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Relief Organizations Helping in Katrina's Aftermath

Sept. 15, 2005

A number of national and state organizations and departments are helping to rebuild the lives of the people devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

Josh Cable

For more information about ways you can help, or to get help if you or a loved one was a victim of Hurricane Katrina, contact one of these organizations:

American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org or (800) 229-819, (866) GET-INFO, (800) HELP-NOW or (866) 438-4636
National Next of Kin Registry http://www.nokr.org
National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
National Weather Service http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov
Hydrologic Information Center (river flooding) http://www.nws.noaa.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov
Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmyusa.org or (800) SAL-ARMY
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster http://www.nvoad.org
Episcopal Relief & Development http://www.er-d.org or (800) 334-7626
United Methodist Committee on Relief http://gbgm-umc.org/umcoro or (800) 554-8583
Catholic Charities http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org or (800) 919-9338
FEMA Charity tips http://www.fema.gov.

Stage Agencies

Alabama Emergency Management Agency http://www.disaster.ema.alabama.gov or (205) 280-2200
Alabama Homeland Security http://www.homelandsecurity.alabama.gov
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov or (225) 925-7400
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (601) 352-9100; 24-hour emergency line, (800) 222-MEMA or (800) 222-6362
Mississippi Homeland Security http://www.homelandsecurity.ms.gov
Florida Division of Emergency Management http://www.floridadisaster.org or (800) 342-3557.

FEMA recommends that evacuees monitor local news coverage wherever they are located for ongoing response and recovery information. Evacuees and other concerned persons can call the American Red Cross information line at (866) GET-INFO for information regarding emergency assistance, public safety information and road closures.

In addition, Louisiana residents can call the Louisiana State Police at (800) 469-4828 for updates on roadways that are open and safe for travel in less impacted areas. According to FEMA, volunteers should not report directly to the affected areas unless directed to do so by a relief agency due to the severity of conditions and the potential to hamper rescue efforts.

Thanks to the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses for providing the contact information for these resources.