New Orleans Title I

This blog was created to share information regarding the effects of Katrina on the Ryan White Title I: New Orleans EMA as we get it. If you have information regarding our clients or questions please post it. This is not much, but a start in rebuilding our lives and our EMA.

Sunday, September 04, 2005

General Information

---Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):
Provide assistance in disaster areas. For assistance, contact FEMA at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or apply online at https://disasteraid.fema.gov/IAC/displayPage.do?forward=home&

---The Body (more HIV/AIDS specific resources) : http://www.thebody.com/aahivm/katrina_patients.html

---For missing persons:
American Red Cross 1-866-GET-INFO
American Red Cross Elderly/Disabled 713-313-1628
Salvation Army http://www.satern.org/or 1-800-725-2769
Louisiana State Police 1-800-469-4828
National Next of Kin Registry http://nokr.org/nok/restricted/home.htm
MSNBC http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9146348/

---Hurricane Employment: (866) 4USA-DOL

---Numbers to get a copy of birth certificates, marriage license, etc.
* For evacuees from Louisiana: 816-310-7617
* For evacuees from other states: 225-743-5748

---View of the New Orleans:
CNN: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/interactive/fullpage.nola.flood/katrina.html
GlobeXplorer:
http://www.globexplorer.com/disasterimages/index.shtml

New Orleans flood map: http://mapper.cctechnol.com/floodmap.php

Local information/resources:
--- New Orleans Channel 4 link: http://www.wwltv.com/

---The Times Picayune online: http://www.nola.com/

HIV services in MISSISSIPPI

Still to come....

HIV services in FLORIDA

Message from Righttrack:
Rightrack is a program for the HIV/AIDS community in south Florida. In an effort to assits our brothers and sisters in the Katrina/Rita situation we have prepared 4 homes with 4 bedrooms each to house 32 patients. We provide housing meals and medical as well as mental services. We are also provide FREE transpportation from the affected areas. Our number is 713-429-9706.