Lesson 1: Hurricane Katrina Relief - You Can Count On Me!
(Written as a K-5 unit. Adapt as appropriate for 3-5.)

Handout 5

Hurricane Katrina Relief Organizations

Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund: http://www.bushclintonkatrinafund.org/

FEMA'S SUGGESTED RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS

Note: 800 and 888 phone numbers work only in the U.S. and Canada

American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/
English: 800 HELP NOW (435 7669)
Spanish: 800 257 7575

Operation Blessing
http://www.ob.org/programs/disaster_relief/news/2005/dr_2005_0824_katrina.asp
800 436 6348

America's Second Harvest
http://www.secondharvest.org/
800 344 8070

Adventist Community Services
http://www.communityservices.org/SiteResources/Data/Templates/templatea.asp?docid=514&DocName=Home
800 381 7171

Catholic Charities USA
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
+1 703 549 1390

Christian Disaster Response
http://www.cdresponse.org/
1 941 956 5183 or +1 941 551 9554

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
http://www.crwrc.org/
800 848 5818

Church World Service
http://www.churchworldservice.org/news/archives/2005/08/317.html
800 297 1516

Convoy of Hope
http://www.convoyofhope.org/
+1 417 823 8998

Lutheran Disaster Response
http://www.ldr.org/index.html
800 638 3522

Mennonite Disaster Service
http://www.mds.mennonite.net/
+1 717 859 2210

Nazarene Disaster Response
http://www.nazarenedisasterresponse.org/katrina.html
888 256 5886

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
http://www.pcusa.org/pda/response/usa/hurricanekatrina-index.htm
800 872 3283

Salvation Army
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
800 SAL ARMY (725 2769)

Southern Baptist Convention—Disaster Relief
http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.224451/k.7BDB/Disaster_Relief_Homepage.htm
800 462 8657, ext. 6440

United Methodist Committee on Relief
http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/05/katrinaresp.cfm
800 554 8583

Source: www.FEMA.gov accessed 9-1-05


Or access the list of organizations found at the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster web site: http://www.nvoad.org/membersdb.php?members=National.