and please verify all web sites that someone may send you in an email or that you may find on a forum or other website asking for donations. There are plenty of scam emails/websites, which will try to steal your personal information. I have included lists with phone numbers and addresses where assistance is needed. All of the information below can be easily verified.
A place to start:
Louisiana's official web site for information about Hurricane Katrina
Includes information about evacuees and missing persons, shelters and emergency housing, donating to relief efforts, and a hotline to report price gouging.
http://katrina.louisiana.gov/ (http://katrina.louisiana.gov/)
Network For Good - REGISTER TODAY!
You can donate your time, resources or manpower.
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/ (http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/)
American Red Cross - REGISTER TODAY!
You can donate your time, resources or manpower.
http://www.redcross.org/ (http://www.redcross.org/)
Contractors who want to donate resources/equipment register here - REGISTER TODAY!
http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/offices/contract/Katrina/ContractorRegister.php (http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/offices/contract/Katrina/ContractorRegister.php)
News and information Web portal for the construction industry - REGISTER TODAY!
Special emphasis on connecting construction professionals to the rebuilding effort.
http://www.ForConstructionPros.com (http://www.forconstructionpros.com/)
Rescue Animals Affected By The Hurricane - REGISTER TODAY!
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_volunteer (http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=hurricane_volunteer)
Enter Bear Hugs With Love, a teddy bear and stuffed animal drive created and spearheaded by Memphis lawyer Natasha Nassar and friend Kelly Swords. The project, spanning Memphis, Tennessee and Houston, San Antonio, and Austin, Texas, hopes to raise 20,000 stuffed animals for the little victims to make them feel safe and loved at night through these trying times in the months ahead.
www.bearhugswithlove.com (http://www.bearhugswithlove.com/)
NOPD-AID
This site is to support the police and other forces most of who also do not have a home
http://www.nopd-aid.org/ (http://www.nopd-aid.org/)
http://www.nopd-aid.org/people/inde...vtopic&forum=10 (http://www.nopd-aid.org/people/index.php?action=vtopic&forum=10)
"EYES AND EARS" FORUM AT:
http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=31 (http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=31)
The Meeting of Minds project is donated by the
Livewire.fm development team. We are non-partisan, and
non-affiliated. LIVEWIRE.FM is coordinating
information in a central location gathering needs,
identifying leaders and their projects, and putting
them together with volunteers. This is a grass roots
effort. Please join our growing community.
Salvation Army - another fine resource for helping Katrina victims
Hurricane Katrina - Your Help is needed ... Here's How.
Monetary donations are greatly appreciated. With financial donations, The Salvation Army can purchase the necessary items that the disaster victims need at that time. It will also allow The Salvation Army to assess the unique needs of both individuals and families.
Donations can be made:
By calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY
n By going online to www.salvationarmyusa.org (http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/)
n By visiting Wal-Mart or Sam?s Club stores
n By mailing a check to the local Salvation Army, earmarked for Disaster Relief
Due to the fact there are no facilities to store goods and the response is now a Federal Homeland Security event, individually donated goods would not be able to enter the disaster site without proper authorization from the government. Please do not endorse such drives in your community at this time. The Salvation Army is currently not seeking In Kind donations from the general public. (In this event, if you want to help contact one of the moderators at http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7 (http://livewire.fm/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=7) you can get connected directly to individuals who need help outside of the governmental red tape ? note from Brenda)
Large donations in bulk that can be transported from corporations and businesses are needed. Companies can call 1-888-363-2769.
VOLUNTEERS:
Those interested in volunteering can register on the volunteer database by going to www.salvationarmyusa.org (http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/) and then click under the ?Volunteer Here? line to fill out a registration form.
SEARCH FOR RELATIVES:
If people are looking for relatives who were affected by the disaster, they can go to www.salvationarmyusa.org (http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/) and click under ?Loved Ones.? It will connect you to The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN).
PRAYER:
Individuals can continue to pray for the victims as well as the many relief workers who are responding to the needs of thousands of people affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Other Resources:
Help Identify People Missing as a Result of Hurricane Katrina
In the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Department of Justice has asked the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) to staff a hotline to take reports of missing children, missing adults, and found children.
http://www.missingkids.com/missingk..._US&PageId=2077 (http://www.missingkids.com/missingk..._US&PageId=2077)
Download a Microsoft? Excel? list of children
Hurricane Katrina Children (http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/katrina.xls) is list of children that NCMEC currently has on file as either missing or looking for their parents.
http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/katrina.xls (http://www.missingkids.com/en_US/documents/katrina.xls)
Find Family National Call Center 1-866-326-9393
For those whose loved ones have been separated or lost in the disaster.
National Center for Missing Adults (http://www.missingadults.org/)
Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross (http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina/locate)
FirstGov.gov (http://www.firstgov.gov/)
National and LOCAL MEMPHIS CONTACT info for Hurricane Victims and people wanting to help
http://www.memphistravel.com/Katrina.html (http://www.memphistravel.com/Katrina.html)
http://www.kix106.com/katrina.htm (http://www.kix106.com/katrina.htm)
Excellent Information on Lost and Found Persons and How To Help
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/wiki/katrina/ (http://www.ojr.org/ojr/wiki/katrina/)
Databases to connect friends and loved ones after Katrina
http://www.networkforgood.org/OffsiteFrame/?SiteURL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gulfcoastnews.com%2f (http://www.networkforgood.org/OffsiteFrame/?SiteURL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gulfcoastnews.com%2f)
Government Agencies, Lost and Found People Database, More Ways to Help
http://katrina.internet2.edu/wiki/main.html (http://katrina.internet2.edu/wiki/main.html)
List of Resources for Reconnecting with Missing Friends and Family
http://goneworleans.about.com/od/famouslandmarks/a/findsurvivors.htm (http://goneworleans.about.com/od/famouslandmarks/a/findsurvivors.htm)
CNN Reported Safe List
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list/ (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/list/)
Katrina Missing/Stranded Persons Request
http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do (http://homeport.uscg.mil/mycg/portal/ep/home.do)
Hurricane Katrina Survivor List
http://www.katrina-survivor.com/ (http://www.katrina-survivor.com/)