Help the Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

Find out how you can contribute and support organizations providing aid

Organizations Accepting Donations For Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort

American Red Cross
800-435-7669, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013.
You can donate at www.redcross.org

Catholic Charities USA
800-919-9338
Hurricane Katrina, P.O. Box 25168, Alexandria, VA 22313-9788.
You can donate at www.catholiccharitiesusa.org

Christian Contractors Association
800-278-7703
2009 S Broad St., Brooksville, FL 34604
You can donate at www.ccaministry.org

Church World Service
800-297-1516
P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN, 46515
You can donate at www.churchworldservice.org

Episcopal Relief and Development/U.S. Hurricane Relief Fund
800-334-7626, ext. 5129
P.O. Box 12043, Newark, NJ, 07101-5043
You can donate at www.er-d.org

Convoy of Hope
417-823-8998
330 S Patterson, Springfield, MO 65802
You can donate at www.convoyofhope.org

Florida Baptist Convention
800-226-8584
Attention: Baptist Men's Department, Hurricane Disaster Relief
1230 Hendricks Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32207

Florida Conference United Church of Christ
407-835-7501
924 N. Magnolia Ave., Suite 250, Orlando, FL 32803

Islamic Circle of North America
718-658-7028
166-26, 89th Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432
You can donate at www.icna.org

Lutheran Disaster Response
800-638-3522
8765 W. Higgins Road, Chicago, IL 60631
You can donate at www.elca.org

Mennonite Disaster Service
717-859-2210
1018 Main St. Akron, PA 17501
You can donate at www.mds.mennonite.net

Presbyterian Church
800-872-3283
Attention: PCUSA, Individual Remittance Processing
P.O. Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15624-3700
Write on check: #000169
You can donate at www.pcusa.org

Salvation Army
800-725-2769
Salvation Army Headquarters, P.O. Box 269, Alexandria, VA 22313.
If you send a check, note "Katrina Disaster relief."
You can donate at www.salvationarmyusa.org

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
770-410-6133
P.O. Box 116543, Atlanta, GA 30368-6543
If you send a check, make it payable to North American Mission Board.
You can donate at www.namb.net/dr

United Way, Tampa Bay
813-274-0900 or 727-535-3545
1000 N. Ashley Drive Suite 800, Tampa, FL, 33602
You can donate at www.uwtb.org

 

UCI RELIEF EFFORTS

The UCI Volunteer Center will serve as a donation site for the victims of Hurricane Katrina on September 2 - 23, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. -5 p.m. (949) 824-3500. 

What is needed (new products only): Water (cases only), personal-hygiene items, insect repellent, sunscreen, disposable diapers, baby wipes and formula.  More items will be added to this list as needs are assessed.  Please check http://www.volunteer.uci.edu for updates.  Cash donations can be given to several organizations assisting in the relief efforts. 

Visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (http://www.fema.gov) for a list of current organizations.