Hurricane Katrina Recovery

Find Family and Friends: Government Sources
Search Across the Web for Missing Persons
Yahoo offers a search tool that allows you to search across multiple Katrina missing person lists. Due to volume, you may need to try your search several times.
Missing and Found Children
U.S. Department of Justice is working with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. View photos of children looking for their parents and of missing children. If you have any information, call their hot line: 1-888-544-5475.
Patients Evacuated from Louisiana Hospitals
The Louisiana Hospital Association provides access to an online database to help locate a patient who was evacuated from a hospital in New Orleans or surrounding areas.
Louisiana Nursing Home Evacuee Information
The Louisiana Nursing Home Association provides search for nursing home residents. Includes names of evacuated residents, the nursing facilities they came from, the host facility where they are now and its phone number. Or you can call 225-927-5642.
East Baton Rouge Parish Shelter Search and Hotline
Search online to find residents in East Baton Rouge Parish Red Cross Shelters. Or, call 24-hour hot-line at (225) 389-2176. Please give the operator the name of the missing person, their address and date of birth.
Find Family Call Center
This toll-free hot line has been established to provide information and support for people, in all states affected by Katrina, who are seeking lost family: 1-866-326-9393 (State of Louisiana).
Search and Rescue, U.S. Coast Guard
Requests for rescues of missing or stranded persons will be entered into the system, viewed by command center and prioritized as received.
Federal Employees Impacted by Katrina
1-800-307-8298: Toll-free Helpline for current and retired federal employees and annuitants, who have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina. (Office of Personnel Management, OPM)
Military Families One Source
Toll-free 1-800-342-9647. For military members or families in need of counseling services or Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Service Centers. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. English only.

Find Family and Friends: Non-Government Sources
Search Across the Web for Missing Persons
Yahoo offers a search tool that allows you to search across multiple Katrina missing person lists. Due to volume, you may need to try your search several times.
Red Cross's Locate People Lists
For those who do not have Internet access to www.redcross.org, please call 1 877-LOVED-1S, a toll-free hot line for finding family members.
Find Your New Orleans Employer or Employee
The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Baton Rouge offers site to connect employers and employees.
National Next of Kin Registry
Nonprofit organization: Register people missing in the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
Salvation Army's Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) Activated
Send an online request to locate missing family and friends. If you can't connect to the site immediately, please try again.
MSNBC News
Blog links for Katrina survivors and their families.
"I'm Okay" Board
New Orleans channel 4WWL-TV posts messages for family members.
Persons Missing in New Orleans Contact Site
Electronic bulletin board for New Orleans residents.
WDSU, New Orleans, LA
More messages for and from missing people.
Gulf Coast Survivor-Connector Database
List the person or family you want to find.
Safe List of Family Members
CNN's list of people reported safe and their current location.
Missing Persons Board
NowPublic offers a list.
Hurricane Katrina Survivor Registry
This non-government resource from Georgia Tech claims to have more than 13,000 names to search.
South Mississippi's Sun Herald Message Board
For families of victims and housing offers.

How To Get Help
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Your primary source for disaster assistance resources.
Key State Government Agencies in the Region
State emergency management and public health agencies in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.
Replacing Your Vital Documents
Learn how to replace your important government documents

Shelter and Housing for Victims
Red Cross Local Chapter Finder
Families who take in evacuees should contact their local Red Cross chapter so the evacuees are accounted for and can get assistance. Use this link to find your local chapter.

Shelter and Housing for Survivors
Red Cross Local Chapter Finder
Families who take in survivors should contact their local Red Cross chapter, so the survivors are accounted for and can get assistance. Use this link to find your local chapter.
Housing and Shelter Update from FEMA
News on evacuees, active duty troops in the area, search, rescue, security and more.
Available Rental Properties
List a rental property or find a rental property. Brings together immediately available rental properties to provide hurricane survivors with safety and peace of mind while their home is repaired or a new home constructed. Partnership among realtors, technology companies, Disaster Housing Resources, FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security.
Emergency Katrina Housing Programs, HUD
Housing Hot line: 1-866-641-8102. Toll-free number for Section 8 voucher holders and public housing residents: 1-800-955-2232.
Emergency Katrina Housing Programs, USDA
Housing Hot line: 1-800-414-1226. Toll-free number for USDA housing loan borrowers, USDA rental housing residents and other displaced persons.
Department of Defense Safe Havens for DOD Civilians and their Dependents, and Dependents of Military Members
Housing and support specifically for Department of Defense Civilians and their dependents, and dependents of Military Members.

Donate and Volunteer
How the Public Can Help: USA Freedom Corps
Donations of money is the most immediate need. Call for medical, police and fire volunteers. How to donate goods and services.

Health and Safety
Health and Safety in Hurricane Recovery
Prevent illness and injury, keep food and water safe, clean up safely, mental health resources...

What Government is Doing
Department of Homeland Security and Government Response
White House Focus on Hurricane Relief
Key State Government Agencies in the Region


Source: http://firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/PublicSafety/Hurricane_Katrina_Recovery.shtml