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The destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in nearly unfathomable. It is
human nature when faced with a task as great as the one at hand to postpone
action. This can not be an option. All of us need to take a part, no mater how
small, in helping the victims of this tragedy.
I've set up a link box on the right that accepts donations for the Salvation
Army. 100% of the donation goes to Katrina victims. The donation link was
"barrowed" from WJR.com (ABC Radio Detroit).
Local bands have already stepped up and are organizing fundraisers for the
victims of Katrina. Kudos to all. If you are planning a relief benefit for
Katrina victims be sure to let us know so we can post it. Special thanks
to GT-Bass of Funkilinium for putting together a comprehensive list of
organizations that are accepting donations of time and money. Click on Read
more below for the list.Below is a list of charitable, civic and religious organizations that are
doing their part to help those in need. Get in where you fit in and help out!
HOTEP!
ADRA International
12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Md. 20904
1-800-424-2372
www.adra.org
Accepting monetary donations.
American Red Cross
Atlanta Chapter
1955 Monroe Drive, Atlanta, GA 30324
1-800-435-7669
www.redcross.org
Accepting monetary donations and blood.
AmeriCares
88 Hamilton Ave., Stamford, Ct. 06902
1-800-486-4357
www.americares.org
Accepting cash donations.
Baptist World Alliance
405 N. Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046
703-790-8980
www.bwanet.org/bwaid
Accepting monetary donations.
B'nai B'rith International
2020 K St. N.W., 7th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20006
202-857-2739
www.bnaibrith.org
Accepting monetary donations.
Boys & Girls Club of America
Hurricane Katrina Relief
1230 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309
1-800-805-2582
www.bgca.org
Accepting monetary donations for clubs that have been directly
affected.
Brother's Brother Foundation
1200 Galveston Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15233
412-321-3160
www.brothersbrother.org
Accepting donations of new shoes and clothing; working through faith-
based groups.
The Cathedral of Saint Philip
"Katrina Relief"
2744 Peachtree Road N.W., Atlanta, GA, 30305
Mark check: Katrina relief
Catholic Charities USA
Hurricane Katrina Disaster Response
P.O. Box 25168, Alexandria, Va., 22313-9788
1-800-919-9338
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Accepting monetary donations
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
2850 Kalamazoo Ave. S.E., Grand Rapids, MI, 49560
1-800-552-7972
www.crwrc.org
Accepting financial donations for emergency cleanup, home repair and
reconstruction.
Coca-Cola Relief Fund
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Southeast Business Unit,
Attn: Glenn Furneaux, Vice President, Human Resources
8601 Dunwoody Place, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30350.
Established to assist those in the Coca-Cola family who have been displaced by
the storm.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
P.O. Box 101699, Atlanta, GA 30392
770-220-1600
www.thefellowship.info
Accepting monetary donations and household items, building materials and
personal care items.
Episcopal Relief and Development
U.S. Hurricane Fund
PO Box 12043, Newark, N.J., 07101
www.er-d.org
800.334.7626, ext. 5129
Food For the Hungry
1224 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
1-800-248-6437
www.fh.org
Accepting monetary donations.
Georgia Baptist Convention
Hurricane Relief
2930 Flowers Road South, Atlanta, GA, 30341
Accepting monetary donations.
Habitat for Humanity International
Katrina Hurricane Relief Fund
121 Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709-3498
1-800-422-4828
www.habitat.org
Accepting monetary donations to rebuild and refurbish homes
International Aid
17011 W. Hickory, Spring Lake, MI 49456
1-800-968-7490
www.internationalaid.org
Accepting monetary donations.
International Orthodox Christian Charities
P.O. Box 630225, Baltimore, MD, 21263-0225
877-803-4622
www.iocc.org
Accepting monetary donations.
International Relief Teams
3547 Camino Del Rio South, Suite C, San Diego, CA, 92108
619-284-7979
www.IRTeams.org
Accepting monetary donations for medical services, cleanup and
reconstruction.
Jewish Family and Career Services
4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30338
770-677-9300
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
www.shalomatlanta.org
Latter-Day Saints Foundation
Humanitarian Services
15 E. South Temple St., 2nd Floor East
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84150
801-240-5567
www.lds.org/ldsfoundation
Accepting monetary donations for food, personal care items and supplies.
Lutheran Services In America
Disaster Response
P.O. Box 71764, Chicago, Ill., 60694-1764
1-800-638-3522
www.lwr.org
Accepting monetary donations for volunteer services.
MAP International
P.O. Box 215000, Brunswick, GA, 31521
1-800-225-8550
www.map.org
Accepting cash donations for infant formula and personal health items.
Mercy Corps
Hurrican Katrina Relief Fund
P.O. Box 2669, Portland, OR, 97208-2669
1-800-852-2100
www.mercycorps.org
Accepting monetary donations.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
www.nvoad.org
North American Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
P.O. Box 116543, Atlanta, GA, 30368
1-800-462-8657, 770-410-6133
www.namb.net
Accepting monetary donations.
Salvation Army
615 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA, 22313
1-800-725-2769; 1-888-363-2769
www.salvationarmyusa.org
Accepting monetary donations.
United Church of Christ Southeast Conference
756 W. Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30308
www.ucc.org/disaster/
United Methodist Committee on Relief
PO Box 9068, New York, N.Y., 10087-9068
Credit card or cash donations, 800 554-8583
www.methodistrelief.org.
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Hurricane Disaster Relief Fund
121 Congressional Lane; Suite 210, Rockville, MD, 20852.
Mark checks for hurricane relief
www.uscj.org.
United Way of Metro Atlanta
Hurricane Relief Fund
100 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta, GA, 30303
www.unitedwayatlanta.org
Accepting monetary donations through local organizations and workplaces.
WSB-TV and WSB Radio
888-750-2772
www.wsbtv.com
Accepting monetary donations.
World Concern
19303 Fremont Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98133
1-800-755-5022
www.worldconcern.org
Accepting monetary donations.
World Emergency Relief
2270-K Camino Vida Roble
Carlsbad, CA 92009
1-888-484-4543
www.worldemergencyrelief.org
.FEMA's tips on donating: www.fema.gov
The Tom Joyner Morning Show & Blackamericaweb.com are providing support to
families who are assisting those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. These funds
raised by the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund will go to individual families who
have opened their homes to families displaced by Hurricane Katrina, to
supplement their personal households as the recovery efforts continue.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/relief/
Nationally, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has a list of organizations
accepting cash donations and or volunteers. To see the list, visit
www.fema.gov and click on "How to help." The
mission of the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Fund is to provide targeted support to
rebuild the lives of displaced low income people impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
The fund will provide strategic grants for relief, recovery, and advocacy
efforts that promote long term equitable solutions. To
donate, see the Foundation's website at
www.21cf.org
Denise L. Bennett at Viacom is collecting gift cards from Target, Marshall's and
Kmart for her family who lost everything. She can be contacted at
Denise.Bennett@noggin.com
A group has gotten together to collect toiletries to send directly to the Gulf
Coast. Email CSeaPea@aol.com for more
information WWW.SOCIALSTEP.COM is
Working with www.monster.com to get job
information to those who are displaced. Many people who evacuated are looking
for jobs, so if your company is looking for employees in the Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama areas, please reach out to the hotels in that area as
well as the local Red Cross in those
states. If your company is offering jobs, please email the information to
info@socialstep.com and we will include
it with the www.monster.com job listings.
Other Ways You Can Help - Organizations, Volunteer Work, Supplies
Needed etc.:
Harris County Citizen Corps Members-We are requesting volunteers to assist in
setting up the dome with cots and other basic necessities. We will also need
volunteers to assist in the documentation and check in of all who arrive. CERT
Teams will be needed to assist citizens from the busses to the check in
locations. Information: 713-755-4000 Fax 713-755-8739
judge_eckels@co.harris.tx.us
The Houston Food Bank needs volunteers and paper goods, cleaning supplies,
bottled water, peanut butter, heat-and-eat foods, single - serving foods and
snacks that don't require refrigeration, and cash. Information: 713-223-3700 or
www.houstonfoodbank.org/katrina.htm
KSBJ-FM and the Greater Houston YMCA are collecting prepaid grocery, gasoline
and phone cards. Donations will be accepted today at Sharpstown Mall, Thursday
at Memorial City Mall and Friday at Almeda Mall, noon-7 p.m. each day.
Houston-area YMCAs will accept cards through September.
The Islamic Circle of North America is taking donations at
www.icna.org and By mail at ICNA, P.O. Box
572181, Houston, TX 77257. The West Houston Church of Christ, 17100 West, is
collecting phone, gas and grocery cards through September for distribution to
Red Cross shelters. Call 281-856-0001 or visit
www.westhoustonchurch.org
The Katy Chamber of Commerce, 2501 S. Mason, Suite 230, Katy, is taking
donations of goods and services. Visit
www.katychamber.com or call 281-828-1100 for more information.
GOING HOME:
For information about what roads are passable in Louisiana, you can call the
State Police Road Closure Hot Line at 1-800-469-4828 or click on
www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/evacinfo/rdclosureindex.htm To find out about
conditions in your home parish, you can find a listing of homeland security and
emergency preparedness offices and telephone numbers at
www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/Parish/parishoepnumbers.htm
DISASTER AID:
To apply for federal disaster aid, call the Federal Emergency Management Agency
at 800-621-3362; for hearing/speech impaired, TTY 800-462-7585. You can also
apply online at www.FEMA.gov. Assist with all
needs including: lodging, clothing, and monetary assistance.
SHELTERS
The American Red Cross of Greater Houston opened two new shelters Tuesday:
Memorial Baptist Church, 600 W. Sterling, Baytown; and St. Peter Claver, 6005 N.
Wayside, Houston. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Red Cross shelters at the Mont
Belvieu Senior Center, 11607 Eagle Drive, and the Baytown Community Center, 2407
Market, Baytown, were full. The hotline number is 866-GET-INFO. The Star of Hope
homeless shelter will keep its facilities open all night and day to feed
and house Katrina victims. The locations: The Women & Family Emergency Shelter,
419 Dowling (713-222-2220); The Men's Development Center,
1811 Ruiz (713-227-8900). The Salvation Army East Harris County has opened a
shelter at 2732 Cherrybrook, in Pasadena. Phone: 713-378-0020.
FREE LUNCH
The Memorial Drive United Methodist Church, 12955 Memorial, will serve a hot
lunch to families displaced by Katrina today through Friday. The lunch will be
served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day in the church gym. For more information,
call 713-468-8356.
JOBS IN HOUSTON:
By now you may have heard that Carlton Hospitality Services is staffing wait
staff for the Astrodome as it becomes home to the Katrina refugees. First of
all, Thank you for your overwhelming response, as we work as a TEAM to fill this
important order. Here's what you should know at this point. Starting tomorrow we
will need 50 employees per shift to work 3 shifts, everyday: Pay Rate: $9.00 per
hour. 6:30am - 10:30am 10:30am - 4:30pm 4:30pm - 8:30pm. You may call people on
assignment because Carlton Hospitality Services is a different company than
Carlton Staffing. Therefore there will be no overtime. The dress code is black
pants, white oxford (button down) shirt and comfortable street shoes. Please
email details to Ginger at
gbailey@carltonstaffing.com; the name, phone number and the day your
employee has committed to, ASAP. If you have any questions, please don't
hesitate to call (713) 691-2000 and speak with Julie Eisen (24 Greenway Plaza,
Suite 1205) (713) 358-7175 ofc (713)957-3680 fax Construction company hiring
1000 people to help with hurricane clean up. $10/hr, 80-90 hrs weekly, food,
lodging, transportation to area. Start immediately, could go on for 1-2 yrs.
Anyone interested can call directly to LVI Svcs, 713-991-0480, 10500 Telephone
Rd.
Additional Info:
Check out www.craigslist.org for lost &
found, volunteer listings, temporary housing, & community info.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts (Score: 1)
by Detroit_Custom (www.detroitcustom.com) on Thursday, September 08, 2005 @ 09:50:00 MDT
(User Info | Send a Message | Journal) http://www.detroitcustom.com | The MusiCares Foundation [www.grammy.com]
The MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund has been set up so these people in crisis can get help. Assistance includes basic living expenses such as shelter, food, utilities, transportation; medical expenses including doctor, dentist and hospital bills, medications; clothing; instrument and recording equipment replacement; relocation costs; school supplies for students; insurance payments and more. |
Re: Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts (Score: 1)
by Rick (webmaster@michiganbands.com) on Thursday, September 08, 2005 @ 14:19:58 MDT
(User Info | Send a Message) http://www.michiganbands.com | | Thanks for that one. Considering the musical contributions from the area this is more than appropriate. Also glad to see the RIAA kicking in $1 Mill to start things off. |
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