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More Ways to Help with Hurricane Katrina Relief Please note: The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS does not endorse any of these organizations; we are providing this information only as a service to members who may wish to help. Volunteer USA Freedom Corps: http://usafreedomcorps.gov -- A collection of volunteer needs in the affected states. Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association: http://www.lepa.org Volunteers are needed to assist with disaster relief. If you are available to help, please contact the American Red Cross at (225) 291-4533. Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf - fill out a Salvation Army volunteer form. Please do not come to the sites directly to volunteer. You will be contacted as the need arises both in the directly affected states and in the surrounding states sheltering refugees. Habitat For Humanity: http://www.habitat.org/cd/disaster/volunteer.aspx - If you have experience with post-disaster conditions and would like to help, please get in touch with us using the form. Red Crosss Volunteer Match service: http://redcross.volunteermatch.org/ Adventist Community Services - 1-800-381-7171 Christian Disaster Response - 1-941-956-5183 or 1-941-551-9554 Christian Reformed World Relief Committee - 1-800-848-5818 Church World Service - 1-800-297-1516 Convoy of Hope - 1-417-823-8998 Lutheran Disaster Response - 1-800-638-3522 Mennonite Disaster Service - 1-717-859-2210 Nazarene Disaster Response - 1-888-256-5886 Presbyterian Disaster Assistance - 1-800-872-3283 Southern Baptist Convention - Disaster Relief - 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440 National Association of Social Workers 180 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 400 Chicago, IL 60601 Post Available Positions for REALTORS Visit the AE jobs postings page, updated weekly: http://www.realtor.org/realtorae.nsf/pages/aejobs Donate Goods, In-Kind Products, or Services General Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/donate/donateinkind.html - Offers of sizeable, bulk donations are reviewed to determine if they meet a current need for disaster victims that can be addressed by the Red Cross. Bulk donations are typically new, shrink-wrapped and palletized items, and they are transported by the donor. If you would like to discuss this type of donation, please contact your local Red Cross Chapter: http://www.redcross.org/where/chapts.asp. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency: http://www.mema.ms.gov - set up the Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund Call Center for anyone wishing to donate money, goods, and services. For these contributions, please call: 1-866-230-8903 or local (Jackson) 601-981-1247 Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness: http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov - Hurricane Katrina Donations Hotline 1-866-334-8305. It is working closely with organizations active in disaster to coordinate donations of goods and services with agencies which can receive, store and distribute them. It said these are needed: MREs, canned goods, non-perishable food items, baby supplies, mosquito repellents, bleach and other cleaning supplies, cases of bottled water, toiletries, individually boxed juice, individually wrapped snacks, rubber and heavy duty work gloves, dust masks, plastic utensils, and paper plates. Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Association: http://www.lepa.org Volunteers are needed to assist with disaster relief. If you are available to help, please contact the American Red Cross at (225) 291-4533. Alabama Emergency Management Agency: http://ema.alabama.gov Alabama residents, volunteer or donate to the Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief Fund: http://as5.business.auburn.edu/ems/ems2.main_page. Individuals from any state who would like to donate time, equipment, etc. should call Volunteer FEMA at 800-440-6728 or visit http://www.fema.gov.
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