Sheesh - maybe it is up to us to take in families from N.O., et al

[The Straight Story]

Just seems so many have fled with so little - and hope seems a fleeting thing. Not slamming relief agencies like red cross, salvation army, et al, but the government seems damn lacking in a plan - evacuate and go to...somewhere other then where the hurricane is headed. Oh and stay wherever too.

I feel helpless to help others so far away - and then too I am started to worry about the rest of us and our needs to stock up if things get ugly across the board.

Dark times these.

[RoyGBiv]

1. There's a program for this ...

If anyone is interested.

I wrote the number down while I was at work, but I forgot to bring it home. I think I saw it on CNN a couple times today.

[The Straight Story]

2. Send me the info

When you find it (will look around in mean time). Post here or PM me if you think about tomorrow.

Thanks!

[Star]

3. You can try posting here

if you have some room for a refugee

http://neworleans.craigslist.org/hhh/

[Glenda]

7. That is so cool! I just read this article of people posting on Craigslist

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/09/01/residents_open_homes_to_katrina_refugees/

Residents open homes to Katrina refugees

"I have space and people need help. That's just it," said Rainey, who is offering the bedroom for $1. "I can't just keep crying when I can reach out and help people."

Across the nation, people like Rainey are offering up their homes as temporary shelters to the storm's refugees. On the Web site craigslist.org, hundreds of people -- some from as far as Oregon and New Hampshire -- are eagerly offering free or extremely cheap room and board for victims, even knowing those strangers may stay for months.

"We've got all this room. Why not host a family, a couple, someone who needs help?" asked Linda Donewald, an empty-nester who is offering her Mesa, Ariz., home to refugees along with space for a pet cat or dog. "Even if it's 110 degrees, I'm sitting here on dry land. And these people have nothing."
...

Some of the more fortunate victims with Internet access were promptly able to find housing. Just 20 minutes after Brenda Moreshead posted an online message offering three bedrooms and a finished basement in her suburban Atlanta home to storm victims, she got a phone call from two sisters from New Orleans who were at a motel in Arkansas.

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. Seems the Country is pulling together in spite of the obvious lack

of leadership. And I think Americans will take note of that. I think Jr. should schedule some more fund raising events in the coming days/weeks and I think he should head off on a long weekend at Camp David. That's about all he's good for anyway, fund raising and vacationing.


BTW, has Jr. personally donate any 'cash' to the relief efforts? Or is that just for the little people to pony up, if they have any money left after filling their gas tanks?

[VADem11]

4. There's a forum on Nola.com

full of offers of housing from across the country.

http://www.nola.com/forums/homesavailable/

*edited for spelling

[moondust]

5. Maybe use some closed military bases

for temporary housing. Though I don't know how many still have operational facilities like mess halls.

[Scooter24]

6. We might actually house

a few students who came from Tulane U. to our campus here at SMU. Right now, the school is trying to do its best for housing, but with school back in session its hard. We have the Tulane football team in hotels and about 70-80 students on campus.

I talked to some today, most are upbeat, tired, but grateful for being here with us.

I wouldn't mind opening my place up for a few students who have nowhere else to go. We have a bedroom not in use anyways :)

[newyawker99]

8. kick

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