Hurricane Katrina

Online Resources and How to Help

Compiled from Staff and Wire Reports
Tuesday, September 27, 2005; 11:34 PM

Resources for finding missing persons and for getting and giving emergency assistance.

Get Emergency Assistance


FEDERAL

FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/

LOUISIANA

katrina.louisiana.gov/financial_assistance.htm

Department of Labor: http://www.laworks.net/, 225-342-3111

To file for disaster unemployment assistance: 800-818-7811.

Department of Social Services: 888-LAHELPU (888-524-3578).

MISSISSIPPI

http://www.mississippi.gov/

Department of Economic Security: mdes.ms.gov/wps/portal/#null

Emergency Management Agency: http://www.mema.ms.gov/

Disaster unemployment assistance: 888-844-3577

ALABAMA

Unemployment information: http://www.alabama.gov/working/unemployment.php

Unemployment compensation contacts: dir.alabama.gov/uc/phone.aspx

Department of Human Resources: dhr.state.al.us

Department of Public Health: http://www.adph.org/

To file an unemployment benefits claim: 866-234-5382

Locate People


* International Committee of the Red Cross Locate Relatives Service

* U.S. Government Katrina Help Resource List

* National Next of Kin Registry

* Salvation Army Health and Welfare Information Request Form

* FEMA Disaster Assistance Process

* NowPublic Missing Persons Board

* Nola.com Missing Persons Board

* Nola.com "I'm Okay" Board

* Nola.com Homes Available Board

* Nola.com Pet Rescue Board

* WDSU-TV Safe/Missing Persons Boards (By Parish)

* WWL-TV Missing Persons Forum

* WWL-TV Post If You're Okay Board

* Houma, La., Courier: Storm Forum

* Sunherald (Miss.) Missing Persons Board

* The Mississippi Press Missing Persons Forum

* CNN.com Safe List

* MSNBC "Looking For" List

* Yahoo Hurricane Katrina Message Boards (Broken out by city)

* Housing Offers on Houston Chronicle

* Housing and Other Offers of Help on KatrinaLodging.net

* Craig's List Lost and Found

* Katrina Family and Friends Forum

Make a Donation


Victims of Hurricane Katrina throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are in need of immediate medical care, food, water and temporary housing. Some of the organizations accepting donations:

* American Red Cross, 800-HELP-NOW (435-7669) English, 800-257-7575 Spanish

* America's Second Harvest, 800-344-8070

* American Jewish Committee 212-751-4000, ext.218

* Adventist Community Services, 800-381-7171

* B'nai B'rith International, 1-888-388-4224

* Bush - Clinton Katrina Fund

* Catholic Charities USA, 800-919-9338

* Christian Disaster Response, 941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554

* Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, 800-848-5818

* Church World Service, 800-297-1516

* Convoy of Hope, 417-823-8998

* Corporation for National and Community Service Disaster Relief Fund, 202-606-6718

* Episcopal Relief & Development, 800-334-7626, ext. 5129

* Feed the Children, 800-525-7575

* Humane Society of the United States

* Heart of Florida United Way, 407-835-0900

* Hearts With Hands, 828-667-1912

* Institute of Southern Jewish Life Katrina Relief Fund, 601-362-6357

* International Relief and Development, 703-248-0161

* Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

* Lutheran Disaster Response, 800-638-3522

* Mennonite Disaster Service, 717-859-2210

* Mercy Corps

* Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund, 866-230-8903

* MoveOn.org Housing Offers/Searches

* Nazarene Disaster Response, 888-256-5886

* National Trust for Historic Preservation Hurricane Relief Fund

* Oxfam America

* Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 800-872-3283

* Salvation Army, 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)

* Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief, 800-462-8657, Ext. 6440

* United Jewish Communities, 877-277-2477

* United Methodist Committee on Relief, 800-554-8583

* United Way Hurricane Katrina Response Fund, 800-272-4630

* Union for Reform Judaism

* Avoid Katrina-Related Scams and Hoaxes (Security Fix Blog)

Volunteer


* MoveOn.org Housing Offers/Searches

* KatrinaHelp Wiki

* The Baton Rouge Advocate: How to Help

* Craig's List Volunteer Listings


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