Hundreds of thousands have been evacuated and thousands are feared dead in Hurricane Katrina's devastating aftermath. World Vision is responding by shipping emergency supplies and other essential items to children and families in the Gulf Coast region. Your gift today will help provide relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina through World Vision's American Families Assistance Fund!
World Vision has already begun responding – sending shipments of emergency supplies, donated by generous corporations and distributed in partnership with local churches and Christian agencies to children and families in need. Because the supplies have been donated, your gift will multiply in value to ship and distribute urgently needed items to those who need them the most.
World Vision's American Families Assistance Fund works in partnership with local churches and Christian agencies to provide lasting hope for American children and families in difficult situations, including those affected by disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
President Bush and others who've seen the devastation firsthand warn that recovery will take years. World Vision will continue partnering with churches to help children and families that have been devastated by the hurricane to rebuild communities in need.
Donate now to help children and families in need!
The American Red Cross is responding to an unprecedented natural catastrophe and devoting every resource to this humanitarian relief effort. The American people can be confident the Red Cross will spare no effort to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors.
Red
Cross Mass Care Operation
Red Cross Shelters
More than 650 shelters have been opened in 17 states
Evacuees Sheltered
More than 159,000 survivors
Relief Workers
More than 32,000 trained workers from 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands
Emergency Vehicles
More than 270 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs)
Feeding
More than 5.4 million hot meals and 5.5 million snacks to-date
(Red Cross in coordination with the Southern Baptist Convention)
Persons looking for loved ones can call 1-877-LOVED 1S (1-877-568-3317),
More than 94,000 people have registered online and more than 45,000 have called
the hotline.
Making a financial contribution is
the best way to help, to donate:
Call 1-800-HELP NOW or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish)
Make at secure, online donation at www.redcross.org
As of Sept. 7, 2005, it has received $485 million in gifts and pledges for the hurricane relief effort, of which $251 million has been received online.
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