Wednesday, August 31, 2005

How to Help: Hurricane Relief Organizations

Here is a partial list of relief organizations on the Web:

Charity Navigator: charitynavigator.org
Information on various charities and ways to donate to the relief effort.

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2005/05-183.shtml
Collections or gifts may be sent to:
2005 Hurricane Relief Fund
Catholic Charities USA
PO Box 25168
Alexandria, VA 22313-9788

Catholic Charities: 1-800-919-9338
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/

Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW
http://www.redcross.org/

Episcopal Relief & Development: 1-800-334-7626
http://www.er-d.org/

United Methodist Committee on Relief: 1-800-554-8583
gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: 1-800-872-3283
www.pcusa.org/pda

Mennonite Disaster Service: 1-717-859-2210
www.mds.mennonite.net

Lutheran Disaster Response: 1-800-638-3522
http://www.elca.org/disaster/

Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

FEMA Charity tips: www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm

America's Second Harvest: 1-800-344-8070
http://www.secondharvest.org/


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