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My thoughts and best wishes go out to all of those affected by the Hurricane Season in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and other storm affected areas. You have been displaced, neglected by some, and are enduring the results of devastation beyond any we have seen in our life times.
If you are able to volunteer, send money, house the displaced, educate the children, heal those suffering either emotionally or physically, please NOW is the time to step to the plate. Please look below for a list of resources. We are America and it is time to make a stand.
Some serious issues have revealed themselves as we have seen in the aide of this terrible disaster. Our governmental systems are not connected in so many ways as we have been led to believe in this new super power…Homeland Security. Where was the plan? What took so long? We have strained our military forces so that the brunt of our military overseas is the National Guard. The National Guard was designed and designated for homeland security. Yet when we needed them here at home, they are still over in Iraq. Lord, I pray that the people, our leadership, and those unwilling to stand aside with heads turned any longer, stand up and be heard. Investigations must be held and people at the top must be held accountable. Subordinates are at the will of their leaders, and it is time for those leaders to accept blame and pay the cost of those crimes against humanity.
some sites below may respond slowly due to increased traffic:
How You Can Help
• American Red Cross -- (800) HELP-NOW
• The Salvation Army -- (800) SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
• Feed the Children -- (800) 525-7575(800) 525-7575 FREE
• America's Second Harvest -- (877) 817-2307(877) 817-2307 FREE
• Habitat for Humanity -- (866) 292-7892(866) 292-7892 FREE
• MercyCorps -- (800) 852-2100(800) 852-2100 FREE
• National Next of Kin Registry -- (800) 944-4084(800) 944-4084 FREE
• International Medical Corps -- (800) 481-4462(800) 481-4462 FREE
• Army National Guard -- (800) 833-6622(800) 833-6622 FREE -- For Service Members and Families
• ASPCA -- (866) 275-3923(866) 275-3923 FREE
Donate & Volunteer
• Network for Good
• American Red Cross -- (800) HELP-NOW
• Feed the Children -- (800) 525-7575(800) 525-7575 FREE
• Salvation Army -- (800) SAL-ARMY
• Florida Hurricane Relief Fund
• America's Second Harvest -- (877) 817-2307(877) 817-2307 FREE
• Catholic Charities USA -- (800) 919-9338(800) 919-9338 FREE
• B'nai B'rith International -- (888) 388-4224(888) 388-4224 FREE
• United Jewish Communities
• Union for Reform Judaism
• Church World Service -- (800) 297-1516(800) 297-1516 FREE ext 222
• MercyCorps -- (800) 852-2100(800) 852-2100 FREE
• Noah’s Wish -- (530) 622-9313
• North Shore Animal League -- (877) 4savepet
• Operation Blessing -- (800) 730-2537(800) 730-2537 FREE
• Episcopal Relief and Development -- (800) 334-7626(800) 334-7626 FREE
• Habitat for Humanity -- (866) 720-2800(866) 720-2800 FREE
• The United Way -- (800) 272-4630(800) 272-4630 FREE
• Humane Society of America -- (888) 259-5431(888) 259-5431 FREE
• ASPCA -- (866) 275-3923
• Lutheran Disaster Response -- (800) 638-3522(800) 638-3522 FREE
• Mennonite Disaster Service -- (800) 348-7468(800) 348-7468 FREE
• Water Missions International -- (843) 769-7395(843) 769-7395
• United Methodist Committee on Relief -- (800) 554-8583(800) 554-8583 FREE
• The Baton Rouge Area Foundation -- (877) 387-6126(877) 387-6126 FREE
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• Samaritan’s Purse -- (800) 665-2843(800) 665-2843 FREE
• Christian Reformed World Relief Committee -- (800) 55-CRWRC
• Food for the Hungry -- (877) 780-4261(877) 780-4261 FREE ext 2506
• Northwest Medical Teams -- (800) 959-4325(800) 959-4325 FREE
• World Relief -- (800) 535-5433(800) 535-5433 FREE
• Adventist Development Relief Agency -- (800) 424-2372(800) 424-2372 FREE
• Southern Baptist Convention -- (888) 571-5895(888) 571-5895 FREE
• Save the Children -- (800) 728-3843(800) 728-3843 FREE
• International Medical Corps -- (800) 481-4462(800) 481-4462 FREE
• American Friends Service Committee -- (888) 588-2378(888) 588-2378 FREE
• AmeriCares -- (800) 486-4357(800) 486-4357 FREE
• International Aid -- (800) 251-2502(800) 251-2502 FREE
• International Medical Corps -- (800) 481-4462(800) 481-4462 FREE
• International Orthodox Christian Charities -- (877) 803 4622(877) 803 4622 FREE
• International Relief and Development, Inc. -- (703) 248-0161(703) 248-0161
• International Relief Teams -- (619) 284-7979(619) 284-7979
• International Rescue Committee -- (877) 733-8433(877) 733-8433 FREE
• Life for Relief and Development -- (800) 827-3543(800) 827-3543 FREE
• MAP International -- (866) 627-4483(866) 627-4483 FREE
• Mercy (M-USA) -- (800) 55-MERCY
• Operation USA -- (800) 678-7255(800) 678-7255 FREE
• Quarters From Kids
• Relief International -- (800) 573-3332(800) 573-3332 FREE
• Relief International -- (800) 573-3332(800) 573-3332 FREE
• USA Freedom Corps -- (212) 348-8882(212) 348-8882
• World Concern -- (800) 755-5022(800) 755-5022 FREE ext. 0
• Moveon.org: Hurricane housing
Get Help
• Department of Homeland Security
• FEMA
• American Red Cross -- (800) HELP-NOW
• Alabama Emergency Management Agency
• Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
• Official Web site of Louisiana
• Mississippi Homeland Security
• Florida Division of Emergency Management
Locate the Missing
• Hurricane Katrina Official Government Website
• National Next of Kin Registry -- (800) 944-4084(800) 944-4084 FREE
• Homeport: Hurricane Katrina Disaster Recovery Assistance
• Hurricane Katrina Connection message board
• Alabama Hospital Association
• ICRC’s Family News Network
Find Local Information
• Louisiana: NOLA.com
• Alabama: WPMI.com
• Mississippi: WLOX ABC 13
• Alabama: AL.com
• Florida: PensecolaNewsJournal.com
• Mississippi: Sun Herald
• Mississippi: The Clarion-Ledger
• NOLA.com Blog
• NOLA.com Missing Persons Forum
• 2theadvocate.com Blog
• Hurricane Katrina Connection message board
• Alabama Power
• Mississippi: Mississippi Power
• Florida: Florida Power and Light
• Florida: Florida Public Utilities
• Louisiana/Mississippi: Entergy
• NOAA: Aerial images of Katrina damage
If you are able to volunteer, send money, house the displaced, educate the children, heal those suffering either emotionally or physically, please NOW is the time to step to the plate. Please look below for a list of resources. We are America and it is time to make a stand.
Some serious issues have revealed themselves as we have seen in the aide of this terrible disaster. Our governmental systems are not connected in so many ways as we have been led to believe in this new super power…Homeland Security. Where was the plan? What took so long? We have strained our military forces so that the brunt of our military overseas is the National Guard. The National Guard was designed and designated for homeland security. Yet when we needed them here at home, they are still over in Iraq. Lord, I pray that the people, our leadership, and those unwilling to stand aside with heads turned any longer, stand up and be heard. Investigations must be held and people at the top must be held accountable. Subordinates are at the will of their leaders, and it is time for those leaders to accept blame and pay the cost of those crimes against humanity.
some sites below may respond slowly due to increased traffic:
How You Can Help
• American Red Cross -- (800) HELP-NOW
• The Salvation Army -- (800) SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
• Feed the Children -- (800) 525-7575(800) 525-7575 FREE
• America's Second Harvest -- (877) 817-2307(877) 817-2307 FREE
• Habitat for Humanity -- (866) 292-7892(866) 292-7892 FREE
• MercyCorps -- (800) 852-2100(800) 852-2100 FREE
• National Next of Kin Registry -- (800) 944-4084(800) 944-4084 FREE
• International Medical Corps -- (800) 481-4462(800) 481-4462 FREE
• Army National Guard -- (800) 833-6622(800) 833-6622 FREE -- For Service Members and Families
• ASPCA -- (866) 275-3923(866) 275-3923 FREE
Donate & Volunteer
• Network for Good
• American Red Cross -- (800) HELP-NOW
• Feed the Children -- (800) 525-7575(800) 525-7575 FREE
• Salvation Army -- (800) SAL-ARMY
• Florida Hurricane Relief Fund
• America's Second Harvest -- (877) 817-2307(877) 817-2307 FREE
• Catholic Charities USA -- (800) 919-9338(800) 919-9338 FREE
• B'nai B'rith International -- (888) 388-4224(888) 388-4224 FREE
• United Jewish Communities
• Union for Reform Judaism
• Church World Service -- (800) 297-1516(800) 297-1516 FREE ext 222
• MercyCorps -- (800) 852-2100(800) 852-2100 FREE
• Noah’s Wish -- (530) 622-9313
• North Shore Animal League -- (877) 4savepet
• Operation Blessing -- (800) 730-2537(800) 730-2537 FREE
• Episcopal Relief and Development -- (800) 334-7626(800) 334-7626 FREE
• Habitat for Humanity -- (866) 720-2800(866) 720-2800 FREE
• The United Way -- (800) 272-4630(800) 272-4630 FREE
• Humane Society of America -- (888) 259-5431(888) 259-5431 FREE
• ASPCA -- (866) 275-3923
• Lutheran Disaster Response -- (800) 638-3522(800) 638-3522 FREE
• Mennonite Disaster Service -- (800) 348-7468(800) 348-7468 FREE
• Water Missions International -- (843) 769-7395(843) 769-7395
• United Methodist Committee on Relief -- (800) 554-8583(800) 554-8583 FREE
• The Baton Rouge Area Foundation -- (877) 387-6126(877) 387-6126 FREE
• Society of St. Vincent de Paul
• Samaritan’s Purse -- (800) 665-2843(800) 665-2843 FREE
• Christian Reformed World Relief Committee -- (800) 55-CRWRC
• Food for the Hungry -- (877) 780-4261(877) 780-4261 FREE ext 2506
• Northwest Medical Teams -- (800) 959-4325(800) 959-4325 FREE
• World Relief -- (800) 535-5433(800) 535-5433 FREE
• Adventist Development Relief Agency -- (800) 424-2372(800) 424-2372 FREE
• Southern Baptist Convention -- (888) 571-5895(888) 571-5895 FREE
• Save the Children -- (800) 728-3843(800) 728-3843 FREE
• International Medical Corps -- (800) 481-4462(800) 481-4462 FREE
• American Friends Service Committee -- (888) 588-2378(888) 588-2378 FREE
• AmeriCares -- (800) 486-4357(800) 486-4357 FREE
• International Aid -- (800) 251-2502(800) 251-2502 FREE
• International Medical Corps -- (800) 481-4462(800) 481-4462 FREE
• International Orthodox Christian Charities -- (877) 803 4622(877) 803 4622 FREE
• International Relief and Development, Inc. -- (703) 248-0161(703) 248-0161
• International Relief Teams -- (619) 284-7979(619) 284-7979
• International Rescue Committee -- (877) 733-8433(877) 733-8433 FREE
• Life for Relief and Development -- (800) 827-3543(800) 827-3543 FREE
• MAP International -- (866) 627-4483(866) 627-4483 FREE
• Mercy (M-USA) -- (800) 55-MERCY
• Operation USA -- (800) 678-7255(800) 678-7255 FREE
• Quarters From Kids
• Relief International -- (800) 573-3332(800) 573-3332 FREE
• Relief International -- (800) 573-3332(800) 573-3332 FREE
• USA Freedom Corps -- (212) 348-8882(212) 348-8882
• World Concern -- (800) 755-5022(800) 755-5022 FREE ext. 0
• Moveon.org: Hurricane housing
Get Help
• Department of Homeland Security
• FEMA
• American Red Cross -- (800) HELP-NOW
• Alabama Emergency Management Agency
• Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
• Official Web site of Louisiana
• Mississippi Homeland Security
• Florida Division of Emergency Management
Locate the Missing
• Hurricane Katrina Official Government Website
• National Next of Kin Registry -- (800) 944-4084(800) 944-4084 FREE
• Homeport: Hurricane Katrina Disaster Recovery Assistance
• Hurricane Katrina Connection message board
• Alabama Hospital Association
• ICRC’s Family News Network
Find Local Information
• Louisiana: NOLA.com
• Alabama: WPMI.com
• Mississippi: WLOX ABC 13
• Alabama: AL.com
• Florida: PensecolaNewsJournal.com
• Mississippi: Sun Herald
• Mississippi: The Clarion-Ledger
• NOLA.com Blog
• NOLA.com Missing Persons Forum
• 2theadvocate.com Blog
• Hurricane Katrina Connection message board
• Alabama Power
• Mississippi: Mississippi Power
• Florida: Florida Power and Light
• Florida: Florida Public Utilities
• Louisiana/Mississippi: Entergy
• NOAA: Aerial images of Katrina damage