Help Hurricane Victims

FEMA says the best way to help is to make a cash donation to one of the organizations listed below (for a more inclusive list visit FEMA’s web site). Volunteers are asked to not report to hurricane-affected areas unless specifically directed to do so.

Accepting cash donations	Accepting Cash and Volunteers:
American Red Cross 1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English, 1-800-257-7575 Spanish Operation Blessing 1-800-436-6348 America’s Second Harvest 1-800-344-8070	Catholic Charities, USA 703 549-1390 Salvation Army 1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
For a more inclusive list visit http://www.fema.gov.
Searching for Missing Hurricane Victims: - Craigslist, New Orleans - nola.com To search other missing persons sites, check the results of this Google search. Some FDIC information: “The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has established a 24-hour hotline to answer questions from bankers and consumers affected by Hurricane Katrina. Information about bank accounts, lost financial records, ATM cards, direct deposits, and how to contact a bank branch can be obtained by calling 1-877-ASK-FDIC or 1-877-275-3342. The FDIC also set up a special Web page with an up-to-date database detailing the operational status of financial institutions at http://www.fdic.gov/news/katrina/index.html.”