EBJ's Spotlight
Hurricane Katrina
How You Can Help
The Dallas-area chapter of the LSU alumni association will collect cash and checks for the American Red Cross at its football season kickoff party on Sept. 10. The 6 p.m. event will be at Ben's Half Yard House, 7102 Greenville Ave. For more information, visit Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of the LSU Alumni Association or call chapter president Stacey Little at (972) 437-0310.
United Methodist churches are collecting donations via offering plates, online or by telephone. The United Methodist Committee on Relief also needs flood buckets filled with cleaning supplies that people use to clean their homes after floods and hurricanes. For more information, see Hurricanes 2005 Response, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR).
Relief Aid
•The American Red Cross Dallas Area Chapter has set up two shelters: the Samuell Grand Recreation Center, 6200 E. Grand Ave.; and the Grauwyler Recreation Center, 7780 Harry Hines Blvd. The local Red Cross chapter also is seeking donations to help hurricane victims at 1-800-HELP NOW or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to the Dallas Area Chapter, 4800 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235, or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013. For more information, visit American Red Cross - Dallas Area Chapter.
•The Salvation Army offers a shelter with showers and meals at 5302 Harry Hines Blvd. in Dallas. The agency also is collecting money and bottled water to help hurricane victims. Bottled water can be delivered to 9216 Harry Hines Blvd. in Dallas. For more information, call 1-800-SAL-ARMY or visit www.salvationarmydallas.org
•People seeking social services also can call 211, the free hotline for referrals operated by the Community Council of Greater Dallas.
•The North Texas Food Bank is collecting ready-to-eat meals and water for hurricane victims but says money is needed most. For more information, visit The North Texas Food Bank or call 214-330-1396.
•The Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana is seeking donations at 1201 Sams Ave., New Orleans, La. 70123-2236. For more information, call 504-734-1322
•America's Second Harvest – The Nation's Food Bank Network is seeking donations at 35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 2000, Chicago, Ill. 60601-2200. For more information, call 312-263-2303 or visit America's Second Harvest
Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW or visit Redcross
Network for Good: visit Network for Good
Episcopal Relief & Development: 1-800-334-7626 or visit Episcopal Relief and Development
Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY or visit The Salvation Army National Headquarters
Catholic Charities: 1-800-919-9338 or visit Catholic Charities USA
FEMA Charity tips: visit FEMA
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: visit National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: visit SPCA - Hearts Unleashed
Hurricane/Flooding information
National Hurricane Center: visit NOAA
National Weather Service: visit National Weather Service
Hydrologic Information Center (river flooding): visit Hydrologic Information Center
What you need to know: Flood myths, safety tips
What's your flood risk? visit FloodSmart.gov: What's Your Flood Risk?
Government Agencies
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Louisiana Homeland Security
City of New Orleans
Louisiana Governor's Office
Other Information
For Contractors interested in registering to provide support in response to Hurricane Katrina visit http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/DisasterEquip/
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has established a Public and Indian Housing Resource Information Center, and a toll-free number, 1-800-955-2232, to assist displaced public housing residents and Section 8 voucher holders. Through its 80 field offices, HUD has also provided policy guidance to the nation’s 3,200 Public Housing Authorities on how to assist displaced families as they relocate to other areas. | 
