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The American Red Cross

The Canadian Red Cross

The Red Cross has mobilized thousands of volunteers to respond in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Red Cross plans to send close to 2,000 volunteers in the area to begin the initial response in the next few days.

Red Cross emergency response vehicles (ERVs) will visit damaged neighborhoods like this one in Florida after Hurricane Charley last year. (Photo: Bonnie Gillespie).

Volunteers are already on the ground staffing shelters for tens of thousands of people in five states—Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas.

The Red Cross is launching the largest mobilization of resources for a single natural domestic disaster, in part because the extent of the damage is so widespread over a large geographical area. The response includes sending nearly 1,900 staff and volunteers into the field in the next few days, and sending more than 250 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) out to provide food and water to affected residents.

The best way to help is by making an online contribution to the Disaster Relief Fund at www.redcross.org.

If you are interested in volunteering for the American Red Cross, the place to start is your local chapter Red Cross. There you can learn about the training courses necessary to become a disaster volunteer. For more information, visit your local Red Cross chapter online.

http://www.kofc.org

Donations should be sent to:

One hundred percent of contributions will go directly to hurricane relief, and all donations to Knights of Columbus USA are tax-deductible.

The Knights of Columbus has provided significant relief for other recent disasters, providing more than $500,000 to victims of the Asian tsunami and $1 million for families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

http://salvationarmy.org

The Salvation Army is currently providing services to storm victims and first responders in the Gulf Coast states. Donate now...

To donate by phone, call 1-800-SAL-ARMY..

To donate by mail, send checks, earmarked 'disaster relief,' to PO BOX 4857 JACKSON, MS 39296-4857.

Visit your local Wal-Mart or Sam's Club to donate to The Salvation Army's Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

A $100 donation to The Salvation Army will feed a family of four for two days, provide two cases of drinking water and one household clean-up kit, containing brooms, mops, buckets, and cleaning supplies.

FAMILY INQUIRES ACCEPTED BY SATERN

The Salvation Army is currently using its Emergency Radio Network (The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network: SATERN) to answer inquiries on the whereabouts of Hurricane Katrina victims; it is now prepared to accept inquiries concerning the health and welfare of loved ones affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Individuals seeking information about loved ones in the disaster areas may register an inquiry online at http://qso.com/satern/emailfrm.htm or call 847 - 709 - 6700

Concerned friends and family members seeking loved ones in the disaster area may also file an H&W (Health and Welfare) inquiry online at www.salvationarmyusa.org.