September 01, 2005

Hurricane/Flood Relief and Information

A partial list, from The New York Times:

Relief Organizations:
Charity Navigator; information on various charities and ways to donate to the relief effort.
Red Cross or 1-800-HELP-NOW
Salvation Army or 1-800-SAL-ARMY
AmeriCares
Episcopal Relief & Development or 1-800-334-7626
United Methodist Committee on Relief or 1-800-554-8583
Catholic Charities or 1-800-919-9338
FEMA Charity tips
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Operation Blessing or 1-800-436-6348
America's Second Harvest or 1-800-344-8070
Adventist Community Services or 1-800-381-7171
Christian Disaster Response or 1-941-956-5183 or 1-941-551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee or 1-800-848-5818
Church World Service or 1-800-297-1516
Convoy of Hope or 1-417-823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response or 1-800-638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service or 1-717-859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response or 1-888-256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance or 1-800-872-3283
Southern Baptist Convention - Disaster Relief or 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440

Other Information:
Federal Emergency Management Agency or 1-800-621-FEMA
Louisiana Homeland Security
City of New Orleans
Louisiana Governor's Office
Mississippi Emergency Management
National Hurricane Center
National Weather Service
Hydrologic Information Center (river flooding)

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