Donations Needed
Social Work Disaster Assistance Fund
NASW Foundation Establishes a Social Work Disaster Assistance Fund
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AmeriCares
www.americares.org
1-800-486-HELP
Medicine, medical,and other relief supplies
They need: Money
Alliance for Children and Families
http://www.alliance1.org
The Alliance for Children and Families has created the Alliance Katrina Fund and has made information and resources available on its Web site.
They need: Money
America’s Second Harvest
www.secondharvest.org
1-877-817-2307
Providing food and other grocery products
The need: Money
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
1-800-HELP-NOW
Providing shelter, meals, and financial assistance
They need: Money and volunteer time
Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund
www.bushclintonkatrinafund.org
Former Presidents Clinton and Bush have established a joint 501(c)(3) fund
to receive donations to assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Catholic Charities USA
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
1-800-919-9338
Long-term assistance, including housing and mental health counseling
They need: Money
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
http://www.cwla.org/katrina/
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) has started the Katrina Kids Fund and has posted information on a variety of related resources.
They need: Money
eWomen Network Foundation
www.ewomennetwork.com
The eWomenNetwork Foundation is adopting families (preferably single-mom, women business owners) who have lost everything and have been forced to relocate around the nation and Canada. EWN chapters will leverage their local resources and utilize dollars gathered through this fundraising effort to provide everything from apartment housing, furniture and employment assistance, to electrical/gas support, groceries and school supplies for their children.
Feed the Children the
Children
www.feedthechildren.org
1-800-525-7575
Providing food, water, cleaning and hygiene supplies, and clothing
They need: Money, clothing and supplies. See locations for details.
Gift Cards Preferred Over Other Donations
The Mississippi Department of Health Social Work Division is requesting that donations in the form of Gift Cards to the only stores that are open in the area be provided immediately in lieu of other items at this time due to individualized family needs for items as diverse as shovels, bug spray, and school supplies. PLEASE PROVIDE GIFT CARDS IN ANY DENOMINATION TO HOME DEPOT, LOWES, KMART, WALMART, & SAM'S CLUB. These can be mailed to the NASW, MS Chapter, P.O. Box 5599, Pearl, MS 39288.
Grassroots/Low-income/People of Color Hurricane Katrina Relief
http://katrina.mayfirst.org/
They need: Money
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
http://www.thetaskforce.org/katrinaaid
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is offering Katrina-related resources.
They need: Money
Salvation Army
www.salvationarmyusa.org
1-800-SAL-ARMY
Providing food and shelter
They need: Money
State Library of Louisiana
Computers are needed at the State Library of Louisiana. The library is being inundated with evacuees who need to file assistance applications, search for loved ones, and so forth. The library needs computers with Pentium 3 chips running on Windows 2000 or XP. Equipment donations should be sent to the State Library of Louisiana, 701 N. 4th St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5232. For more information, contact Rebecca Hamilton at rhamilton@crt.state.la.us.
NOTE: For a more comprehensive list of charities, please visit:
Volunteer and Evacuee Housing Resources
www.ShareYourHome.org.
www.katrinahousing.org
www.hurricanehousing.org
www.katrinahome.com
www.firstgov.gov
www.relief.welcomewagon.com
Local Organizations (Gulf Coast)
- Donations may be mailed to the MS Hurricane Relief Fund, P.O.
Box 139 , Jackson , MS 39205 or the Louisiana Disaster Recovery
Foundation, P.O. Box 94095 , Baton Rouge , LA 70804 -9095.
- Florida is opening shelters along the I-10 corridor in the FL
panhandle... for more information on this resource to www.FloridaDisaster.org shelter
database.
- Shelters in the Jackson , MS , and surrounding areas have continuing
needs. You can contact these for more information:
- Vicksburg Convention Center - call the Vicksburg Red
Cross
601.636.9182
- Mendenhall Grace Baptist Church
601.238.9951
- Mendenhall Shelter
601.847.1511
- Copiah County Shelter
601.894.1709
- Hinds County Shelters
601.924.5620
- Jackson Shelters
601.960.2165
- Byram Shelter
601.373.6230
- Flora Shelter
601.879.802
- Pinelake Baptist Church needs assistance with nursing
home residents relocated from the coast... call Melanie
at 601.829.4513
- Crossgates Methodist Church needs bedding, toiletries,
towels bottled water...call 601.825.8677
- The National Guard members need help with laundry... take
home or use laundromat... call Holly Evans at 601.856.5509
or 601.214.9701.
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