THE PHOENIX - THE VICTIMS OF KATRINA NEED YOUR HELP

THE VICTIMS OF KATRINA NEED YOUR HELP

AmeriCares | Stamford, CT | www.americares.org
This disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization's emergency response team will be distributing various relief materials to those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Children's Hunger Fund | Pacoima, CA | www.childrenshungerfund.org
CHF will be utilizing their network of churches to distribute food, bottled water, and other supplies to victims.

The Humane Society | United States | www.hsus.org
Humans are not the only ones suffering, the local animals faced the Hurricane as well. Many families took their animals with them, but some were left behind, and others have been turned away from the human shelters during the storm, leaving them with nowhere to go. The U. S. Humane Society will be providing aid to animals and pet-owners devastated by Katrina.

International Relief Teams | San Diego, CA | www.irteams.org
IRT and the University of California of San Diego Medical Center have established a team of 30 medical and logistical specialists is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to address the medical needs of displaced victims in the region. They will also be sending construction teams to help homeowners who do not have adequate insurance or other financial resources to repair or rebuild their homes on their own.

Operation USA | Los Angeles, CA | www.operationusa.org
This disaster relief group will provide replacement equipment and medical spplies to nonprofit health care clinics in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

Planned Parenthood | United States | www.plannedparenthood.org
Clinics in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi are closed due to power outages; meanwhile, health centers in Texas are being inundated by women who left their birth control pills behind in the rush to evacuate. Some are offering free birth-control and emergency contraception. All donations will go toward getting clinics up-and-running as soon as possible.

World Emergency Relief | Carlsbad, California | www.worldemergency.org
WER is supplying displaced Gulf Coast victims with bottled water, blankets, food, juice, and cleaning supplies.