Hurricane Katrina: UNMC responds

Hurricane Katrina home

Links: Donate, find loved ones,
other information, how to help

What you need to know
to volunteer

UNMC news
· Message from Chancellor Maurer
· Message from NU President Milliken

· Transplant patients find safe haven
· Audio clips: Transplant patients find
  safe haven

· UNMC, hospital accept Gulf Coast
  patients, students

· Audio clips from Sept. 2 press
  conference

Hurricane Katrina links

Donate

American Red Cross
PO Box 37243
Washington, DC 20013
(800) HELP-NOW
www.redcross.org

Salvation Army
P.O. Box 4857
Jackson, Miss. 39296-4857
(800) SAL ARMY
www.salvationarmy.org

Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund – set up by former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton

FEMA charity tips – Best ways to donate to relief organizations.

FBI warns about fake Katrina charity Web sites.

Find loved ones

Reported safe – CNN's list of hurricane Katrina survivors who want to let loved ones know they're safe.

CNN's Help Center: Donate and volunteer, get help, locate the missing, find local information.

Are You Looking for Someone? Post a message to a loved one you're trying to find. MSNBC will post it to the "Looking For" lists.

Red Cross Family Links Registry: Find lost loved ones or for victims to let loved ones know they're safe. Also news and health and safety information.

General information/How to help

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Updated information on federal relief efforts.

Firstgov.gov Katrina recovery – Links to message boards, how to get help, donating and volunteering.

MSNBC's How to Help:  Donate, missing persons Web sites, offer shelter for refugees.

State of Nebraska Web page with hurricane Katrina information.

www.nola.com – New Orleans news and information, with coverage from the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Includes forums, neighborhood information, a missing persons database, photos and more.