Good List of Red Cross Alternatives

I posted this list originally as a comment, but under the circumstances, I decided to make it a diary, so people can add to it more easily.
I can add these two:

Muslim Hurricane Relief Task Force
http://www.mhrtf.net
This is a coalition of CAIR, ICNA, ISNA, MUNA, MAS, MANA, and more who joined forces in the days after Katrina hit.

The Mennonite Church
http://www.mennoniteusa.org/
Hey, they’re the Mennonites!

Both Muslims and Mennonites were among the first who managed to get to the theatre right away, and have been quietly doing everything from pulling people out of water to giving food and water. They have been so busy doing this that they haven’t even had time to be on Larry King.

And here is the big list from http://faraichideya.com/

The Southern Empowerment Project —-
http://www.southernempowerment.org/
The Southern Empowerment Project’s website provides links to support thecommunity-based institutions that have been severely hit by Hurricane Katrina.

Mississippi Workers Center —- www.msworkerscenter.org

Please send contributions by check or money order to:
Mississippi Workers’ Center for Human Rights
213 Main Street
Greenville, MS 38701

The Mississippi Workers’ Center for Human Rights is a worker advocacy organization that provides organizing support, legal representation and training for low-wage, non-union workers in the state of Mississippi.

The 21st Century Foundation —- www.21.cf.org

The Twenty-First Century
Foundation

271 West 125th Street, Suite 303

New York, NY 10027-4424

The Twenty-First Century Foundation is a national public foundation created to promote strategic philanthropy by the African American/Black community. The Hurricane Katrina Recovery Fund of the Twenty-First Century Foundation will partner with organizations in the region to ensure that resources get to the people who need them most, and achieve the justice goals at the heart of this initiative.

BlackAmericaWeb —- http://www.blackamericaweb.com/relief/

BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund
PO Box 803209
Dallas, TX 75380 – 3209

This fund has been set up by nationally syndicated radio personality
TOM JOYNER

Southern Empowerment Project

Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) are organizing relief efforts in their area because, as they report, “the racial divide between relief workers and evacuees is stark.” They are asking for volunteers (especially African Americans to help folk feel more at home) to come down to help them walk through the shelters, find people, help
folks apply for FEMA assistance, figure out what needs they have, match folks up with other members willing to take people in.

You can also help by sending a check to the “FFLIC Hurricane Relief Fund” to: 920 Platt Street, Sulphur, LA 70663.

St. Thomas Health Clinic

A critical, community-based health justice institution in New Orleans that was devastated by the hurricane. St. Thomas Health Clinic works in the most impoverished wards in the city. They did not have enough resources to purchase insurance and need our help to rebuild.

Please send checks payable to St. Thomas Health Services (their online capacity is down) to:

The Praxis Project (www.thepraxisproject.org)
1750 Columbia Road, NW, Second Floor
Washington, DC 20009

Please make sure that checks are payable to St. Thomas Health Services.
Donations are tax deductible.

NAACP Disaster Relief Efforts —-
www.naacp.org/disaster/contribute.php
NAACP Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215

The NAACP is setting up command centers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama as part of its disaster relief efforts. NAACP units across the nation have begun collecting resources that will be placed on trucks and sent directly into the disaster areas. Also, the NAACP has established a disaster relief fund to accept monetary donations to aid in the relief effort.

* You can mail or ship non perishable items to these following locations, which we have confirmed are REALLY delivering services to folks in need.*

Center for LIFE Outreach Center
121 Saint Landry Street
Lafayette, LA 70506
atten.: Minister Pamela Robinson
337-504-5374

Mohammad Mosque 65
2600 Plank Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
atten.: Minister Andrew Muhammad
225-923-1400
225-357-3079

Lewis Temple CME Church
272 Medgar Evers Street
Grambling, LA 71245
atten.: Rev. Dr. Ricky Helton
318-247-3793

St. Luke Community United Methodist Church
c/o Hurricane Katrina Victims
5710 East R.L. Thornton Freeway
Dallas, TX 75223
atten.: Pastor Tom Waitschies
214-821-2970

S.H.A.P.E. Community Center
3815 Live Oak
Houston, Texas 77004
atten.: Deloyd Parker
713-521-0641