How can we help the victims of Hurricane Katrina?
Here
are websites from affected Dioceses and their needs and contact persons. Think
about what you can do to help and then offer it to them.
To get
an idea of what our ministry should be --- http://www.episcopalchurch.org/help/
Diocese
of Louisiana --- http://www.edola.org/
Diocese of Mississippi ---
http://www.dioms.org/
(there is a link on the above page of "List of supplied generally needed"
)
Diocese of Central Gulf Coast --- http://www.diocgc.org/diocesanhouse.html
The
Episcopal Relief and Development has a Crisis Center web page on resources
and news and link.
http://www.er-d.org/newsroom_64626_ENG_HTM.htm
And
a registry for volunteering.
http://www.er-d.org/newsroom_64836_ENG_HTM.htm
Diocese
of Michigan Website for Hurricane Katrina Relief
www.the-record.org/katrinanewsroom.html
Episcopal
Relief and Development
www.er-d.org
Red
Cross 800-HELP-NOW
www.redcross.org
NAACP Disaster Relief Fund http://store.yahoo.com/naacp%2Ddonate1/?r=864&t=4
Salvation
Army 800-SAL-ARMY
www.salvationarmyusa.org
Episcopal
Diocese of Texas
www.epicenter.org
Louisiana
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
www.la-spca.org
FEMA
Charity tips [fema.gov]
www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm
What can you do to help? Read this aricle from Moveon.org
Article from Bishop Wendell Gibbs
Article from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams
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