Help those abandoned by the gov’t

Following are some of the many grassroots organizations providing assistance to the storm survivors:

HOUSTON

Send funds and goods—toiletries, soap, diapers, baby formula to: SHAPE Community Center, 3815 Live Oak, Houston, TX 77004. To offer housing in the Houston area, call (713) 521-0641.

LOUISIANA

Mail or ship non-perishable items to: Center for LIFE Outreach Center, 121 Saint Landry St., Lafayette, LA 70506, Att: Minister Pamela Robinson, (337) 504-5374.

Mohammad Mosque 65, 2600 Plank Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70805, Att: Minister Andrew Muhammed, (225) 923-1400.

Lewis Temple CME Church, 272 Medgar Evers St., Grambling, LA 71245, Att: Rev. Dr. Ricky Helton, (318) 247-3793.

LOUSIANA

Camp Casey c/o Veterans for Peace is collecting funds, vehicles, Apple computer parts, digital cameras, baby products, more. Drop-off goods at: Pine View Middle School, 1115 West 28th Ave., Covington, LA 70434.

UPS or FedEx to: Veterans for Peace Chapter 116, c/o 645 Kimbro Dr.,Baton Route, LA 70808. Contact: [email protected], (707) 536-3001.

MISSISSIPPI

Send donations to: The People’s Hurricane Fund, Young People’s Project, 440 N. Mills St., Su. 200, Jackson, MS 39202, or see www.qecr.org.

NEW YORK CITY

Bring funds and goods—towels, linens, diapers. Call first. Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, 388 Atlantic Ave., 4th flr, Brooklyn, NY, (718) 254-8800.

Northeast & Midwest Emergency Car
Caravan to Louisiana & Mississippi

Provide vehicles, organize a drop-off point. Call John Waller at (718) 810-8426. Donate goods, email [email protected]. Send funds for aid and caravan costs to: IFCO/Pastors for Peace, 402 W. 145th St., New York, NY 10031.

NATIONAL

The NAACP has set up a center in Biloxi, Miss. Donate online at www.naacp.org or call (866) 996-2227 or mail to NAACP Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund, 4805 Mount Hope Drive, Baltimore, MD 21215. Call NAACP state offices to donate clothing, linens, baby products.

BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund, P.O. Box 803209, Dallas, TX 75240 or donate online at www.blackamericaweb.com/relief

National LGBT Youth and Family Groups has set up a fund for LGBT youth and families from the devastated areas. Donate at www.nyacyouth.org.