Hurricane Katrina and Disaster Relief Information

National

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

DisasterHelp
Part of the President's Disaster Management Egov Initiative
http://www.disasterhelp.gov

Department of Health and Human Services Health Care Professionals and Relief Personnel Worker Page:
https://volunteer.hhs.gov

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

Federal Emergency Management Agency: 1-800-621-FEMA;
http://www.fema.gov/

FEMA Cash Donations to Help Hurricane Victims:
http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18473

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

Hydrologic Information Center (river flooding):
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/index.html

Katrina Help Wiki (up-to-the-minute information about cleanup and recovery):
http://katrina.internet2.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

LawHelp (Hurricane Katrina general relief and legal resources):
http://www.lawhelp.org/Nationalhelp.cfm

National Hurricane Center:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

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

National Weather Service:
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/graphicsversion/bigmain.html

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

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

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

United States Postal Service
Hurricane Katrina Service Updates:
http://www.usps.com
A change of address can be filed by telephone at 1-800-ASK-USPS. Persons who believe they may have family members at the Houston Astrodome can address mail to the named individual at "General Delivery Houston, Texas 77230."