UCSB Cares Summer 2005

 

September 7, 2005 (Rev.)

 

Hurricane Katrina, a deadly Category 4 storm, came onshore early on the morning of August 28 along the Gulf Coast, leaving widespread devastation, affecting the gulf coast states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. This list contains local and national ongoing efforts and needs of relief agencies and information on how to contact them for information.

 

Please note that many agencies are not accepting small individual donations of clothing, canned food, bedding, etc. due to logistical difficulties.

 

  1. If you are interested in donating money to disaster relief, the American Red Cross is accepting cash and check donations at the Santa Barbara Chapter Office.  Please make checks out to the American Red Cross and in the memo section write "American Red Disaster Relief Fund"

 

American Red Cross

Santa Barbara Chapter Headquarters

2707 State Street

Santa Barbara, 93015                                                               687-1331

 

                  http://www.sbaco-redcross.org/

 

  1. Direct Relief International is a local emergency relief organization that conducts relief efforts on an ongoing basis.

 

Direct Relief International

27 S. La Patera Lane

Santa Barbara, CA 93117                                                964-4767

 

                  http://www.directrelief.org/

 

  1. The Salvation Army is putting out an urgent appeal for funds with which to serve the victims of this devastating tragedy. Hurricane Relief Fund 2005

 

                  http://www1.salvationarmy.org/socal
  1.  Feed the Children, Send help to people trying to keep life together after Hurricane Katrina

              http://www.feedthechildren.org

 

  1. Disaster Help Federal government responds to Hurricane Katrina.

              https://disasterhelp.gov

 

  1.  Operation USA assists developing communities here and abroad in addressing problems relating to natural and man-made disasters and chronic poverty through the creation of sustainable health, nutrition and disaster response programs.  We provide essential materials, training, advocacy and financial support for such programs.

              http://www.opusa.org/

 

  1.  AmeriCares Team Responding to Katrina. As residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast struggle to deal with the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, AmeriCares has sent emergency response teams to prepare for distribution of aid to the hundreds of thousands of people affected.

              http://www.americares.org/

 

  1.  Save the Children will assist its rural community partners in recovering from the storm.

              http://www.savethechildren.org

 

 

http://radicalreference.info/altkatrinarelief

Resources for Socially Responsible Hurricane Katrina Relief

 

Submitted by JonathanNil on Mon, 09/05/2005 - 18:45.

 

When donating to disaster relief, many of us want to make sure our donations are in tune with our values by donating to organizations with direct connections to local communities that will be able to provide relief efficiently and effectively, while also donating in such a way that builds local capacity to resist oppression and create grassroots democracy. The Hurricane Katrina aftermath vividly reminds us that those who bear the brunt of everyday social injustice and oppression are also those who fare the harshest in times of disaster.

The organizations and resources on this list are NOT necessarily endorsed by or personally known to Radical Reference, but this list is meant as a research aid to those wanting to donate to Katrina relief in ways compatible with the values of social justice.

Revision last updated: 6th September 2005

 

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Email Lists

Anarchist response to Katrina Mobilizing for mutual aid in the Gulf Coast region

http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/katrinaresponse

 

Southern Anarchists Networking

http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/south

New York City-area listserv

http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/ny-katrinasolidarity

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Places to Donate Money and Supplies

Directory of Grassroots/Low-income/People of Color-led Hurricane Katrina Relief

http://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/katrinarelief.html

"Where to donate to organizations who are:

 

*          Organizing at the grassroots level in New Orleans, Biloxi, Houston and other affected areas

*          Providing immediate disaster relief to poor people and people of color

*          Directed by, or accountable to, poor people and people of color

*          Fostering the democratic inclusion of poor people and people of color in the rebuilding process"

 

People's Hurricane Fund

(from the Daily Kos) http://plutonium-page.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/5/0344/36192

"We have set up a People's Hurricane Fund that will be directed and administered by New Orleanian evacuees. The Young People's Project, a 501(c)3 organization formed by graduates of the Algebra Project, has agreed to accept donations on behalf of this fund."

Donations can be mailed to:

The People's Hurricane Fund c/o The Young People's Project

99 Bishop Allen Drive

Cambridge, MA 02139

If you have comments of how to proceed or need more information, please email them to Curtis Muhammad muhammadcurtis@bellsouth.net and Becky Belcore bbelcore@hotmail.com

 

Infoshop.org - Hurricane Katrina Mutual Aid Relief

www.infoshop.org/hurricanekatrina.html

 

Baton Rouge Catholic Worker

Solidarity House

Baton Rouge Catholic Worker

1275 Laurel St

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Phone: 504-389-9572

Publication: Baton Rouge Catholic Worker

 

Pastors for Peace

http://www.ifconews.org/

The Pastors for Peace, a grassroots solidarity aid organization that sends aid caravans to cuba (breaking the blockade) and central america, is organizing an emergency aid caravan of five trucks, five routes -- coming from owa, LA and new york city, collecting aid along the way.....we should arrive in new orleans by the end of the week. this is people-to-people aid, no top-down bureaucracy involved. it's all volunteers, the only cost is the gas (and biodiesel, when we can get it) to get the trucks down there. any other money we collect is going to go to buy more aid for hurricane survivors. and we are taking donations of all the essentials - food (non-perishable), clothing, blankets, radios, medicine, etc.

For info, call the Pastors for Peace at 212-926-5757

website: http://www.ifconews.org/