Help those abandoned by the gov’t
Published Sep 10, 2005 10:02 AM
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.
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