• FEMA Charity tips: »www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm
• Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW or »https://www.redcross.org/
• Network for Good »www.networkforgood.org
• McCormick Tribune Foundation Hurricane Katrina Relief Campaign: »http://www.mccormicktribune.org/mtf/hurricanerelief.htm
• Episcopal Relief & Development: 1-800-334-7626 or »www.er-d.org/
• Mercy Corps »www.mercycorps.org
• United Methodist Committee on Relief: 1-800-554-8583 or »http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005/
• Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY or »www.salvationarmyusa.org/
• Catholic Charities: 1-800-919-9338 or »http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: »http://www.nvoad.org/
• Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: »http://www.la-spca.org/
• The Humane Society of the United States: »https://secure.hsus.org/01/disaster_relief_fund_2005?source=drfhbw
If you intend to donate to help victims of Hurrican Katrina, these are some of the legitimate charities. Please be careful who you give your money to. There are some shitty people out there who are buying up "Hurricane Katrina" domain names for the purpose of using this tragedy to make money, or harvest PayPal account information. I think anyone who does this is shit, and should be shot on site.
Information from Scam Busters about some of the scams going around.
Posted by Valkyre at September 2, 2005 08:42 AM