How can i help hurricane katrina

Our federal response, however essential it may be, is less critical than how we respond community by community to this disaster. We are facing a great test of American collectivism. As a Marine, I participated in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina and witnessed firsthand the importance of strong communities, the limits of a federal response and the consequences when a community falters.

Three days after the hurricane, I arrived in New Orleans leading a platoon of 70 Marines. Our platoon was sent to a suburb to augment recovery efforts. The mayor said the most essential service we could provide would be to help first responders take care of their own homes and families. Each day, the people on his list would come to the warehouse where we were staying and take a few Marines with them to help. What soon became obvious was the people on this list were not those most in need.

Heart To Heart International Distributing food, water and personal hygiene products to those made refugees by Hurricane Katrina. Hearts with Hands Activating response teams to assist in the Gulf Coast and locally. Hope in Action Providing food, clothing, medicines and personal care items. Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless Providing food, housing, supplies and transportation to victims.

International Aid Distributing emergency supplies across the disaster-stricken region. International Association for Human Values Providing trauma relief counseling and medical care. International Relief Friendship Foundation, Inc. Providing food, cleanup services and volunteer training. International Relief Teams Providing emergency medical assistance. International Rescue Committee Deploying an emergency team to Louisiana to support emergency relief and resettlement efforts.

International Orthodox Christian Charities Activating its emergency response network assisting people in the storm-affected areas. Lions Clubs International Foundation Providing hurricane victims with food, clothing, supplies and eye care. Providing financial assistance, food and clothing. Mennonite Disaster Service Providing relief to victims. Mercy Medical Airlift Flying the sick and injured to medical care.

National Organization for Victim Assistance Taking emotional first-aid to people devastated by hurricanes. Next of Kin Registry Locating your next of kin or emergency point of contact in the wake of recent crisis. Operation Blessing Transporting food, water, cleaning kits, and other emergency supplies. Operation USA Providing medical aid to the poorest hurricane victims. Salvation Army Local, regional, and national disaster relief programs. Samaritan's Purse Helping victims of natural disasters.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina. United Jewish Communities Meeting emergency needs and providing respite for evacuees. United Methodist Committee on Relief Providing relief to victims. World Hope International Providing emergency supplies to hurricane victims. World Vision Shipping food and survival kits to affected Gulf Coast victims.

Select from organizations helping parents, kids and schools. Angels in Care Inc. Providing housing, transportation and jobs to families. Brother's Brother Foundation Distributing clothing, kids kits and plastic drinking cups for use by Hurricane Katrina survivors. The Children's Health Fund Delivering medical care and post-disaster services.

Children's Network International Sending food, clothing, personal hygiene items, medicines and supplies to the victims. CinChouse Operation Homefront Relief to military families displaced by the hurricane or involved in relief efforts. Feed the Children Sending emergency food, water and other relief supplies.

First Book Getting books out to displaced children. Great Kids, Inc. Rebuilding lives of evacuees with young kids. Kids Acquiring Real-life Education Providing supplies to displaced youth and families.

The Red Cross set up the Hurricane Recovery Program to restore and improve the lives of the people who had suffered unimaginable losses during the hurricanes of This help was available not only in the immediate vicinity of the storms, but also to evacuees still living in distant cities. Working with everyone from individuals and groups to faith-based and civic organizations and many others, the program focused on several areas: assisting survivors to make good recovery plans and keeping them informed about all the resources available to them; health and mental health services to help people recover and cope with their loss; behavioral health programs to help vulnerable individuals and communities and making sure survivors, case managers and partners had effective and timely information to help in the recovery.

The Red Cross teaches people across the country how to be prepared, along with lifesaving skills such as first aid and CPR.

Each person needs to be ready when disaster strikes. Households need to plan how they will deal with disasters that occur in their neighborhood, how they will stay informed and what they will do if they are separated during the emergency. To expand its support to the U. The organization subsequently became licensed in all 50 U.

Many registered nurses had evacuated New Orleans and were unable to immediately return. With fewer nurses and health-care professionals in the area, patients often waited weeks to see a doctor and receive needed medications. Direct Relief partner East Jefferson General Hospital, a facility that has earned repeated Nurse Magnet status, suffered from a shortage of nurses and looked into recruiting staff from other countries.

When Direct Relief met with community health clinics in East Baton Rouge Parish, the organization found that nurses and doctors were working with a limited stock of medicines to provide care to medically underserved and uninsured residents.

Many providers were forced to invest already tight resources into mobile medical units and patient vans to meet the needs of patients living out of reach of public transportation.