OFFER HOUSING

• Adopt a Storm Family

• Homeflood.com

• HomeRentalAds.com - Katrina Housing Relief Effort

• HurricaneKatrinaHousing.org

• HurricaneHousing.org - Offer Housing

• Katrina Home Sharing Registry

• Katrina Housing Opportunities

  • 1-800-917-3490

• Minnesota Helpers

• MyFamilyCanHelp.com

• National Emergency Resource Registry

• Nola.com - Homes Available Forum

• OpenChurches.com

• Openyourhome.com

• shareyourhome.org

• Survived Katrina.net Forums

• Horseman's Guide
  Offer Housing for Horses or Small Animals

DONATE FOOD - FROM INDIVIDUALS

• America's Second Harvest

• Hunger Relief Resources - Recipelink.com

• Katrina Caravan Rescue

DONATE FOOD - FROM BUSINESSES

• Donate Distressed or Surplus Product - A2H

• Donate Perishable Food - A2H

• Donate Product Online - A2H
  or call 1-800-771-2303
  and ask for the Food Sourcing Department

• FeedtheChildren.org

• Houston Food Bank

• Katrina Caravan Rescue

DONATE MEDICAL HELP

• Doctors call: 1-601-987-3079

• EMTs call: 1-601-576-8085

• Nurses call: 1-601-497-8022

• American Pharmacists Association

  • Alabama is Now Ready to Accept Donated Prescription and OTC Medications

• DHHS - Health Care Professionals Volunteer Page

• Hospital Corporation of America

  • Physicians wishing to Volunteer or Help
    1-800-345-1732

• Medical Reserve Corps

• Mississippi Dept of Health - Professional Volunteers

• Texas Nurses Association

• US Dept of Health and Human Services

  • Health Care Professionals and and Relief Personnel Worker Page

OFFER HELP

• Reaching Out Forum - NOLA

• N.O. Pundit - I Can Help

• World Now - Hurricane Katrina Message Boards

OFFER HELP FOR PETS

• American Veterinary Medical Association

• Best Friends Animal Society

• Displaced Animals Donations:
  1-800-928-LVMA

• Humane Society of the United States

• ASPCA Disaster Relief Fund

• Humane Society of the United States

• PetFinder.com - Requests for Help

• LSU School of Veterinary Medicine - Animal Evacuation and Recovery
  To Make a Donation
  To Volunteer to Work in the Animal Relief Efforts

• Noah's Wish

• United Animal Nations

FILL SPECIFIC NEEDS

• Amateur Radio Emergency Communication Volunteers

• Angel Flight America
  Donate or Volunteer: 1-877-621-7177
  Angel Flight West arranges free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs.

• Baton Rouge Area Foundation - How Can I Help?

• Businesses, Contractors, Vendors - Donate or Sell to Response Agencies - FEMA

• Charity Navigator

• Church World Service - Tools & Blankets Program

• City Sites (Chambers of Commerce, Convention and Visitor Bureaus, other sanctioned Tourism sites, area, regional, and related web sites)

• DHHS - Relief Personnel Volunteer Page

• DHS National Emergency Resource Registry

• Donate Blood

• DoSomething.org - Donate Backpacks & School Supplies

• Find a Charity - Charity Guide

• Habitat for Humanity - Lend a Hand - Local Affiliates

• Katrina Caravan Rescue

• Katrina Forums - Willing to Offer Help

• Minnesota Helpers

• PublicWebStations.com

• Volunteer Connection

• World Vision - Donate School Tool Kits

• TEACHERS NEEDED - FLORIDA
  Teachers are encouraged to call as there is a shortage of 2,300 teachers in Florida
  Hotline: 1-877-352-273 (8am to 8pm)

• MISSISSIPPI

  Governor Haley Barbour's Office and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency have set up the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund Call Center for anyone wishing to donate money, goods, and services. For these contributions, please call:
  1-866-230-8903 or local (Jackson) 601-981-1247

DONATE MONEY

• FTC Guide to Giving Wisely

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• Airline Ambassadors

• American Red Cross - Donation Form

  • 1-800-HELP-NOW (1-800-435-7669)

  • Red Cross Official Cash Donation Sites

• AmeriCares

• America's Second Harvest

• Angel Flight America
  Donate or Volunteer: 1-877-621-7177
  Angel Flight West arranges free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs.

• Baton Rouge Area Foundation

• Church World Service

• Catholic Charities USA

• Find a Food Bank or Food Rescue Org

• Gulf of America Project

• Habitat for Humanity

• Internal Revenue Service

  • Hurricane Katrina: Information on Charitable Giving, Tax-Relief Issues

• Katrina Caravan Rescue

• Network for Good

• The Salvation Army
  1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)

• Operation Blessing

• USA Freedom Core

• Volunteer Florida

• World Emergency Relief

• World Vision

• MISSISSIPPI

  Governor Haley Barbour's Office and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency have set up the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund Call Center for anyone wishing to donate money, goods, and services. For these contributions, please call:
  1-866-230-8903 or local (Jackson) 601-981-1247

VOLUNTEER

• American Red Cross - Find Your Local Chapter

• Angel Flight America
  Donate or Volunteer: 1-877-621-7177
  Angel Flight West arranges free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters

• City Sites (Chambers of Commerce, Convention and Visitor Bureaus, other sanctioned Tourism sites, area, regional, and related web sites)

• Craiglist.org - select a city

• FeedtheChildren.org

• Habitat of Humanity

• HUD - Volunteer Opportunities by State

• Humane Society Disaster Response Team

• Katrina Caravan Rescue

• Second Harvest - Volunteer Opportunities

• Second Harvest - Organization Search

• Network for Good

• Nola.com Volunteer Forum

• USA Freedom Core

• US Dept of Health and Human Services

• Volunteer Connection

• Volunteer Match

• ALABAMA

• Alabama Volunteer and Donation Hotline:
  1-877-273-5018

• FLORIDA

• Volunteer Florida

• LOUISIANA

• NOLA Volunteer Forum

• MISSISSIPPI

• Mississippi Animal Response Team
  How to participate - (MART) call:
  1-888-646-8731

• Mississippi Coastal Cleanup

• TEXAS

• Houston Food Bank Volunteer Opportunities

HELP OTHERS HELP

• How to Hold a Food Drive - Second Harvest

FOOD SAFETY AND COOKING WITHOUT POWER

• American Red Cross

  • Food Safety in a Power Outage

  • Red Cross Urges Public Health Precautions

  • Water Treatment

• Boil Water Alerts - Mississippi

• Cooking When the Power Goes Off After a Disaster - Virginia Cooperative Extension

• Disinfecting Dishes, Cookware and Utensils - NDSU

• Food Safety in Hurricanes and Floods - Clemson U.

• Food Safety in Freezer Failure - Clemson U.

• Food Safety in Power Outages - Clemson U.

• Foods Through Floods - NDSU

• Handling Food When the Power Goes Off - NDSU

• How to Check Flood Damaged Food- NDSU

• How to Purify Water

• How to Cook When the Power Goes Off - NDSU

• Play it Safe with Food - NDSU

• Preparing Food During a Power Failure - NDSU

• Safety of Frozen Foods After a Power Failure - NDSU

• Salvaging Food After a Flood - NDSU

SAFETY DURING RESCUES & CLEAN UP

• After a Disaster Series of Publications

• American Red Cross

  • Coping with Blackouts

  • Red Cross Urges Public Health Precautions

  • Repairing Your Flooded Home

  • Signals and Treatment of Heat Emergencies

  • Water Treatment

• Cleaning Carpets and Floors After a Disaster

• Cleaning Household Items After a Disaster

• Cleaning Up After a Disaster
  Purifying Drinking Water, Refrigerated Foods After a Disaster, Frozen Foods After a Disaster, Handling Flood Contaminated Foods, Dealing with Stress During and After a Disaster, Salvaging Household Furnishings, Dishes and Cooking Utensils, Deciding what to Salvage, Upholstered Furniture, Wooden Furniture, Removing white spots, Wood Veneer Furniture, Sanitizing Refrigerators and Freezers, Salvaging Damaged Clothing, Salvaging Sewing Machines and Other Equipment, Steps in Making Your Insurance Claim, Actions for Marina Operators

• Coping With Floods - NSDU

• Flood Survival and Recovery Fact Sheets

• Health Tips for Hurricane Rescue Workers - CDC

• National Library of Medicine Links to Health Information

• NIOSH Emergency Response Resources

• Responder Guidance for Hurricane Katrina Response

• Response, Cleanup & Safety for Workers

• Roof Repairs After a Disaster

• Safety Packet for Volunteer Efforts after Disasters

• Select the Right Portable Generator After a Disaster

• Worker Safety During Hurricane Cleanup

SMALL & LARGE ANIMAL PREPAREDNESS

• Evacuation Kits for Your Pets - Pet Education

• Humane Society Disaster Center

  • Disaster Preparedness for Pets, Horses, Livestock

  • Disaster Planning Manual for Animals

NEWS AND COMMUNICATION

• Contact Elected Officials

• EPA - Hurricane Katrina Response and Activities

• FirstGov.gov

  • Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

• Find Libraries (for Internet Access) - NCES

• Gulf Coast News Message Board

• Hurricane Katrina Survivors - Forums

• Internet Public Library - Newspapers Online

• Katrina Central

• Katrina.Louisiana.gov

• State of Louisiana's official website for dissemination of information concerning hurricane Katrina - Information

• Louisiana Dept of Environmental Quality

• NOLA - Your Neighborhood Forums

• Radio-Locator - Radio Stations on the Internet

• St. Bernard Parish Official Website

  • Official Hurricane Katrina Information

• Sun Herald - Biloxi Damage Reports Forum

• TVRadioWorld - Radio and TV Stations by State

• Yahoo - Hurricane Katrina Message Boards

• Weather Channel - Katrina Affected Cities Forums

• White House - Hurricane Relief Page

• World Now - Hurricane Katrina Message Boards

• US Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol

MAPS & CITY INFO

• AOL Maps & Directions

• City Sites (Chambers of Commerce, Convention and Visitor Bureaus, other sanctioned Tourism sites, area, regional, and related web sites)

• Google Maps - Mapquest - Yahoo Maps

• Hurricane Katrina GeoINFO - Maps

• Hurricane Katrina Satellite Imagery - Google Earth

• Satellite Imagery of New Orleans - Globalsecurity.org

• EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURES

• Alabama Road Closures - ALDOT

• Mississippi Emergency Traffic Conditions - MDOT
  MDOT traffic hotline (MISSISSIPPI):
  1-601-359-7017

• Louisiana Road Closures - LA State Police
  LA State Police Road Closure Hotline:
  1-800-469-4828

• Louisiana Road Closure Index

FIND INTERNET ACCESS

• Find Schools, Colleges, and Libraries - NCES

• Hot Spot / WiFi Directory by State

• Net Cafe - Find Internet Cafes

FIND SCHOOLS & COLLEGES

• Find Schools, Colleges, and Libraries - NCES

• Education – Waivers have been initiated to allow Katrina evacuee children to attend Florida schools. No shot records or birth certificates are needed. Displaced community college, university students will be assessed in-state tuition rates. Hotline Phone number:
  1-877-352-2731 (8am to 8pm)

WEATHER REPORTS

• CNN Weather

• Hurricane Underground Tropical Weather

• Intellicast

• National Weather Service

• NOAA

• Northeastern US Weather Page

• TV Weather.Com

  • Weather Forecasts and Current Conditions

  • Severe Weather Information and Spotters

• USA Today Weather - Topic Index - Forecasts

  • Extended Outlook

  • Hurricane Information Index

  • Tornado Information Index

  • Natural Disaster Safety Guides

  • Weather Radio

• Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center

• The Weather Channel

FIND A JOB

• America's Job Bank

• America's Service Locator
  Employers and jobseekers can find the services they need at a convenient Career One-Stop Center. Just enter your zip code and select the desired service(s). Or just pick up the phone and dial 1-877-US-2JOBS for direct assistance!

• CareerBuilder.com

• ComputerWork.com

• Craiglist.org - select a city

• Department of Labor
  DOL's National Contact Center
  1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365)

• Find a Job -  for Education Professionals

• Find Your New Orleans Employer or Employee

• Habitat for Humanity - Habitat Jobs

• Hospital Corporation of America

  • Displaced Employees Seeking Work at other HCA Facilities and Employees Wanting Temporary Assignments in Mississippi or Louisianna
    1-866-967-5748

• Insurance Job Channel - Find Insurance Jobs

• Louisiana Works - Louisiana Dept. of Labor

• Mississippi Department of Employment Security

• Monster Jobs

• MSN Careers

• Net-Temps - Contract, Temporary & Permanent

• Restaurant Job Bank

• Teach Louisiana

• US Dept of Labor
  Individuals seeking unemployment assistance from these impacted areas and at evacuation sites should call the U.S. Department of Labor toll-free at:
  1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365)
  for information on registering for unemployment insurance and disaster unemployment assistance.

• Yahoo! HotJobs

• To file an unemployment center in Florida,
  search for jobs: 1-866-352-2345

• Displaced Health Care Workers
  If you are a health care worker who has been displaced by Katrina and you are interested in temporary employment at an Alabama hospital, please click here for a list of Alabama hospitals interested in hiring such individuals. This list includes hospital name and city and contact information.

Suggest a Link - Report a Broken Link

Hurricane Evacuation Checklist

Hurricane Action Checklist

Hurricane Preparedness Guide

REPORT MISSING PERSONS

1. Coast Guard Contact Phone Numbers
   (scroll down page when you get there)

2. Federal Hotline for Missing Children
   1-888-544-5475

3. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
   24-hour hotline:
   1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)

4. US Dept of Homeland Security
   Missing/Stranded Persons Request Form

FIND MISSING PERSONS

1. Find Family National Call Center (FEMA, NDMS)
   1-866-326-9393 - For those whose loved ones have been separated or lost in the disaster.

2. Find Your New Orleans Employer or Employee

3. Hospital Corporation of America
   Find Employees or Register so others may find you

4. Red Cross

   Locate Your Relatives (Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross)

   or Call 877 LOVED-1S (877-568-3317)

5. Federal Hotline for Missing Children
   1-888-544-5475

6. Louisiana Hospital Association
   Patients Evacuated from New Orleans Area Hospitals
   Healthcare Worker or Hospital Employee Tracking System

7. MSNBC Reconnect

8. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
   24-hour hotline:
   1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
   Katrina Missing Children's Hotline:
   1-888-544-5475
    Photos - Children Looking for Parents, Missing Children, and Missing Adults (Excel list available)

9. National Next Of Kin Registry

10. Shelters (found under Housing category below)

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12. CNN Safe List

13. Craiglist.org - select a city then missing persons forum

14. Employee Hotlines

15. FEMA - Finding Loved Ones

16. Find Katrina - Missing Persons List
    Finding Missing Persons:
    1-225-922-7708 and 1-225-922-7709

17. Full Circle - Katrina Flood Victims and Families Board

18. Georgia Tech - Hurricane Katrina Survivor Registry

19. Gulf Coast News - Survivor-Connector List

20. Hurricane Katrina - How to Find Loved Ones

21. Hurricane Katrina Survivors - Looking For Forums

22. Katrina Family and Friends Forums

23. Katrina Forums - Missing Family or Friends

24. LA - Office for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

25. MEMA - Missing Person Form (Mississippi)

26. Missing Katrina Photoblog

27. Mississippi Baptist Health Center - Katrina Patients

28. MSN Groups - Looking For Forum

29. NOLA - I'm OK Forum

30. NOLA - Missing Persons Forum

31. N.O. Pundit Bulletin Board

32. NowPublic Missing Persons Board

33. Operation Get In Touch

34. Public People Locator

35. Sun Herald Find Loved Ones Forum

36. Sun Herald I'm OK Line

37. Survived Katrina.net Forums

38. Salvation Army Information Request Form

39. US Coast Guard Missing/Stranded Person Request

40. USPS employee hotline for displaced employees:
    1-877-477-3273

41. WDSU - Messages From Katrina Survivors

42. Weather Channel Message Boards

43. Walmart Emergency Contact Service

44. World Now - Hurricane Katrina Message Boards

45. WLOXTV (Mississippi) Forums

46. WWLTV - I'm Okay Forums

47. WWLTV - Searching for Forums

48. Yahoo - People - Missing / I'm OK

49. Yahoo - Family Messages - Katrina Survivor Locator

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    HOSPITALS

51. Alabama Hospital Association Patient Locater

52. Blue Care Doctor and Hospital Finder

53. La Health & Hospitals - Find missing loved ones:
    1-866-GET-INFO (438-4636)

54. Mississippi Hospital Assoc. - Relocated Patient Info

55. Woman's Hospital of Baton Rouge (caring for many of the newborns)

FIND HOUSING

• Adopt a Storm Family

• Alabama - Gov. Bob Riley is offering hotel and lodge rooms and camp sites suitable for emergency housing trailers at Alabama’s 22 state parks to evacuees who have fled from Hurricane Katrina’s path of destruction. Click here to read more.

• Craiglist - Choose location from list

• DisasterHelp.gov

• Homes Available - NOLA

• Homeflood.com

• HomeRentalAds.com - Katrina Housing Relief Effort

• Hotel Info: 1-800-99-GUMBO

• HUD

  • HUD Information by State

  • Hurricane Katrina Resource Page

• HurricaneHousing.org - Find Housing

• HurricaneKatrinaHousing.org

• Hurricane Katrina Survivors - Housing Forum

• Katrina Forums - Donating Shelter

• Katrina Home Sharing Registry

• Katrina Housing Opportunities

  • 1-800-917-3490

• Minnesota Helpers

• MyFamilyCanHelp.com

• Nola.com - Homes Available Forum

• OpenChurches.com

• Openyourhome.com

• Red Cross Shelters in Florida for Katrina Survivors

• Shareyourhome.org - Request Housing

• Sun Herald - Housing for Evacuees

• Survived Katrina.net Forums

• SHELTERS

• Red Cross:
  1-866-GET-INFO (1-866-438-4636)

• LA - Baton Rouge Shelters:
  1-866-GET-INFO

• LA Special Needs Shelter Information:
  1-800-349-1372

• Special-Needs Shelter Information:

• Triage Phone Numbers:

• Alexandria: 1-800-841-5778

• Baton Rouge: 1-800-349-1372

• Houma/Thibodaux: 1-800-228-9409

• Lafayette: 1-800-901-3210

• Lake Charles: 1-866-280-2711

• Monroe: 1-866-280-7287

• Shreveport: 1-800-841-5776

• Slidell/Hammond: 1-866-280-7724

• Find Baton Rouge Shelters - Parish OEPs:

• Ascension OEP: 622-8630

• Livingston 686-3066

• West Baton Rouge: 346-1577

• St. Tammany: 1-985-898-2359

• Tangipahoa: 1-985-748-9602

• West Feliciana: 635-6428

• RENTALS

• ApartmentGuide

• Apartment Matching

• Apartments.com

• Craigslist

• ForRent.com

• Hotel-Guides - US

• Houston Apartment Association

• Livingchoices Apartment Finder

• Marriott Temporary Housing

• or call 1-800-990-9292

• RENTNET

• SocialServe.com - Find Affordable Housing

• Texas Hotel & Lodging - Phone #s & Links

FIND OR HOUSE YOUR PET

• 1 Click Pet Friendly Hotels and Resorts

• Best Friend Animal Society

  • if you have an animal that has been left behind or know of one that has been left behind:
    hurricane@bestfriends.org
    (435)644-2001 ext. 398
    Please include the following information:
    Name and contact information
    Address where the pet was left
    Pet’s name
    Description of pet – species, breed or special markings

  • How to Find Your Lost Pet (.pdf)
    Finding Your Lost Cat (.pdf)
    Finding Your Lost Dog (.pdf)

• Craiglist.org - select a city then missing pets forum

• PetFinder.com - Help Offered for Pets

  • Forums

  • Shelter and Rescue Groups

  • Shelter and Rescue Group Check-In

• Horseman's Guide of the South Central Region

  • Evacuation Sites by State

  • Small Animal Evacuation Sites

  • Housing for Horses or Small Animals

• Humane Society of the United States

  • Report Stranded Pets: 800-HUMANE-1

• National Association of Professional Pet Sitters

• Noah's Wish

• United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. - List of Shelter Facilities and Veterinary Services for Hurricane Katrina Equine Refugees (scroll down page)

• Yahoo - Pets Lost & Found

• ALABAMA

• Alabama - Primary Emergency Sheltering Facilities

• LOUISIANA

• Animal Evacuation and Recovery of New Orleans Area

• Louisiana Animal Shelter/Evacuation Sites:

• Alexandria - Large & Small:
  1-318-442-4222 (all vet clinics will accept)

• Lamar Dixon - Gonzales - Large Animals

• Shreveport - LSU-S (pets only, no livestock)

• West Monroe - Ike Hamilton Coliseum

• Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association
  Hurricane Katrina Hotlines: at LSU SVM
  Equine Hotline: 225-578-9501
  Companion Animal Hotline: 1-225-578-9900

• Noahswish.org

• Nola.com - Pet Rescue Forum

• MISSISSIPPI

• Mississippi Animal Response Team

  • Animal Sheltering: 1-888-722-3106

  • Pet Friendly Hotels in Mississippi

  • Agri-Center Locations Sheltering Horses and Cattle

UPDATE PERSONAL RECORDS

• CDC - Where to Write for Vital Records

  • Choose a State

• Department of Motor Vehicles

  • To Replace a Lost or Mutilated Drivers License

    • Alabama

    • Louisiana

    • Mississippi

• Get or Renew a Passport

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

  • Tax Relief and Other Assistance for Hurricane Victims

  • People affected by Katrina who need help with tax matters can call: 1-866-562-5227 - find out about available tax relief, get free copies of tax return transcripts and receive Disaster Tax Loss Kits.

  • Affected taxpayers who need copies of tax returns to apply for aid or other purposes can have the normal user fee waived by writing “Hurricane Katrina” in red across the top margin of their Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return.

• US Postal Service: Emergency Change of Address
  or call 1-800-ASK-USPS: 1-800-275-8777

  • National Mail Service Updates

  • USPS Map showing status of Ktarina affected Post Offices

  • USPS: CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Customers concerned about filing a temporary address change should be assured that USPS has the ability to chain their address changes together, effectively keeping their forwarded mail moving through the mail stream until they reach their final destination. But we can’t begin forwarding their mail until they file a change of address. All displaced customers should file a change of address with us as soon as possible, even if they are going to be at their current temporary location for a brief time.

• Find Vital Records - CDC

• Social Security Information

  • Form to Replace a Social Security Card

• VA - Information for Veterans and Employees

INSURANCE & BENEFIT CLAIMS

• Find Government Benefits - Govbenefits.gov

• DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

• DOL - Hurricane Recovery Assistance

• To file unemployment claims by phone:
  Alabama - 1-800-361-4524
  Mississippi OR Louisiana - 1-800-204-2418

• Unemployment Benefits
  Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) provides weekly benefits to individuals who are unemployed and not eligible for regular Unemployment Insurance compensation. You can call:
  1-800-621-FEMA (TTY: 1-800-462-7585) or the local unemployment office for information.

• Department of Labor Income Supplement Assistance: 1-866-4USA-DOL

• Federal Citizen Information Center

  • Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents

  • Medicare and Other Health Benefits - Your Guide to Who Pays First

• FEMA

• FEMA Disaster Assistance

• FEMA Disaster Assistance Process

• FEMA Registration Requirements

• INSURANCE

• Hurricane Insurance Information Center

• InfoLA - Hurricane Katrina Insurance Claims

• Insurance Information Institute

• LOUISIANA
  Louisiana residents may use this one number to apply for benefits from these three agencies: Health and Hospitals, Labor, and Social Services:
  1-888-LAHELPU, or 1-888-524-3578 - open from 7am to 7pm

• SOCIAL SECURITY

• Social Security Information for People Affected by Hurricane Katrina

• Social Security Administration Office Locator

• FDIC - Social Security Payments and Benefits for Veterans

• SOCIAL SERVICES

• Louisiana Department of Social Services
  Emergency Assistance Information

FIND FOOD

• Alabama Department of Human Resources:
  1-866-465-2285 - Food stamp information related to Hurricane Katrina victims in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi

• America's Second Harvest

  • Food Bank Locator

  • or call 1-800-771-2303

• DisasterHelp.gov

• Hunger Relief Resources - Recipelink.com

• Louisiana Department of Social Services

• - Emergency Food Stamp Benefit Information

• WIC Services for Displaced Clients - Mississippi

• WIC Services for Displaced Clients - Louisiana
  Department of Health and Hospitals has established a hotline number for the Women, Infants and Children [WIC] nutrition program recipients to find out how to obtain WIC items at their current locations: Call 1-800-251-BABY

FIND HELP

• AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Disaster Recovery Resources

  • Disaster Response: What to Do First—A Checklist for CFOs and Controllers

  • How to handle disaster-related business losses. Records restoration, documenting loss of income, etc.

  • Business Disaster Recovery Checklist

• American Pharmacists Association

• American Psychological Association

• Angel Flight America
  Requests: 1-800-446-1231
  Angel Flight arranges free air transportation in response to health care and other compelling human needs.

• Bell South Yellow Pages

• City Sites (Chambers of Commerce, Convention and Visitor Bureaus, other sanctioned Tourism sites, area, regional, and related web sites)

• Department of Defense

  • Hurricane Katrina Releif Information

  • Hurricane Katrina Evacuation and Emergency Leave For Military Members and Their Families

  • Relief for Military Members

• Department of Labor

  • How To Apply for a National Emergency Grant

  • DOL's National Contact Center
    1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365)

  • Disaster Unemployment Assistance
    Alabama residents, call 1-866-234-5382
    Louisiana residents, call 1-866-783-5567
    Mississippi residents, call 1-866-783-5567
    Texas residents, call 1-800-818-7811

• DisasterHelp.gov

• Disaster Recovery - A Guide to Financial Issues

• Charity Navigator

• Critical Resource Phone Numbers - WAFB

• FDIC

  • Frequently Asked Questions for Bank Customers in Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina

  • Bank Status by City, State

• Find a Charity - Charity Guide

• Find a Church

• FindLaw

• Find a Lawyer - Lawyers.com

• Florida - Information for Evacuees

• Important Phone Numbers for Evacuees - KLFY

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

  • Tax Relief and Other Assistance for Hurricane Victims

  • People affected by Katrina who need help with tax matters can call: 1-866-562-5227 - find out about available tax relief, get free copies of tax return transcripts and receive Disaster Tax Loss Kits.

  • Affected taxpayers who need copies of tax returns to apply for aid or other purposes can have the normal user fee waived by writing “Hurricane Katrina” in red across the top margin of their Form 4506, Request for Copy of Tax Return.

• Katrina Caravan Rescue
  To transport evacuees, who are without transportation resources, from staging cities to family, friends, or coordinated housing in a safe and timely manner.

• Katrina Forums

• LSU Hurricane Recovery & Relief Information

• Navy Personnel and Family Member Helpline
  Active, Reserve and dependents: 1-877-414-5358
  Navy Civilians and dependents: 1-877-689-2722

• Nola.com Hurricane Help Center

• SurvivedKatrina.net

• U.S. Army Family Assistance
  Families of Deployed Army National Guard Soldiers affected by Hurricane Katrina... we ask you to call 1-888-777-7731, the National Guard Bureau Family Program.

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

  • Key State Government Agencies in the Region

• USPS employee hotline for displaced employees:
  1-877-477-3273

• WalMart - Create a Hurricane Relief Wish List

• White House Hurricane Relief Page

• Emergency Call Centers Available:
  Cingular store locations in:
  Louisiana: Morgan City, Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, Zachary, Hammond, Plaquemine and Lafayette
  Alabama: Mobile and Foley
  Mississippi: Natchez

• MISSISSIPPI

  • Mississippi Department of Employment Security

  • Hurricane Katrina Assistance
    CALL: 1-888-844-3577

• TEXAS

  The Courier - Houston

  • List of contact info for donations, shelters, food pantries for Hurricane Katrina victims

HEALTHCARE & MEDICINE

• Blue Care Doctor and Hospital Finder

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Office List

• CDC - Hurricane Recovery Health and Safety

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid

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