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.