How to Help the Victims of Hurricane Katrina
HOW TO HELP THE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE KATRINA
Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson provided the following list of telephone numbers and websites for agencies administering relief efforts to victims of Hurricane Katrina. The list was provided to congressional offices by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
FEMA asks that those seeking to offer assistance or seek information please bear with the emergency personnel and rescue teams and realize that it may be difficult to get through because of downed communication lines, and the overwhelming life-saving measures that are taking place.
"Many Nebraskans have been contacting my office asking for information on how to help and how to contact friends and loved ones," said Senator Nelson. "FEMA's list is a good place to start if you want to offer help or need information. I know that just as in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks, Nebraskans stand ready to help the victims of this devastating natural disaster in any way they can."
The list provided by FEMA is broken down by state.
Louisiana (see http://www.louisiana.gov/wps/portal/)
To report missing persons, please call the American Red Cross at 1(866) 438-4636.
Louisiana Governor Blanco's hotline: 800-469-4828
Louisiana Evacuation Office: 225-925-7514
Louisiana State Police: 225-925-7708 or 7709
Louisiana Shelter Information:
Red Cross- 1(866) 438-4636
Special Needs Shelter Information
Triage Phone Numbers:
Alexandria: 800-841-5778
Baton Rouge: 800-349-1372
Slidell/Hammond: 866-280-7724
Lafayette: 800-901-3210
Lake Charles: 866-280-2711
Monroe: 866-280-7287
Houma/Thibodaux: 800-228-9409
Contributions:
Here is a list of phone numbers set up solely for cash donations and/or volunteers.
To donate cash, please call:
American Red Cross 1-800-435-7669 English
1-800-257-7575 Spanish
Operation Blessing 1-800-436-6348
America's Second Harvest 1-800-344-8070
Donate Cash to and Volunteer with:
Adventist Community Services 1-800-381-7171
Catholic Charities, USA 703 549-1390
Christian Disaster Response 941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee 1-800-848-5818
Church World Service 1-800-297-1516
Convoy of Hope 417-823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response 1-800-638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service 717-859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response 888-256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance 1-800-872-3283
Salvation Army 1-800-725-2769
Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440
United Methodist Committee on Relief 1-800-554-8583
For further information: please visit the website for the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) at: http://www.nvoad.org/
Mississippi (see http://www.mema.ms.gov)
Red Cross 1-866-Get Info (Missing Persons)
To report missing persons, please email missingpersons@seoc.ms.gov
Use this form: www.mema.ms.gov/missing.person.form.gov
Red Cross 1-800-Help Now (Donations)
MDOT traffic hotline: 601-352-7017
Volunteers
Medical personnel:
Doctors call: 601-987-3079;
EMTs call: 601-576-8085;
Nurses call: 601-497-8022
Non-professional volunteers: contact Red Cross, Salvation Army other established volunteer organizations.
Alabama (http://www.governor.state.al.us/hurricane_katrina/katrina2.htm)
Alabamians who want to volunteer for disaster relief efforts can sign up over the Internet through the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. The website where Alabamians can sign up to volunteer is www.servealabama.gov/
American Red Cross
1-866-GET-INFO
For assistance, to volunteer or to assist click here: http://www.redcross.org/
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
205-280-2200
Click below for your county EMA contact information:
http://207.157.116.10
Alabama Department of Transportation
Emergency Road Closure Information and Evacuation Updates:
1-888-588-2848 or 1-334-353-6650
http://www.dot.state.al.us/docs
Attorney General
1-800-392-5658
To report price gouging contact the Consumer Affairs Office: http://www.ago.state.al.us/
Alabama Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
1-800-367-0955 Facilities and Health Care Information
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