Donate Specific Goods or Services
· Cell phones: Do you have an old cell phone you're not using? Sell it for cash, and direct 100% of the sale proceeds to the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund. Simply visit www.CellForCash.com and click on "Hurricane Relief." In addition, CellForCash.com will donate an additional $1.00 to the Red Cross for every phone it purchases under its "Hurricane Relief" initiative.
· Airline miles: Red Cross has list of the airlines that have charitable mile agreements with the American Red Cross, with a brief summary of those agreements: http://www.redcross.org/donate/donatemiles.html.

· Stock: Red Cross accepts electronic delivery of stock shares: http://www.redcross.org/donate/donatestock.html.

· Spare change: Donate Now to the American Red Cross at Coinstar machines. Just by bringing your spare change to the grocery store, you can help the American Red Cross bring relief to disaster victims in your area and across the country: http://www.redcross.org/donate/donatechange.html
· Equipment: Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association: http://www.lepa.org – Those interested in volunteering the use of equipment for disaster relief efforts should call (225) 925-7500.
· School supplies:
o Operation Blessing Pencil Case Kits: http://www.ob.org/programs/bless_a_child/projects/pencilcase_project.asp
o Louisiana PTA, 1543 Del Plaza, Suite 13, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 http://www.lapta.org
o Or email the Louisiana Department of Education at customerservice@la.gov. Include contact information (name, address, phone) and the service you are willing to provide.

Offer commercial housing
Post commercial properties: http://www.LACDB.com
Or email property info directly to FEMA/OHS: <private.sector@ohs.gov>

Report or find a missing person
Family Links Registry
http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/katrina
or call 1-877 LOVED-1S (1-877-568-3317)

Katrina People Search: http://www.katrinapeoplesearch.com/
Search 50k+ survivor and searchers at once.

Contact Loved Ones: http://contactlovedones.org/
An innovative, free service that uses voicemail to reunite out of touch Hurricane Katrina evacuees with their families and friends.

Katrina Safe: http://www.katrinasafe.com
Developed by the Red Cross, in conjunction with Microsoft, this site offers the ability to link families and survivors with their loved ones.

KatrinaList: http://www.katrinalist.net
An open community effort to aggregate evacuee data from across the web


How to get help
From the Federal Office of Emergency Management: How to get help.
http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/resources_katrina.shtm

• The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services has set up a toll-free number for hurricane victims with disabilities or persons who have life-threatening conditions (example: cystic fibrosis). The number is 1-800-846-3697. More information can be found at http://www.rehab.state.al.us.


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