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News | How to help | Find Missing Persons | Economic Impact

News

From the White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/hurricane/

From the New Jersey Dept. of Law & Public Safety
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/press/hurricanekatrina.htm

From BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2005/hurricane_katrina/default.stm

From McNeese State University, Louisiana
http://www.library.mcneese.edu/katrinanews.htm  

How to help

American Red Cross
 http://www.redcross.org/
Contains news, FAQs, and information on donating, disaster preparedness, post-disaster dangers, giving blood, services for military members and families, and more.

FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/katrinadonations.shtm

USA Freedom Corps
http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/

N.Y. Times Resources
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/national/hurricane-resources.html?ex=1141099200&en=69d89047c73c778a&ei=5087

Federal Trade Commission - Consumer News
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/09/katrina.htm

FirstGov.gov
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery.shtml

US Army Corps of Engineers: Mississippi Valley Division
http://www.mvd.usace.army.mil/hurricane/hotlinks.htm

American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/

Find Missing Persons

Lycos: Katrina Missing Persons Site
http://www.lycos.com/katrina/
This Lycos search engine looks at all the small scattered databases of survivors.

Hurricane Katrina Children
http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2077
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children lists children missing or looking for their parents and includes photos for those children too young to identify themselves.

Economic Impact

MSNBC News
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9160163/

CNN Money
http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/31/news/katrina_aftereffects/index.htm

NPR Marketplace Report
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4822071&ft=1&f=1006

Voice of America News
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-08-30-voa39.cfm

Gas Price Watch Reporting Form
http://gaswatch.energy.gov
If you believe there may be price-gouging, or price-fixing at local gas stations, you can fill out this form to report the station to the Department of Energy.

Hurricane Katrina: Information on Charitable Giving -from the IRS
Find suggestions for locating reputable and qualified charities for making donations, and tax tips related to charitable donations. Also find discussions of common charity scams, a charity search tool, and links to related sites.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=147085,00.html


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