To make donations:
Money: 1-800-HELPNOW (Red Cross Relief Fund)
Clothes, toys: 713-957-4357 (United Way) Drop off clothes: 888-668-3661

To volunteer:
713-965-0031 (Volunteer Houston), or just come to the volunteer center, Reliant Center, enter at McKnee and Kirby, park in red parking lot, look for the sign.


Finding lost people:
Finding loved ones: 1-877-568-3317 or 866-LOCATOR (562-2867)
Missing persons: 866-438-4636 Lost kids questions: 713-394-4000 (CPS)
Messages: 877-206-7500 (Enter phone number and leave a 3 minute message)
Messages: www.katrina.dyndns.org (see below for announcements)
www.familylinks.icrc.org www.redcross.org
news.yahoo.com/katrinahelp www.boards.news.yahoo.com/boards
www.chron.com/katrinaforums (Families in Houston)

Housing:
www.shareyourhome.org (to share your home)
www.redcross.org or www.craigslist.com or www.MoveOn.org
To find housing call 713/533-9706, or go to Neighbors2neighbors.org. They provide mentors to help evacuees find housing.
Housing Authority of New Orleans (713) 652-2912 or (713) 652-2915 or (713) 652-2917

Jobs: Unemployment:
281-983-1100
1-800-735-2988
1-800-735-2989 for speech or hearing impaired (TDD#)
888-469-JOBS (5627)
866-783-5567 or www.laworks.net for Louisiana employment
America’s Job Bank: www.ajb.org
Texas Workforce Commission: 1-800-818-7811 for people looking for work
Texas Workforce Commission: 1-800-695-6879 to employ evacuees
Worksource: located in large white tent near Kirby & Mc Nee streets
EMT, EMT Intermediate, and Paramedic: call 936-523-5190 for employment.
Or online at needemsjobs@optiq.net

Armed Services:
To contact family members of the armed services to let them know of your status:
Army (Active) 1-800-833-6622
Army (Reserve) 1-888-777-7731
Air National Guard 1-888-777-7731
Navy (Active, reserve, and dependents): 1-877-414-5358
Navy (Navy civilians and dependents): 1-877-689-2722
Air Force 1-800-435-9941
Website for all: www.militaryfamilylocator.org

Postal Services:
located at Astrodome, North entrance (Box Office)
Address to Name, General Delivery, Hurricane Victim, Houston, TX 77230
GRB Center: Use zip code 77247

Salvation Army: 1-800-725-2769 or 713-752-0677 (donate items)

Shelters: 866-GET-INFO or 713-313-5480

Transportation:
Continental Airlines free flights for those who are presently residents only:

WIC (Woman, Infant and Children):
City of Houston 713-794-9090
Harris County 713-439-6145
State 1-800-942-3678

Social Security, Astrodome, room 251; 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Food Stamps: 713-957-4357 (United Way Helpline)