UCSB Cares Summer 2005

 

September 7, 2005 (Rev.)

 

Hurricane Katrina, a deadly Category 4 storm, came onshore early on the morning of August 28 along the Gulf Coast, leaving widespread devastation, affecting the gulf coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. This list contains local and national ongoing efforts and needs of relief agencies and information on how to contact them for information.

 

Please note that many agencies are not accepting small individual donations of clothing, canned food, bedding, etc. due to logistical difficulties.

 

  1. If you are interested in donating money to disaster relief, the American Red Cross is accepting cash and check donations at the Santa Barbara Chapter Office.  Please make checks out to the American Red Cross and in the memo section write "American Red Disaster Relief Fund"

 

American Red Cross

Santa Barbara Chapter Headquarters

2707 State Street

Santa Barbara, 93015                                                               687-1331

 

                  http://www.sbaco-redcross.org/

 

  1. Direct Relief International is a local emergency relief organization that conducts relief efforts on an ongoing basis.

 

Direct Relief International

27 S. La Patera Lane

Santa Barbara, CA 93117                                                964-4767

 

                  http://www.directrelief.org/

 

  1. The Salvation Army is putting out an urgent appeal for funds with which to serve the victims of this devastating tragedy. Hurricane Relief Fund 2005

 

                  http://www1.salvationarmy.org/socal


  1.  Feed the Children, Send help to people trying to keep life together after Hurricane Katrina

              http://www.feedthechildren.org

 

  1. Disaster Help Federal government responds to Hurricane Katrina.

              https://disasterhelp.gov

 

  1.  Operation USA assists developing communities here and abroad in addressing problems relating to natural and man-made disasters and chronic poverty through the creation of sustainable health, nutrition and disaster response programs.  We provide essential materials, training, advocacy and financial support for such programs.

              http://www.opusa.org/

 

  1.  AmeriCares Team Responding to Katrina. As residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast struggle to deal with the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, AmeriCares has sent emergency response teams to prepare for distribution of aid to the hundreds of thousands of people affected.

              http://www.americares.org/

 

  1.  Save the Children will assist its rural community partners in recovering from the storm.

              http://www.savethechildren.org

 

 

http://radicalreference.info/altkatrinarelief

Resources for Socially Responsible Hurricane Katrina Relief

 

Submitted by JonathanNil on Mon, 09/05/2005 - 18:45.

 

When donating to disaster relief, many of us want to make sure our donations are in tune with our values by donating to organizations with direct connections to local communities that will be able to provide relief efficiently and effectively, while also donating in such a way that builds local capacity to resist oppression and create grassroots democracy. The Hurricane Katrina aftermath vividly reminds us that those who bear the brunt of everyday social injustice and oppression are also those who fare the harshest in times of disaster.

The organizations and resources on this list are NOT necessarily endorsed by or personally known to Radical Reference, but this list is meant as a research aid to those wanting to donate to Katrina relief in ways compatible with the values of social justice.

Revision last updated: 6th September 2005

 

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Email Lists

Anarchist response to Katrina Mobilizing for mutual aid in the Gulf Coast region

http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/katrinaresponse

 

Southern Anarchists Networking

http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/south

New York City-area listserv

http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/ny-katrinasolidarity

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Places to Donate Money and Supplies

Directory of Grassroots/Low-income/People of Color-led Hurricane Katrina Relief

http://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/katrinarelief.html

"Where to donate to organizations who are:

 

*          Organizing at the grassroots level in New Orleans, Biloxi, Houston and other affected areas

*          Providing immediate disaster relief to poor people and people of color

*          Directed by, or accountable to, poor people and people of color

*          Fostering the democratic inclusion of poor people and people of color in the rebuilding process"

 

People's Hurricane Fund

(from the Daily Kos) http://plutonium-page.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/5/0344/36192

"We have set up a People's Hurricane Fund that will be directed and administered by New Orleanian evacuees. The Young People's Project, a 501(c)3 organization formed by graduates of the Algebra Project, has agreed to accept donations on behalf of this fund."

Donations can be mailed to:

The People's Hurricane Fund c/o The Young People's Project

99 Bishop Allen Drive

Cambridge, MA 02139

If you have comments of how to proceed or need more information, please email them to Curtis Muhammad muhammadcurtis@bellsouth.net and Becky Belcore bbelcore@hotmail.com

 

Infoshop.org - Hurricane Katrina Mutual Aid Relief

www.infoshop.org/hurricanekatrina.html

 

Baton Rouge Catholic Worker

Solidarity House

Baton Rouge Catholic Worker

1275 Laurel St

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Phone: 504-389-9572

Publication: Baton Rouge Catholic Worker

 

Pastors for Peace

http://www.ifconews.org/

The Pastors for Peace, a grassroots solidarity aid organization that sends aid caravans to cuba (breaking the blockade) and central america, is organizing an emergency aid caravan of five trucks, five routes -- coming from owa, LA and new york city, collecting aid along the way.....we should arrive in new orleans by the end of the week. this is people-to-people aid, no top-down bureaucracy involved. it's all volunteers, the only cost is the gas (and biodiesel, when we can get it) to get the trucks down there. any other money we collect is going to go to buy more aid for hurricane survivors. and we are taking donations of all the essentials - food (non-perishable), clothing, blankets, radios, medicine, etc.

For info, call the Pastors for Peace at 212-926-5757

website: http://www.ifconews.org/

Please send your check or money order (payable to IFCO) to:

Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (IFCO)

402 W 145th Street

New York, NY 10031

write "Hurricane Katrina" on the memo line

 

Food Not Bombs - Southwest USA

http://www.foodnotbombs.net/katrina.html

Please help Food Not Bombs provide help for the victims of Katrina. We plan to send another busload of food to the effected area. We URGENTLY need your support! If you can help cook and serve food, have money you can donate or have the time to call groceries and warehouses for food please contact us at www.foodnotbombs.net. You can make a financial donation on line or mail checks to Food Not Bombs, P.O. Box 744, Tucson, AZ 85702. Please call (1-800-884-1136 ) or email Katrina@foodnotbombs.net us if you can join us on the bus or help with gas money. We intend to leave in the next two days. Our Food Not Bombs chapters in New Orleans and Biloxi, Mississippi have been wiped out. Our groups in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Jackson, Pensacola, Memphis and other southern cities are feeding people fleeing the disaster.

Thanks, Keith McHenry - cofounder of Food Not Bombs.

Food Not Bombs - Northeast USA

http://www.foodnotbombs.net/katrina.html

Food Not Bombs Needs Help Feeding The Victims of Katrina

Food Not Bombs groups are mobilizing all over the country to feed those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. FNB Hartford is driving a bus to Baton Rouge, LA. on Tuesday Sept. 6 where we will help setup kitchens with other Food Not Bombs volunteers. We really need your help !!!

Donations are being collected at ArtSpace Hartford @ 555 Asylum St.

To find out more check-out http://www.foodnotbombs.net/katrina.html

To make a donation or for other ways you can help or

if you have any questions contact: Dave-860.978.3562 or Ross-860.930.2467

 

Local black churches, community organizations, etc., providing aid

List provided by the Grassroots Artists MovEment (G.A.ME). http://www.kickgame.com/

Center for LIFE Outreach Center

121 Saint Landry Street

Lafayette, LA 70506

atten.: Minister Pamela Robinson

337-504-5374

Mohammad Mosque 65

2600 Plank Road

Baton Rouge, LA 70805

atten.: Minister Andrew Muhammad

225-923-1400

225-357-3079

Lewis Temple CME Church

272 Medgar Evers Street

Grambling, LA 71245

atten.: Rev. Dr. Ricky Helton

318-247-3793

 

St. Luke Community United Methodist Church c/o Hurricane Katrina Victims

5710 East R.L. Thornton Freeway

Dallas, TX 75223

atten.: Pastor Tom Waitschies 214-821-2970

S.H.A.P.E. Community Center

3815 Live Oak

Houston, Texas 77004

atten.: Deloyd Parker

713-521-0641

 

PICO National Network

http://www.piconetwork.org/katrina.asp

"PICO is a national network of [progressive] faith-based community organizations working to create innovative solutions to problems facing urban, suburban and rural communities... we are lifting up a new vision for America that unites people across region, race, class, and religion."

"PICO organizations and congregations in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida are overwhelmed by the work they are doing to help those who have sought refuge in their communities. One way you can help is to send money or provide other resources to congregations and agencies that are providing refuge to people. Our organizations in Baton Rouge, Houma/Thibodaux, Baldwin County, and Pensacola can help you direct resources to those providing shelter. Call Alia Zaki, PICO Operations Manager, who is coordinating this effort. Her phone number: 619-501-1804 azaki@piconetwork.org

PICO website also has a link to let people contact Congress and the President and put pressure on them.

http://ga3.org/campaign/picokatrinaresponse/step1

 

NAACP Disaster Relief Efforts

http://www.naacp.org/

The NAACP is setting up command centers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama as part of its disaster relief efforts. NAACP units across the nation have begun collecting resources that will be placed on trucks and sent directly into the disaster areas.

Also, the NAACP has launched the Disaster Relief Fund to provide immediate assistance to the worst -affected victims and mobilize resources to feed, clothe and shelter displaced victims in the worst affected areas.

For relief call: 1-866-996-2227

Checks can be sent to the NAACP payable to

NAACP Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund

4805 Mt. Hope Drive

Baltimore, MD 21215

Donations can also be made online at http://www.naacp.org/

 

Team Rescue

http://www.teamrescueone.com/

Set up by native New Orleans rapper Master P and his wife Sonya Miller.

Team Rescue will restore order and rebuild the victims of Hurricane Katrina. These collaborated efforts are designed in three phases to assist those in need.

Phase I- Getting People Out!

Phase II-Team Rescue One Family at a Time!

Phase III - Team R.E.S.C.U.E. stands for the following:

Team

R- Rebuild Families

E- Education

S- Support Services

C- Counseling

U- Unity

E- Employment

 

Louisiana Environmental Action Network

http://www.leanweb.org/

"September 2, 2005

"Dear Friends of Louisiana,

"Due to the catastrophic event of Hurricane Katrina there is an enormous need for life-saving and life-sustaining supplies. At this time, the most needed items are tetanus shots, insulin, IV fluids, as well as financial resources to purchase and transport medical and food assistance directly to victims.

"Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) is working closely with the Office of Representative Brasso of St. Bernard Parish. Our contributions are being immediately given to the residents of St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes, two of the most inundated areas. LEAN feels that by working directly with the parish representatives we are best able to assist in meeting the critical needs of these victims and addressing the crisis in our communities.

"The situation in Louisiana is heartbreaking and we hope that by working together we can help save lives and improve the lives of those who have survived this disaster. We would appreciate donations of medical supplies, food and water, or funds to purchase these supplies. For example, yesterday, September 1, 2005, we purchased medical supplies such as aspirin, Neosporin, syringes, hand sanitizer, gloves, Tylenol, bandages, and so forth. These supplies were directly air dropped down today on September 2, 2005, to people stuck in St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parish.

"We can not thank you enough for caring about what is going on in our region. Your prayers and support are greatly appreciated. Words can not describe the suffering and courage of the people here. Please help us help our neighbors in our home state. May God bless you for all your support, concern and prayers during this tragic time.

"With warmest regards,

"Marylee Orr

Executive Director

Louisiana Environmental Action Network

162 Croydon Ave

Baton Rouge, La. 70806"

 

Get Your Act On!

http://www.getyouracton.com/

"Get Your Act On! (Jeffrey and Andrea) are currently in Waco, TX. We are organizing a relief effort to bring much needed supplies directly into the City of New Orleans as almost NOTHING is getting in via 'official' channels (we have spoken to people still in the city).

Our house is still standing and should be relatively free of flood waters by now, so it will be used as a base for relief efforts as we are just 6 blocks from the lower 9th ward, one of the hardest hit neighborhoods. We will be purchasing a van or getting a large UHaul, filling it with supplies and driving it back to New Orleans."

 

Indian Country responds to victims of Katrina

http://www.indianz.com/News/2005/010151.asp

To donate to the National Congress of American Indians Hurricane Relief Fund, send donations to:

National Congress of American Indians

1301 Connecticut Ave, NW

Suite 200

Washington, DC 20036

Put "Hurricane Relief" in subject line of check. All donations will go to the tribes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

A large contribution to the fund is expected from a California gaming tribe. The National Indian Gaming Association is helping to coordinate.

More Ways to Help Indian Country Affected by Hurricane Katrina: (The Washington Post)

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians - http://www.choctaw.org/

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe - http://www.tunica.org/

Poarch Band of Creek Indians - http://www.poarchcreekindians-nsn.gov/tribal_government.htm

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians - http://www.jenachoctaw.org/

Chitimacha Tribe - http://www.chitimacha.com/

Coushatta Tribe - http://www.coushattatribela.org/  

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Additional Resources

 

Hurricane Assistance Links

http://www.state.lib.la.us/links/

 

From the State Library of Louisiana. Topics range from missing persons to employment and housing.

Craigslist New Orleans: Resources for Katrina Survivors

http://neworleans.craigslist.org/about/help/katrina_cl.html

 

Missing persons, housing and shelter, volunteer opportunities, and more.

Katrina PeopleFinder Project

http://192.122.183.218/wiki/index.php/Help_Needed#Katrina_PeopleFinder_Project

After Katrina many friends and family members have been separated and left with no clear way to find each other. Hundreds of internet web sites are gathering hundreds, and probably thousands, of entries about missing persons or persons who want to let others know theyre okay.

The problem is: the data on these sites has no particular form or structure. So it's almost impossible for people to search or match things up. Plus there are dozens of sites - making it hard for a person seeking lost loved ones to search them all.

The Katrina PeopleFinder Project NEEDS YOUR HELP to enter data about missing and found people from various online sources. Were requesting as little as an hour of your time. All you need to do is help read unstructured posts about missing or found persons, and then add the relevant data to a database through a simple online form.

Questions? Email katrina-people[at]activist-tech.org

Thanks!!!

The Katrina PeopleFinder Team

 

National Youth Advocacy Coalition

http://www.nyacyouth.org/

 

The Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief Fund for LGBTQ Youth & Families

Montrose Clinic (Houston, TX)

http://www.montroseclinic.org/

 

Provides preventive and primary health care to under-served communities.

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Trauma Resources: Websites & Books

American Psychiatric Association - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

http://healthyminds.org/multimedia/ptsd.pdf

 

American Psychiatric Association - Storm Disasters

http://healthyminds.org/copingwithstormdisasters.cfm

 

Boston Area Liberation Medic (BALM) Squad - Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

http://www.bostoncoop.net/balm/cisrespond.html

 

Healing Trauma

http://healingtrauma.pscap.org/

 

International Critical Stress Foundation, Inc. Signs and Symptoms of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

http://www.icisf.org/CIS.html

 

National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Devastating Effects of Hurricane Katrina

http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/

 

National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Facts Sheet

http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/index.html

 

Support for Healing from Trauma

www.walterzeichner.com/aftercare/html

 

Trauma Resources

www.trauma-pages.com

 

Books

 

*           Common Shock: Witnessing Violence Every Day, How We Are Harmed, How We Can Heal by Kaethe Weingarten

*           Coping With Trauma: A Guide to Self Understanding by Jon Allen

*           Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence From Domestic Abuse To Political Terror by Judith Herman

*           Waking the Tiger : Healing Trauma: The Innate Capacity to Transform Overwhelming Experiences by Peter A. Levine, Ann Frederick

 

This work is licensed under a

Creative Commons License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

 

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la083005donate_wr,0,2192920.story

 

LA Times September 3, 2005

 

How to Help: Organizations Involved in Hurricane Katrina Relief

 

¥ FEMA Charity tips: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm

 

¥ Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW or https://www.redcross.org/

 

¥ Network for Good http://www.networkforgood.org

 

¥ Jewish Federation: 323-761-8200 or http://www.jewishla.org

 

¥ McCormick Tribune Foundation Hurricane Katrina Relief Campaign: http://www.mccormicktribune.org/mtf/hurricanerelief.htm

 

¥ Episcopal Relief & Development: 1-800-334-7626 or http://www.er-d.org/

 

¥ Mercy Corps http://www.mercycorps.org

 

¥ United Methodist Committee on Relief: 1-800-554-8583 or http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005/

 

¥ Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY or http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

 

¥ Catholic Charities: 1-800-919-9338 or http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/

 

¥ National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: http://www.nvoad.org/

 

¥ Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: http://www.la-spca.org/

 

 

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Cash Donations Sought for Hurricane Victims

 From Associated Press

 

 11:49 AM PDT, August 29, 2005

 

 WASHINGTON Ñ  While a variety of government and private agencies are en route to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina, federal officials said today people wanting to help should not head to the affected area unless directed by an agency.

 

 Instead, Michael Brown, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, urged people to make cash contributions to organizations.

 

 Cash donations "allow volunteer agencies to issue cash vouchers to victims so they can meet their needs. Cash donations also allow agencies to avoid the labor-intensive need to store, sort, pack and distribute donated goods. Donated money prevents, too, the prohibitive cost of air or sea transportation that donated goods require."

FEMA listed the following agencies as needing cash to assist hurricane victims:

 

American Red Cross, 800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English,

800-257-7575 Spanish.

         http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html

 

Operation Blessing,  800-436-6348.

         http://www.ob.org/

 

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

         http://www.secondharvest.org/

 

Adventist Community Services,  800-381-7171.

         http://www.adventist.communityservices.org/index.html

 

 

Catholic Charities, USA, 703-549-1390.

         http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/

 

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

         http://www.cdresponse.org/

 

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

         http://www.crwrc.org/

 

Church World Service,  800-297-1516.

         http://www.cwserp.org/committees/

 

Convoy of Hope,  417-823-8998.

         http://www.convoyofhope.org/

 

Lutheran Disaster Response,  800-638-3522.

         http://www.elca.org/disaster/

 

Mennonite Disaster Service,  717-859-2210.

         http://www.mds.mennonite.net/

 

Nazarene Disaster Response,  888-256-5886.

         http://www.nazarenedisasterresponse.org/

 

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, 800-872-3283.

         http://www.pcusa.org/pda/

 

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

         http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

 

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

         http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.224451/k.7BDB/Disaster_Relief_Homepage.htm

 

United Methodist Committee on Relief  800-554-8583.

            http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005/

 

 

 

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How to Help

 

Organizations Accepting Donations for Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort

 

Sep. 6, 2005 - To learn how you can help the relief effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, contact these aid agencies:

 

Department of Heath and Human Services, 1-866-KAT-MEDI, https://volunteer.hhs.gov. The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for healthcare professionals and relief personnel to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.

 

American Red Cross, 1-800-435-7669, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. You can donate at www.redcross.org.

 

Catholic Charities USA, 1-800-919-9338, Hurricane Katrina, P.O. Box 25168, Alexandria, VA 22313-9788. You can donate at www.catholiccharitiesusa.org.

 

Christian Contractors Association, 1-800-278-7703, 2009 S Broad St., Brooksville, FL 34604. You can donate at www.ccaministry.org.

 

Church World Service, 1-800-297-1516, P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN, 46515. You can donate at www.churchworldservice.org.

 

Convoy of Hope, 1-417-823-8998, 330 S Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802. You can donate at www.convoyofhope.org.

 

Episcopal Relief and Development/U.S. Hurricane Relief Fund, 1-800-334-7626, ext. 5129, P.O. Box 12043, Newark, NJ, 07101-5043. You can donate at www.er-d.org.

 

Florida Baptist Convention, 1-800-226-8584, Attention: Baptist Men's Department, Hurricane Disaster Relief, 1230 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207.

 

Florida Conference United Church of Christ, 407-835-7501, 924 N. Magnolia Ave., Suite 250, Orlando, FL 32803.

 

Islamic Circle of North America, 718-658-7028, 166-26, 89th Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432. You can donate at www.icna.org.

 

Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Inc., 877-435-7521, 225-342-7000, 1201 North Third St., Suite 7-240, P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095. You can donate at www.louisiana.gov, or www.louisianahelp.org.

 

Lutheran Disaster Response, 1-800-638-3522, 8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631. You can donate at www.elca.org.

 

Mennonite Disaster Service, 717-859-2210, 1018 Main St., Akron, PA 17501. You can donate at www.mds.mennonite.net.

 

PRC Compassion, 1-888-966-6600 or 1-800-765-7473, 18153 East Petroleum Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. You can donate at www.prccompassion.org.

 

Presbyterian Church, 1-800-872-3283, Attention: PCUSA, Individual Remittance Processing, P.O. Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15624-3700. Write on check: #000169. You can donate at www.pcusa.org.

 

 Salvation Army, 1-800-725-2769, Salvation Army Headquarters, P.O. Box 269, Alexandria, VA 22313. If you send a check, note "Katrina Disaster relief." You can donate at www.salvationarmyusa.org.

 

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, 770-410-6133, P.O. Box 116543, Atlanta, GA 30368-6543. If you send a check, make it payable to North American Mission Board. You can donate at www.namb.net/dr.

 

United Way, Tampa Bay 813-274-0900 or 727-535-3545, 1000 N. Ashley Drive Suite 800, Tampa, FL, 33602. You can donate at www.uwtb.org.

 

United Jewish Communities, 877-277-2477 or P.O. Box 30, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113. Mark donations "Attention: Hurricane Katrina." You can donate at www.ujc.org.

 

Louisiana SPCA, To help animals stranded by Hurricane Katrina, wire cash to JP Morgan Chase, ROUTING # 065400137; ACCOUNT # 699118915

 

 

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Finding Relatives, Friends

 

Tips on How to Locate People in Katrina's Wake

 

Sep. 3, 2005 - If you are trying to reach missing relatives or friends in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, the American Red Cross offers some basic guidance:

 

 You can contact the Red Cross directly and inquire about individuals through its "Loved Ones" hotline: 1-877 LOVED 1s (1-877-568-3317).

The Red Cross is also running an online list where names can be registered: http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina

 

 Rest assured that emergency responders are working as quickly as possible and are doing all that they can to help those affected.

 

 Remember that the storm has left power outages and downed phone lines in its wake. Please keep trying to call your friends and relatives, and be patient. Phone lines are often overwhelmed after a disaster.

 

 Try sending an e-mail if you can, as sometimes e-mail will work when phones don't.

 

There are also a number of Web sites dedicated to connecting survivors of Hurricane Katrina with their loved ones, including:  The Biloxi Sun Herald message board http://forums.sunherald.com/n/mb/listsf.asp?webtag=kr-biloxkatrina

 www.hurricanekatrinasurvivors.com

 http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina

 

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National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

 

Hurricane Katrina Relief Service-Learning Resources and Tools

                         

The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse has collected resources and tools to help students and teachers develop a service-learning or community service project to assist with the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Below are organizations to join; lesson plans on fundraising, hurricanes, floods, and the culture of the areas affected; and stories of what students are doing to help. An opportunity to submit ideas and stories regarding the relief effort is also included.

                         

 

            Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

             

            Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Two pages that provide information on what individuals can do in regards to the relief efforts:

*          Disaster Response and Recovery Guidelines - "How you can help" www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm

*          Resources for Hurricane Katrina - Everything from "Instructions for Evacuees" to ways to donate, resources, and recent news. http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/resources_katrina.shtm

 

            Youth Service America has a list of Disaster Relief Organizations. http://www.ysa.org/news_event/katrina/index.cfm

             

            GiveLife.org

Find a facility near you to donate blood for the relief effort. https://www.givelife.org/index_flash.cfm?thisHB=09/06/2005%2020:42:55

             

            American Red Cross

Find out the latest on the relief effort and find out how to donate money or blood. http://www.redcross.org

             

            USA Freedom Corps

Provides the latest information on hurricane and flood relief efforts including how to help and a link to make donations. http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/

             

 

            BlackAmericaWeb.com relief fund

The funds raised by this 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/

             

            Mercycorps.org

Mercy Corps helps people recover from disasters, build stronger communities and find their own solutions to poverty. http://www.mercycorps.org/

 

 

 

             

            Corporation for National & Community Service

When disaster strikes, Learn and Serve America and the Corporation for National and Community Service coordinate thousands of volunteers across the country to assist with repair and recovery efforts in response to fires, hurricanes, floods and famine. You can make a donation and make a difference. http://www.learnandserve.org/about/donations/index.asp

             

            What students, schools, and universities are doing to help ?

             

            DoSomething.org  (Middle and High School)

Suggestions on how to organize school supply drives in your school. http://www.dosomething.org/

             

            EDUCAUSE

Hurricane Relief Community Exchange creates opportunities for institutions needing aid and those wanting to give aid to communicate. http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=8584&bhcp=1

             

            Discussion lists:

*          Campus Compact www.compact.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=716425c630ae1797ca18d8dbadfde4e4

*          Society for College and University Planning http://splendid.backpackit.com/pub/221296

 

            August 31, 2005, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Colleges Near and Far Offer Help to Campuses Stricken by Hurricane

As colleges and universities along the Gulf Coast struggled to assess the damage from Hurricane Katrina on Tuesday, offers of assistance began pouring in from campuses throughout the region. http://chronicle.com/temp/email.php?id=hb8c1jycthgajxapxqb9a0w6imt158zc

             

            Get the latest news on service-learning and Katrina relief efforts from more than 4,500 news sources with this Google News feed. http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&q=service+learning+katrina&btnG=Search+News

             

            Send stories to Christina Wessell, Manager of Communications & Outreach - 202/296-2992 ext. 28 or cwessell@ysa.org.

             

            Email us with any ideas or stories on what your students are doing in regards to the relief effort. nslc@servicelearning.org

             

 

            Information on the United States Gulf Coast

             

            A description of the area affected by Hurricane Katrina. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Coast_of_the_United_States

                       

Hurricane and Flood Lesson Plans and Curricula

 

Peace Corps' World Wise Schools Educators - Service Lesson Plans http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/service/lessons/lesson1/lesson1.html

 

 

 

Education World Hurricane Watch

Includes activities to help students understand hurricanes. http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson076.shtml

 

National Geographic's Xpeditions Lesson Plan - The Eye of the Hurricane

Information on the structure of hurricanes. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/07/g35/trythishurricane.html

 

Activities and Lesson Plan Sites for Hurricanes

A list of lesson plans and activities regarding hurricanes. http://www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow6/may99/May%20Project/lessoncat.html

 

Hurricane lesson plan

Provides information on how to track and predict the path of a hurricane. http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Cyberia/DVE/FusionDVE/html/hurricane_lesson_plan.html

 

Weather Wiz Kids

Information and lesson plans on hurricanes. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/hurricane1.htm

 

FEMA's The Disaster Area

Information for kids on natural disasters including hurricanes and floods. http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm

 

Surf Report: Natural Disasters

This March 2005 issue of Surf Report, published by the Educational Communications Board of Wisconsin, provides information on nature's more violent tendencies. Information and links on hurricanes and floods are included. http://www.ecb.org/surf/disasters.htm

 

Email us with what curricula or lesson plans you are implementing in regards to the hurricane and flood. nslc@servicelearning.org

 

Service-Learning and Disasters Resources

 

Responding to a Natural Disaster With Service Learning describes how UNC medical students responded to a disaster and how curricular goals were met. http://www.servicelearning.org/lib_svcs/lib_cat/index.php?search_string=%22hurricane%22+in+all&library_id=6156

 

Research paper on urban storm water management using service-learning describes how community and academic interests overlapped resulting in improved management of flooding, pollution, and habitat degradation in Onangaga Creek and the city of Syracuse, NY.

 

Suggestions on what can be done to help

 

*          Adopt an institution of education (K-12, college, university or after school program) in LA, MS, or AL for the fall and spring semester.

*          Raise money via your foundation or non-profit organization who would then send the money to the adopted school's foundation or local non-profit (it would then give everyone the tax deduction)

*          *Ear mark the money* not to help re-build the schools (insurance will take care of that issue) but to provide financial assistance to the students to replace their books, school supplies, etc.

 

 

The following should be coordinated with FEMA and take place later in the relief process (only monetary donations are wanted so far):

*          Have a children's book drive and have the books shipped to the various schools to distribute to the children at the schools, after school centers, etc.

*          Have your college or university donate (if legally possible) unused computers to a non-profit to set up computer labs or distribute to individuals.

*          Develop holiday and spring break service-learning initiatives in those states to help rebuild communities.

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            Printed from: http://servicelearning.org/nslc/hurricane_katrina/index.php

 

 

Network for Good.

http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/

 

 

Help Victims of Hurricane Katrina

 

 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeastern Louisiana with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. Mandatory evacuations were in place for the entire New Orleans metropolitan area where approximately 70 percent of the city is below sea level. Katrina is on a path of destruction creating massive flooding and structural damage in the surrounding areas. Much of the affected area will be uninhabitable for weeks, perhaps longer.

 

 Help people and communities affected by this storm.

 

Tell A Friend

 

Disaster can strike quickly and without warning: Make a plan

¥

First aid kit and essential medications.

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Canned food and can opener.

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At least three gallons of water per person.

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Protective clothing, rainwear, and bedding or sleeping bags.

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Battery-powered radio, flashlight, and extra batteries.

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Special items for infants, elderly, or disabled family members.

 

Source: American Red Cross

 

Make A Donation

 Your donation will help organizations working in the field in hurricane preparedness and relief

 

Support one of the following, or search for other related charities.

 

American Red Cross https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp

2025 E St NW

Washington, DC 20006

 Disaster services and relief

 

Charity Hospital in New Orleans http://www.mclno.org/

1532 TULANE AVENUE

NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112  

Providing medical care to residents of Louisiana.

Hearts with Hands http://www.heartswithhands.org/

951 Sand Hill Rd

Asheville, NC 28806

 Disaster preparedness and relief services.

 

Humane Society of the U.S. http://www.hsus.org

2100 L St NW

Washington, DC 20037

 Emergency preparedness for pets

 

New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity http://www.habitat-nola.org

PO Box 15052

New Orleans, LA 70175

 Assisting victims of hurricane Katrina.

 

Noah's Wish  http://www.noahswish.com/

PO BOX 997

PLACERVILLE , CA 95667

877-575-0128 Pager

Helping to try to keep animals alive in face of the storm.

 

PETsMART Charities http://www.petsmartcharities.org

19601 N 27th Ave

Phoenix, AZ 85027

 Providing relief for the animals impacted by hurricanes.

 

Samaritan's Purse http://www.samaritanspurse.org

PO Box 3000

Boone, NC 28607

 Helping victims of natural disasters.

 

United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area http://www.unitedwaynola.org

2515 Canal St

New Orleans, LA 70119

 Helping victims of hurricanes locally.


Be A Volunteer

 Find out where to volunteer after a hurricane hits.

 

Citizen Corps http://www.citizencorps.gov/

 

 Join your community's Emergency Response Team

 

Disaster News Network http://www.disasternews.net/

 

 Volunteer Opportunities

 

Volunteer Florida Assists Victims of Recent Hurricanes http://www.disasterhelp.net/

call 1-800-FL-HELP1

 

Learn More

 Learn how to stay safe. Visit the sites below for tips and resources.

 

American Red Cross

For shelter information in Louisiana, please call 1-800-469-4828.

 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov/

 Download a family disaster planning kit

 

FOR KIDS:  FEMA for Kids http://www.fema.gov/kids/

 Hurricanes

 

FOR KIDS:  Disaster Preparedness

 Download a preparedness-coloring book from FEMA

 

National Weather Service http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

 Severe weather awareness

 

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov/

 Hurricanes

 

NOLA.com http://www.nola.com/

 Weblog

 

State Advisory http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/

 Louisiana

 

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All rights reserved.

 

 

From California Campus Compact

http://www.cacampuscompact.org/

Florida Higher Ed Responds to Help Hurricane Victims: Florida Campus Compact is working with Volunteer Florida! and the Florida Department of Health to coordinate response efforts to Hurricane Katrina from institutions of higher education.

 

You can find additional information on Volunteer Florida's website at: http://www.volunteerflorida.org/.

A brief description of Volunteer Florida can be found in the partner section of the FCC website at: http://www.floridacompact.org/partners.html.

Comprehensive information related to Hurricane Katrina from the Florida Division of Emergency Management: http://www.floridadisaster.org/

For an interactive map to find a relief organization close to you and information on the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund: http://www3.know-where.com/hurricane/

For a listing of American Red Cross Centers around the state: http://www.tallytown.com/redcross/chapters.html

 

 

This list was put together for the campus as a community service by

Associated Students Community Affairs Board

(We do not verify how these charities allocate funds or manage administrative costs. For help in choosing a charity, go to www.guidestar.org.).

Our home page can be found at http://www.as.ucsb.edu/cab

A web version of this list can be found at http://www.as.ucsb.edu/relief

Please contact us at cab@as.ucsb.edu