Relief Agency INFO!!! Taken from the Sun Herald Newspaper.

This was posted in the Sun Herald and I thought it would be good to get the info out there. Hope like heck I'm not breaking any rules by copying and pasting....That would be about my luck... :-)

Posted on Sat, Sep. 03, 2005

How to help

Knight Ridder Newspapers

Most charities are requesting financial donations rather than goods or clothing. This enables them to use the funds within the communities that are most affected.

American Kennel Association Canine Support and Relief Fund:
# Web: http://www.akc.org

American Red Cross:
# Web: http://www.redcross.org
# Phone: 1-800-435-7669 or 1-800-HELP-NOW

America's Second Harvest (hunger relief):
# Web: http://www.secondharvest.org/
# Phone: 1-800-344-8070

Catholic Charities:
# Web: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
# Phone: (800) 919-9338

Church World Services:
# Web: http://www.churchworldservice.org
# Phone: 1-800-297-1516

Convoy of Hope (general disaster relief):
# Web: http://www.convoyofhope.org/
# Phone: 417-823-8998

Direct Relief
# Web: http://www.directrelief.org/
# Phone: 1-800-676-1638

Feed the Children:
# Web: http://www.feedthechildren.org/
# Phone: 800-525-7575

Gulf Coast Endocrinology: Medtronic emergency insulin pump supplies available
# Web: http://www.lansden.com/">
# Phone: 228-872-6808

Heart to Heart International
# Web: http://www.hearttoheart.org

Mercy Corps
# Web: http://www.mercycorps.org/
# Phone: 1-888-256-1900

Mississippi Children's Home Services
# Web: http://www.mchscares.org/
# Phone: 1-800-388-6247

Network for Good:
provides easy access for donations to a number of charities including the Humane Society of America (for pets) and various chapters of the United Way in Florida and Louisiana.
# Web: http://www.networkforgood.org

Noah's Wish:
Rescue and shelter for animals during disasters.
# Web: http://www.noahswish.org/
# Phone: 530-622-9313
# Mailing Address: Send checks to Noah's Wish, P.O. Box 997, Placerville, Calif. 95667

Operation Blessing (or hunger relief):
# Web: http://www.operationblessing.org/
# Phone: 800-730-2537

Salvation Army:
# Web: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

Samaritan's Purse (general disaster relief):
# http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
# Phone: 800-567-8183

United Methodist Committee on Relief:
# Web:http://www.umcor.org/
# Phone: 800-554-8583

Volunteers of America:
# Web: http://www.VolunteersofAmerica.org/