Hurricane Katrina Relief
Our deepest and most heartfelt sympathies are extended to all who suffered from the effects and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Hundreds of people of faith are responding in remarkable ways to the disasters in the South Central United States. Religions for Peace-USA has collected a list of the places where you can help.
Religions for Peace - USA Related
American
Friends Service Committee
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Church
World Service, Inc.
PO Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
Tel: 800-297-1516
Presbyterian
Disaster Assistance
Presbyterian Church (USA)
P.O. Box 643700
Pittsburgh, PA, 15264-3700
Tel: 800-872-3283
Union
for Reform Judaism
Rabbi Eric B. Stark
Union for Reform Judaism
317 Madison Ave. #814
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212-286-8060
Fax: 212-286-8007
The URJ Disaster Relief Fund. If you use your American Express card to make a donation, AMEX will waive their normal service charge and also make a $1 donation.
Jacob’s Ladder: URJ Hurricane Relief Project A list of needed supplies and more information on the program can be found at the website.
URJ Gift Card Donation Project
NFTY Effort. A number of projects for teens to help with the relief effort.
Unitarian
Universalists Association
UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund to:
P.O. Box 843155
Boston, MA 02284-3155
United
Methodist Committee on Relief
United Methodist Church
475 Riverside Dr.
New York, NY 10115
Tel: 800-554-8583
United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The Rapaport House, International Headquarters of the USCJ
155 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010-6802
Tel: 212-533-7800
Fax: 212-353-9439
TDD: 212-260-7442
World
Sikh Council - America Region
P.O. Box 3635,
Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
Tel: 614-210-0591
Email: contact@worldsikhcouncil.org
Other Religious Organizations Collecting Support
Adventist
Community Services National Office
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Tel: 301.680.6438
Fax: 301.680.6125
Toll free: 1.877.ACS.2702
(800) 381-7171
Bnai
Brith International
2020 K St NW 7th Fl
Washington, DC 20006
Catholic
Charities USA
1731 King St
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 703.549.1390
Fax: 703.549.1656
Center
for LIFE Outreach Center
121 Saint Landry Street
Lafayette, LA 70506
atten.: Minister Pamela Robinson
Tel: 337-504-5374
Christian
Disaster Response
Tel: 863.967.HELP (4357)
Fax 863-551-1422
(941) 956-5183 or
(941) 551-9554
Christian
Reformed World Relief Committee
2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI, 49560
Tel: 800-848-5818
Tel: 800-55-CRWRC
Church
of Christ
1704 Weber
Tel: 713-864-5667
Convoy
of Hope
330 S. Patterson Avenue
Springfield MO 65802
Tel: 417-823-8998
Episcopal
Relief and Development
815 Second Ave 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10017
1-800-334-7626
Feed
The Children, Inc.
PO Box 36
Oklahoma City, OK 73101
Habitat
for Humanity International, Inc.
121 Habitat St
Americus, GA 31709
Hearts
with Hands, Inc.
951 Sand Hill Rd
Asheville, NC 28806
Lakewood
Church
3700 Southwest Freeway
Tel: 713-635-4154
Lamb
of God Lutheran Church
7800 W. Bellfort
Houston, Texas 77071
Tel: 713-771-8176
Rev. James Berggren
Lewis
Temple CME Church
272 Medgar Evers Street
Grambling, LA 71245
atten.: Rev. Dr. Ricky Helton
Tel: 318-247-3793
Lutheran
Disaster Response of New York, Inc.
475 Riverside Drive 16th Floor
New York, NY 10115
Tel: 800-638-3522
Memorial
Baptist Church
600 W. Sterling, Baytown
Mennonite
Disaster Service
1018 Main St
Akron, PA 17501
Tel: 717-859-2210
Mercy
Corps
3015 SW First Ave
Portland, OR 97201
Mohammad
Mosque 65
2600 Plank Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
atten.: Minister Andrew Muhammad
Tel: 225-923-1400
Tel: 225-357-3079
Moody
Methodist Church
2803 53rd Street, Galveston
Muslim Hurricane Relief Task Force
MPAC
- Muslim Public Affairs Council
katrinarelief@mpac.org.
communications@mpac.org
Edina Lekovic k
213-383-3443
Nazarene Disaster Response Tel: 888-256-5886
Salvation
Army National Corp.
615 Slaters Ln
Alexandria, VA 22313
Tel: 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
S.H.A.P.E. Community Center
3815 Live Oak
Houston, Texas 77004
atten.: Deloyd Parker
Tel: 713-521-0641
Society
of St. Vincent de Paul
98-1247 Kaahumanu St 310C
Aiea, HI 96701
Southern
Baptist Convention-Disaster Relief
Tel: 800-462-8657, ext. 6440
Spring
Tabernacle Church
3031 F.M. 2920, Spring
Tel: 281-353-1851
St.
Peter Claver Catholic Church
6005 N, Wayside Drive, Houston
St.
Luke Community United Methodist Church
c/o Hurricane Katrina Victims
5710 East R.L. Thornton Freeway
Dallas, TX 75223
atten.: Pastor Tom Waitschies
Tel: 214-821-2970
Unity
Church of Christianity in Southwest Houston
2929 Unity Drive (Off Hillcroft and Richmond)
Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m.
Tel: 713-782-4050
Water
Missions International
PO Box 31258
Charleston, SC 29417
"Secular Organizations"
American
Red Cross - Southeast
Louisiana Chapter:
2640 Canal St.
New Orleans, LA 70119
Tel: (504) 620-3105 or (800) 229-8191
Fax: (504) 827-2135
American
Red Cross - Northwest Louisiana Chapter
4221 Linwood Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71108
Phone: (318) 865-9545
Fax: (318) 868-4111
Email: redcross@louisianaredcross.org
American
Red Cross Disaster Assistance info: (866) GET-INFO (866-438-4636)
Donate
Now.
America's
Second Harvest
35 E Wacker Dr Ste 2000
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: 800-344-8070
Baton
Rouge Area Foundation
402 N Fourth St
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Charity
Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans
1532 Tulane Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70112
Foster
Parents Plan International, Inc.
155 Plan Way
Warwick, RI 02886
Harris County Citizen Corps Members
Heart
of Florida United Way
1940 Traylor Blvd
Orlando, FL 32804
The
Houston Food Bank
3811 Eastex Freeway
(713) 223-3700.
Paper goods such as plates cups diapers & tissue Cleaning supplies Bottled water (no glass) Single serving snacks such as pop tarts and cereal bars Peanut butter Heat and eat foods like chili, stew, canned pasta with sauce and canned vegetables Any other single serving foods that don't require refrigeration
Louisiana
Environmental Network
162 Craydon Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
National
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
PO BOX 151973
Alexandria, VA 22315
Ande Miller, Executive Director
Email: amiller@nvoad.org
Phone: 703-339-5596
The
Network For Good
Phone: 1-866-650-4636
Operation
Blessing International Relief & Development Corp.
977 Centerville Tpke
Virginia Beach, VA 23463
Operation
USA:
1-800-678-7255
Tides Rapid Response Fund for Hurricane Katrina Relief and Rebuilding
United
Way for the Greater New Orleans Area
2515 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
Military
Families Needing Assistance or call
1-800-342-9647.
For
Patients in Need of Dialysis
Fresenius Medical Care North America Emergency Response Line: 1-800-626-1297
Fresenius Medical Care Emplpyee Emergency Line: 1-866-362-6256 x304
Animals
Petsmart
Charities, Inc.
19601 N 27th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Humane
Society of Louisiana
c/o St Francis Animal Sanctuary
97 Obed Magee Rd.; Tylertown, MS 39667
Humane
Society of The United States
2100 L St NW
Washington, DC 20037
Call 1-800-Humane1, or e-mail disaster@hsus.org to report pets in danger.
Louisiana
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Transport animals from pick-up points in New Orleans to
Lamar-Dixon Expo Center
9039 St. Landry Rd.Gonzales, LA
Lamar-Dixon Shelter Manager: Loretta Lambert
225-413-8856
Louisiana
SPCA Hurricane Relief
Phone: 713-869-SPCA (7722)
Fax: 713-869-5857
E-mail: hspca@hspca.org
Louisiana
Veterinary Medical Association
Phone: 1-800-524-2996 or 225-928-5862.
Contact LSU Agriculture Center Shelter manager, Dr. Paula Drone at 225-572-0732
New
Orleans Hotline For People Who Left Animals In Homes
225-578-6111 or Katrinaanimalrescue@yahoo.com
Please call and leave name, address of confined animal, species, number
of
animals, and when food would have run out.
Noahs
Wish (aid for animals)
PO BOX 997
Placerville, CA 95667
North
Shore Animal League America, Inc.
25 Davis Ave
Port Washington, NY 11050
State Emergency Organizations
Alabama
Department of Public Safety
Phone: (334) 242-4445
Alabama
Emergency Management Agency
5898 County Road 41
P.O. Drawer 2160
Clanton, Alabama 35046-2160
Phone: 205-280-2200
Fax: 205-280-2495
City
of New Orleans
FEMA Regional Offices
FEMA
Region IV
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee)
3003 Chamblee-Tucker Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30341
Phone: (770) 220-5200
FEMA
Region VI
(Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas)
Federal Regional Center
800 N. Loop 288
Denton, Texas 76209
Phone: (940) 898-5399
Federal
Emergency Management Agency
Phone: 1-800-621-FEMA
Florida
Division of Emergency Management
2555 Shumard Oak Blvd.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
Phone: 850-413-9900
Email: florida.disaster@dca.state.fl.us
Florida
Emergency Preparedness Association
Phone: 850-906-0779
Fax: 850-893-1845
Email: fepa@fepa.org
Louisiana
Disaster Recovery Foundation
PO Box 94095
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9095
Phone: 877-HELPLA1 or 877-435-7521
Louisiana
Office of Emergency Preparedness
7667 Independence Blvd.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Phone: (225) 925-7500
Fax: (225) 925-7501
Louisiana
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Phone: 225-925-7500
Fax: 225-925-7501
Mississippi
Emergency Management Agency
P.O. Box 4501 - Fondren Station
Jackson, Mississippi 39296-4501
Phone: (601) 352-9100
Toll Free Phone: (800) 442-6362
Fax: (601) 352-8314
Georgia
Emergency Management Agency
P.O. Box 18055
Atlanta, Georgia 30316-0055
Phone: (404) 635-7000
Fax: (404) 635-7205
Hotline
For Evacuees In Houston Area
713-802-0555