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How to help victims of Hurricane Katrina

FEMA charity tips
The Federal Emergency Management Agency outlines the best ways to make donations of cash, clothing, or other items to disaster victims.
www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm

RELIEF AGENCIES

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Call: 800-HELP NOW or 800-257-7575 (Spanish)
Send checks to:
American Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013

The Salvation Army
www.salvationarmyusa.org
Call: 800-SAL-ARMY
Send checks, earmarked "disaster relief," to:
Salvation Army
PO Box 4857
Jackson MS 39296-4857

United Way Relief Fund
national.unitedway.org
Call: 800-272-4630
Send checks, earmarked "Hurricane Katrina fund," to:
United Way of America
P.O. Box 630568
Baltimore, MD 21263-0568

Oxfam America
www.oxfamamerica.org
Call: 800-77-OXFAM
Send checks to:
Hurricane Katrina Response and Recovery Fund
26 West Street
Boston, MA 02111

Feed the Children
www.feedthechildren.org
Call: 800-525-7575

International Medical Corps
www.imcworldwide.org
Call: 800-481-4462
Send checks to:
International Medical Corps
1919 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 300
Santa Monica CA 90404

Greater Boston Food Bank (financial donations will be used to help food banks nationwide)
www.gbfb.org
Call: 617-427-5200

ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS

MSPCA Angell (MSPCA has set up a special fund to help animals affected by Hurricane Katrina)
www.mspca.org
Send checks to:
MSPCA Natural Disaster Relief Fund
350 South Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02130

Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
www.la-spca.org

Animal Rescue League
www.arlboston.org
Call: 617-426-9170 ex.109
Send checks to:
Animal Rescue League of Boston
P.O. Box 265
Boston, MA 02117

Noah's Wish (an animal rescue organization)
www.noahswish.org
Call: 530-622-9313
Send checks to:
Noah's Wish
P.O. Box 997
Placerville, Calif. 95667

RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

Catholic Charities
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Call: 800-919-9338
Send checks to:
Catholic Charities USA
2005 Hurricane Relief Fund
PO Box 25168
Alexandria, VA 22313-9788

Combined Jewish Philanthropies
http://www.cjp.org/katrina
Send checks, marked “Hurricane Katrina.” to:
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
126 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
Attention: Hurricane Katrina
Donate online

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Fund
www.namb.net
Send checks to:
North American Mission Board (NAMB)
P.O. Box 116543
Atlanta, GA 30368-6543

United Methodist Committee on Relief
www.umcor.org
Call: 800-554-8583
Send checks to:
UMCOR
PO Box 9068
New York, NY 10087-9068

Episcopal Relief & Development
www.er-d.org
Call: 800-334-7626
Send checks to:
Episcopal Relief and Development
PO Box 12043
Newark, NJ 07101

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
www.pcusa.org/pda
Call: 800-872-3283
Send checks to:
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Individual Remittance Processing
P. O. Box 643700
Pittsburgh PA 15264-3700

Lutheran Disaster Response
www.ldr.org/
Call: 800-638-3522

Islamic Relief
www.irw.org/katrina
Call: 888-479-4968

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
www.uua.org
Send checks, payable to the "UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Relief Fund," to:
UUA
P.O. Box 843155
Boston MA 02284-3155

Operation Blessing
www.ob.org
Call: 800-730-2537

United Church of Christ (Congregational)
Church World Service
www.ucc.org
Send checks marked "Hope Shall Bloom"
Wider Church Ministries
700 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Donate online