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Editor's Note: This page was archived in the months after Katrina, and some links to outside sites may no longer be viable.

Giving aid
Officials and volunteers worked and continue to work to aid thousands of displaced residents in New Orleans and around the nation.

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Donate & Volunteer  |  Get Help  |  Locate the Missing  |  Find Local Information


Disaster officials recommend the following Web sites (some sites may respond slowly due to increased traffic): 

Donate & Volunteer

• Adventist Development Relief Agency -- (800) 424-2372
• American Friends Service Committee -- (888) 588-2372
• American Red Cross -- (800) 435-7669 / (800) HELP-NOW / (800) 257-7575 (Spanish)
• AmeriCares -- (800) 486-4357
• American Refugee Committee -- (612) 872-7060
• America's Second Harvest -- (877) 817-2307
• ASPCA -- (866) 275-3923
• Baptist World Aid -- (703) 790-8980
• B'nai B'rith International -- (888) 388-4224
• Brother's Brother Foundation -- (888) 323-1916
• Catholic Charities USA -- (800) 919-9338
• Christian Children's Fund -- (800) 776-6767
• Church World Service -- (800) 297-1516 ext 222
• Counterpart International, Inc. -- (888) 296-9676
• Direct Relief International -- (805) 962-3700
• Episcopal Relief and Development -- (800) 334-7626
• Feed the Children -- (800) 525-7575
• Food for the Hungry -- (877) 780-4261 ext 2506
• Habitat for Humanity -- (866) 292-7892
• Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless -- (404) 755-3353
• Interchurch Medical Assistance -- (877) 241-7952
• International Aid -- (800) 251-2502
• International Medical Corps -- (800) 481-4462
• International Relief Teams -- (619) 284-7979
• International Rescue Committee -- (877) 733-8433
• Islamic Relief -- (888) 479-4968
• Life for Relief and Development -- (800) 827-3543
• Lutheran Disaster Response -- (800) 638-3522
• MAP International -- (866) 627-4483
• Mercy (M-USA) -- (800) 55-MERCY
• MercyCorps -- (800) 852-2100
• Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund -- (866) 230-8903
• NAACP
• Noah’s Wish -- (530) 622-9313
• North Shore Animal League -- (877) 4savepet
• Northwest Medical Teams -- (800) 959-4325
• Operation Blessing -- (800) 730-2537
• Operation USA -- (800) 678-7255
• Oxfam America -- (800) 77OXFAM
• Presbyterian Disaster Assistance -- (800) 872-3283
• Relief International -- (800) 573-3332
• Salvation Army -- (800) SAL-ARMY
• Samaritan’s Purse -- (800) 665-2843
• Save the Children -- (800) 728-3843
• Southern Baptist Convention -- (888) 571-5895
• spcaLA -- (888) SPCA-LA1
• The Children's Health Fund -- (800) 535-7448
• The Baton Rouge Area Foundation -- (877) 387-6126
• The US Coast Guard Foundation -- (860) 535-0786
• The United Way -- (800) 272-4630
• UNICEF USA -- (800) 4UNICEF
• Water Missions International -- (843) 769-7395
• World Concern -- (800) 755-5022 ext. 0
• World Hope International -- (888) 466-4673
• World Relief -- (800) 535-5433
• World Vision -- (888) 56-CHILD
Get Help
• American Red Cross -- (800) 435-7669 / (800) HELP-NOW / (800) 257-7575 (Spanish)
• Army National Guard -- (800) 833-6622
• Displaced TSA employees -- (866) 301-7214
• FEMA
• Nationwide number for Veterans, Families -- (800) 507-4571
Locate the Missing
• American Red Cross Family Links Registry -- (877) 568-3317 / (877) LOVED-1S
• Find Family National Call Center -- (866) 326-9393
• Katrina
• LSU Medical Center employees -- (800) 735-1185
• Lycos
• National Center for Missing Adults -- (800) 690-FIND
• National Next of Kin Registry -- (800) 915-5413
• Yahoo
Find Local Information
• Louisiana: Governor's office -- (225) 342-0991 or (866) 366-1121
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