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Ways to Help and Other Post-Katrina Resources
Avoid charity fraud. Many charity watchdog groups have created tips for individuals to ensure that their donation goes directly to the organization of their choice. Some of the recommendations include visiting that organization's website directly; don't be fooled by names that closely resemble the name of a well-known charity; research the charity that you plan to donate to; and be wary of telephone solicitations. For more tips on this topic, visit Give.org or Charity Navigator.
Volunteer to Assist in Relief Effforts
Locating Missing Family and Friends
- FirstGov.gov
Federal site providing a number of online resources for locating persons displaced by Katrina, and for getting and giving help.
- International Red Cross
Register yourself as safe, or register someone as missing.
- Katrina.com
- MissingKids.com
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has its own page devoted to locating Katrina/Rita survivors. Or call NCMEC's Katrina/Rita Missing Person’s Hotline at 1-888-544-5475, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight (Eastern Time), seven days a week.
- National Next of Kin Registry
Displaced and Relocated Foster Parents and Foster Children
If you are, or know the location of, a displaced foster child or a relocated foster parent
- Louisiana
1-800-821-9157
- Mississippi
1-800-259-3428
Housing and Disaster Assistance
- American Red Cross
- KatrinaLodging.net
Bulletin board with postings of shelter and other assistance.
- HurricaneHousing.org
A project of MoveOn.org, this emergency national housing drive connects empty beds with hurricane victims who desperately need a place to stay. Post offers of housing (a spare room, extra bed, even a decent couch), or search for available housing online. Housing is most urgently needed within reasonable driving distance (about 300 miles) of the affected areas, especially New Orleans. But no matter where you live, your housing could still make a world of difference to a person or family in need.
Traumatic Stress and Crisis Counseling
Hurricanes and Disaster Preparedness
Child Welfare
- U.S. Children's Bureau
- U.S. Child Care Bureau
Health
- Federal Health Centers in the States Affected by Hurricane Katrina
U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
Volunteer to Assist in Relief Efforts
- Westover Consultants and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration are recruiting social workers and mental health professionals to serve in the hurricane-affected areas of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. For more information, go to www.wcikatrinahelp.com, e-mail katrinahelp@westover.com, or call the 24-hour, toll-free Katrina Assistance Hotline at 1-866-587-5908 or Westover's corporate line at 301-495-7405 (ask for Project Director Edna Davis-Brown, ext. 108, or Diane Tate, ext. 113).
- American Psychological Association
Psychologists seeking to volunteer.
- American Red Cross
Volunteer at a local chapter.
- Health Care Professionals and Relief Personnel
1-866-KAT-MEDI (528-6334)
- USA Freedom Corps (Volunteers with no health care background)
1-877-USA-CORPS (872-2677)
- Tip sheet for recovery workers and volunteers, with resources for parents, displaced child care providers, and children
Cancer Information
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
State-by-state listing of oncology practices able to care for patients in need.
- National Cancer Institute
Resources and ongoing efforts to continue cancer care and research in the wake of this disaster.
- Cancer Information Service (CIS)
1-800-4-CANCER (422-6237)
TTY 1-800-332-8615
Referrals to possible support services for patients and doctors affected by Hurricane Katrina, including oncology practices in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas that are accepting patients displaced by the disaster, and a means for displaced oncologists to connect with doctors treating patients from hurricane-affected areas so they can provide patient histories and help coordinate treatment.
Clinical Trials
301/496-5725
For patients participating in clinical trials, NCI will send cancer investigational drugs for displaced patients to sites not previously participating in trials, assist with sharing cancer drug supplies and regulatory issues, and provide protocols to physicians caring for cancer trial patients in emergency situations.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Free Vaccinations for Children Displaced by Katrina
- National Institutes of Health
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Food Safety
State Health Departments, Offices of Emergency Management, Child Welfare Agencies, and More
Additional Compiled Resource Links
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