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
