A coalition of Bay Area ACWA members have made contact with the communities bordering New Orleans, who need repairs in their water systems to get back on line. We are asking the water community to join with ACWA and these agencies to provide additional financial assistance until FEMA or other agencies are able.
The water community is responding to the disaster in a variety of ways. For more information, visit:
For updates on the situations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, visit the website of the Federal Emergency Management Agency at www.fema.gov/news/recentnews.fema.
Donate cash to:
American Red Cross
1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English
1-800-257-7575 Spanish;
Operation Blessing
1-800-436-6348
America’s Second Harvest
1-800-344-8070
Donate Cash to and Volunteer with:
Adventist Community Services
1-800-381-7171
B'nai B'rith International
Catholic Charities, USA
1-800-919-9338
Christian Disaster Response
941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
1-800-848-5818
Church World Service
1-800-297-1516
Convoy of Hope
417-823-8998
Corporation for National and Community Service Disaster Relief Fund
(202) 606-6718
Lutheran Disaster Response
800-638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service
717-859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response
888-256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
800-872-3283
Salvation Army
1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief
1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440
United Methodist Committee on Relief
1-800-554-8583
