Do you have a spare room, bed or couch to offer a family displaced by the hurricane? Click here!
www.hurricanehousing.org was launched yesterday morning by MoveOn, but the blogosphere seems largely unaware of it. We must get the word out!
“The process is simple: You can sign up to become a host by posting a description of whatever housing you have available, along with contact information. You can change or remove your offer at any time. Hurricane victims, local and national relief organizations, friends and relatives can search the site for housing. [They’ll] do everything [they] can to get your offers where they are needed most. Many shelters actually already have Internet access, but folks without ‘net access can still make use of the site through case workers and family members. Hurricane victims or relief agencies will contact hosts and together decide if it’s a good match and make the necessary travel arrangements. The host’s address is not released until a particular match is agreed on.”
I hope somebody will frontpage this banner and I hope every one of you reading this will carry the word, the link, and the banner to every other blog you’re involved with. PLEASE!
54,446 beds have been offered so far, which is roughly 5% of the number needed. It’s staggering. Let’s create community instead of another opportunity for Halliburton. Let them no-bid Trent Lott’s house if they want to (I hear Jack Abramoff is indisposed)…
