Student Contact Websites

• CampusRelief.org, a campus-to-campus assistance website for students affected by Katrina: www.campusrelief.org
• U.S. government web portal: www.firstgov.gov
• Tulane University website for faculty, staff, and students to post contact information and to let others know they are ok: www.asph.org/katrina/tulaneFacultylist.cfm
• Comprehensive information for emergency student placement program (Tulane Public Health students only):
  www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=884

Colleges and Universities Accepting Students Affected by Katrina

Students registered for the semester in a college affected by Katrina, may be able to take classes at the following universities:

List of Over 70 Colleges Who Accepted Students Affected by Katrina

Wiki List of Colleges Accepting Students Affected by Katrina

For medical and nursing students affected by Katrina, please visit the below sites for updates on universities offering academic services:

• Association of American Medical Colleges
  http://www.aamc.org
  
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• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  http://www.aacn.nche.edu
  
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AACR:
www.aacr.org
The American Association of Cancer Researchers is establishing a website to link "research institutions offering space, clinical resources and the use of equipment with displaced basic and clinical scientists."
1-215-440-9300

Community of Science:
www.cos.com/katrina
The Community of Science is organizing links to funding opportunities for displaced researchers.

The National Cancer Institute:
www.cancer.gov/katrina
The National Cancer Institute is partnering with AACR to help scientists affected by Katrina re-establish labs. Resources for cancer patients and oncologists from the affected Gulf Regions can be found here.

American Red Cross:
www.redcross.org
1-800-435-7669

Habitat for Humanity:
www.habitat.org

University of California, Berkeley:
Fund for Displaced Students

FIMRC:
www.fimrc.org
FIMRC is ONLY coordinating volunteers and organizing information to help students, children and families affected by Katrina. For this crisis, FIMRC endorses donations to the American Red Cross.
Contact: Karen Gagnon, Executive Director, karen.gagnon@fimrc.org

FIMRC:

Check this site for updates on volunteer opportunities for FIMRC members and friends to help the Katrina Relief.

D.C. Armory

Register to volunteer time, housing, or food to the D.C. Armory, which is hosting Gulf Coast evacuees.
D.C. Resident Resource Center Katrina Relief

Project Backpack

DC Area residents, collect and donate backpacks filled with supplies for grade school children affected by Katrina. Those outside of DC, organize local Project Backpack efforts in your community.
http://www.projectbackpack.org/

Medical Centers:

Employees of medical centers, contact your local officials. Many medical centers have coordinated volunteers, including doctors, social workers, counselors, and civil engineers, among others.

Government:

US Department of Health and Human Services
volunteer.ccrf.hhs.gov

Hurricane Housing
www.HurricaneHousing.org

FIMRC
FIMRC thanks all who volunteered housing for their generosity and kindness.

D.C. Armory
For information, please contact the Mayor's office: (202) 727-1000, or Amy Slemmer of the Red Cross at slemmera@usa.redcross.org

• National Next of Kin Network
  Register information for someone missing in the Hurricane Disaster Area. Tell family and friends you are safe.
  www.nokr.org
  


• U.S. Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Coast Guard
  Submit requests for finding and assisting missing people.
  Emergency Number: (314) 539-3900 x2276, 2277
  http://homeport.uscg.mil
  


• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
  Help identify children missing after the Katrina hurricane.
  http://www.missingkids.com
  


• Family News Network - International Red Cross
  Locate relatives and families missing following Katrina's wake.
  http://www.familylinks.icrc.org

• Louisiana Government Katrina Relief - Financial Assistance
  Find links to monetary assistance programs for those affected by Katrina. Includes information on child support, emergency food stamps, unemployment insurance, medicaid, rehabilitation and small business recovery services, among others.
  http://www.katrina.louisiana.gov
  


• Pentagon Federal Credit Union
  For members, find information on emergency loans up to $15,000 and details on skipping loan payments.
  Call 1-800-247-5626 or www.penfed.org
  


• WellsFargo
  For WellsFargo Customers affected by Katrina, find phone numbers to call related to financial services and mortgages.
  Call 1-800-869-3557 or www.wellsfargo.com
  


• Wachovia, Bank of America and JPMorgan are also working individually to provide services to those affected (emergency loans, skipping payments, etc.)
  

National Mental Health Information Center
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov

American Psychological Association
Articles to help deal with the effects of Katrina

Hotlines:

• Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Inc.
  (225) 924-3900 or 1-877-923-2114
  


• CONTACT Crisis Line (Mississippi)
  (601) 713-4357 or (866) 322-9832 (Spanish)
  


• Crisis Services of N. Alabama, Inc.
  (256) 716-1000 or 1-800-691-8426
  

Science Magazine's Reports on Hurricanes, Climate and Katrina
Reports on Hurricanes, Climate and Katrina

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Aerial Survey of the Gulf Region after Katrina

Have details of programs & information related to the Katrina Relief? Suggestions? Please contact Amina Qutub at amina.qutub@fimrc.org.

This website was made possible by the generous donations of Davin Baker and Sean Yu.