Make an online contribution to the Disaster Relief Fund or by calling 1-800-HELP-NOW to donate, signing up with a local chapter to volunteer or making a blood donation.

Bush Clinton Katrina Fund - serving to fill in the gaps and unmet needs that arise in the months and possibly years ahead in this recovery effort.

Florida Division of Emergency Management offers comprehensive information related to Hurricane Katrina

Florida Hurricane Relief Fund has an interactive map to find a relief organization and information

The Corporation's disaster relief efforts focus on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When disaster strikes, the Corporation coordinates thousands of volunteers across the country to assist with repair and recovery efforts in response to fires, hurricanes, floods and famine.

LSU Extension Disaster Education Network - Hurricane Katrina: Extension Helping Extension

Live Multi-Artist, Multi-Genre, Multi-Platform Special Set for Saturday, September 10th Featuring Ludacris. Green Day, Gretchen Wilson, Usher, John Mellencamp, Rob Thomas, David Banner, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, and More. The special will seek to raise much needed funds for The American Red Cross and similar organizations as they continue their relief efforts. The campaign will also seek to activate the diverse audiences across MTV, VH1, and CMT to drive volunteerism, donations, and general awareness.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, national service is joining with local, state, and Federal relief and recovery efforts to provide emergency assistance and long-term relief to those in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas whose lives were affected by the storm. The Corporation has established a Disaster Response Team to manage and coordinate the Corporation's participation in this national recovery effort. National service leadership from Florida and California with direct emergency management experience helped craft the Disaster Response Team, based on a tried and true disaster response command structure.

Ready Campus is a partnership among Pennsylvania's colleges and universities and their neighboring communities designed to strengthen preparation for and response to regional or national emergencies through the use of campus facilities, training campus volunteers and providing college students with service learning opportunities to prepare them to be crisis-ready civic leaders of the future.

The Tallahassee Capital Area American Red Cross is in a shelter mode. The Red Cross is now recruiting Disaster Services Volunteers to deploy to the Disaster Relief Operations being established in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. If you are available to be deployed please email: ARC-WeatherAlert@tallytown.com ~ include your name and the date(s) you are available to travel.

The Chronicle of Higher Education - Special Report Opinion: "When Disaster Strikes, Are Colleges Prepared to Help?" - The president of College Misericordia in Pennsylvania makes the case for a coordinated effort by colleges and universities to better coordinate emergency assistance. (Subscription required.)