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Hurricane Katrina Resources			List of Agencies and Phone Numbers (Print Out)
Individuals displaced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina who have sought shelter in the Birmingham, Alabama area will find links to local resources here.
	Alabama Birmingham Disaster Planning Employment Federal Government Find Housing	Huntsville Insurance & Banking Local Shelters Maps Mental Health		Missing Pets Missing Persons Mobile Relief Organizations State Webs (AL LA MS) Tuscaloosa
Temporary library cards are available for evacuees Residents of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi who are temporarily displaced to Birmingham can now obtain a library card valid for three months. Cards may be renewed as often as needed. Five items may be borrowed at a time. Birmingham Public Library's Brochure: Shelter from the Storm (.pdf Adobe Acrobat Reader Required. Updated 09/14/05) Disaster Recovery Center (Birmingham) Lake Villa 7916 2nd Ave South Birmingham, Alabama 35206 Opens Friday, 9-23-05 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., 7 days a week Map Information and supplies in one location for evacuees, whether you are in a shelter in town or staying with friends or family. The Red Cross, Salvation Army will be there as well as others providing help with housing, employment, health services, clothing, child care and counseling. The Center opened September 7 and will be open for three weeks. State Web Sites Alabama Louisiana: Katrina.louisiana.gov State Of Louisiana's official website for dissemination of information concerning hurricane Katrina. Mississippi Relief Organizations American Red Cross 1-800-HELP NOW 1-800-975-7585 (financial resources and referrals) FEMA 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) The speech or hearing impaired may call (TTY) 1-800-462-7585 Salvation Army 1-888-363-2769 United Way Local Partners (205) 251-5131 Louisiana State EMA (225) 925-7500 Louisiana State Police 1-800-434-8007 Mississippi State EMA 1-800-222-6362 Mississippi State Police (601) 987-1212 Mobile County EMA (251) 460-8000 Federal Government Victimas del huracan Katrina pueden recibir ayuda en GovBenefits.gov InformaciÃ³n : Programa de Vivienda para Desastre, Asistencia de Desempleo para Desastres, Programa de Asistencia para Desastres en Cultivos No-asegurados, PrÃ©stamos para Desastres FÃsicos, PrÃ©stamos de Emergencia para Granjas. Food Stamps Alabama Department of Human Resources 1-866-465-2285 Food stamp information related to Hurricane Katrina victims in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi GovBenefits.gov Includes information in the following areas: Disaster and Housing Program, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, Physical Disaster Loans, Farm Emergency Loans. Medicaid Alabama Medicaid Agency In response to the destruction resulting from Hurricane Katrina, the Alabama Medicaid Agency is coordinating efforts to provide essential services for Medicaid recipients who have migrated to Alabama from Louisiana and Mississippi. Social Security Social Security Benefits 1-800-772-1213 1-800-325-0778 (TTY) Replacing a Social Security Card Mail Postal Service 1-800-275-8777 Change addresses online and find out weather related service updates here. Educaton CampusRelief.org Information clearinghouse for both institutions and students as recovery from Katrina continues. Displaced Students Education Rights of Displaced and Homeless Children: Hurricane Help For Schools Local Shelters Alabama Shelters American Red Cross Birmingham Chapter Shelters 1-800-975-7585 (financial resources and referrals) Alabama offering state parks sites for storm evacuees 1-800-ALAPARK Alabama is offering the emergency use of all of 1,500 park sites, plus cabins, lodge and hotel rooms at 22 parks for evacuees from Hurricane Katrina. Anyone seeking the trailers or rooms must first register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency at: 1-800-621-FEMA Find Housing Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel 1-800-ALABAMA (1-800-252-2262) Information on hotels and motels with rooms available. HurricaneHousing.org KatrinaHousing.org Craig's List Housing Housing Resource Center Habitat for Humanity Houston Chronicle: Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina Refugee Housing Clearinghouse HurricaneHousing.net A web site for those wishing to post available housing or rental property for hurricane victims. Katrina Disaster Relief Information for People With Disabilities This site provides forums for disaster relief, housing assistance, and other basic human services for people with disabilities or special needs who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina. Katrina Home Sharing Registry Operation: Share Your Home NOLA.com: Homes Available Forum OpenChurches.com Adopt a Storm Family Katrina Volunteer & Housing Opportunities Yahoo Hurricane Housing Links Modest Needs: Supporting Families Sheltering Evacuees Missing Persons Registries Lycos search Search several missing persons databases at one time at this Web site. Air America Radio Public Voicemail 1-866-217-6255 Call the toll-free number above, enter your everyday phone number, and then record a message. Other people who know your everyday phone number (even if it doesn't work anymore) can call Emergency Voicemail, enter the phone number they associate with you, and hear your message. Alabama Patient Locator A searchable database of patients transferred to Alabama hospitals from neighboring states in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Dallas-Ft. Worth Hospital Council Patient Locator A searchable database of patients transferred to Dallas-Ft. Worth hospitals from neighboring states in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Find Your New Orleans Employer A database where one may re-establish connections between employers and employees. Français - Rechercher un parent, Español - Búsqueda de familiares Gulf Coast News - GCN Survivor Connector Database National Next of Kin Registry If you have someone missing in the Hurricane Katrina Disaster areas register their information at NOKR. nola.com: everything New Orleans This site includes a missing persons registry. Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network Use this site to locate and determine the health and welfare of people in the disaster areas. Military Army Reserve 1-877-464-9330 Web site established where families of deployed/mobilized Army Reserve Soldiers and Army Reserve Civilians may provide their current contact information. Department of Defense Relief and Recovery Hurricane Katrina Relief information for families of military members. Includes links to state-level contacts for assistance. Missing Pets Humane Society of the United States Find emergency pet shelters and disaster resources for pets and their owners impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina Emergency Animal Shelter at LSU Information about locations that are providing "care and shelter for pets until they can be reunited with their families who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina." Noah's Wish "Noah's Wish is a not-for-profit, animal welfare organization, with a straightforward mission. We exist to keep animals alive during disasters. That's it." Petfinder.com: Hurricane Katrina Updates and Links of Interest This site has updates about the rescue and emergency shelter of pets displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Alabama Asistencia a vÃctimas en Alabama (Victims Assistance in Alabama, in Spanish) State of Alabama Hurricane Katrina News and Alerts Alabama Commission on Higher Education Assistance for displaced students due to Hurricane Katrina. Enrollment in Community College 1-866-767-8103 (334) 242-2900 Montgomery Mississippi and Louisiana residents who evacuated and were enrolled in a community college in their home state may enroll in a community college in Alabama for free. For information regarding enrollment in a community college, please call. Alabama Driver License/Identification Card Replacement 1-866-283-2838 A citizen who has been displaced and evacuated from Louisiana, Mississippi or Alabama due to Hurricane Katrina may request a replacement Driver License (DL) or Identification Card (ID). Forms are available at this site. Includes links to Louisiana and Mississippi offices of motor vehicles. Alabama Emergency Road Closures 1-888-588-2848 Alabama Attorney General 1-800-392-5658 Consumer Hotline To report price gouging contact the Consumer Affairs Office of the Attorney General. Alabama Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation 1-800-367-0955 Facilities and Health Care Information Birmingham The Birmingham News Special Report: How to get help Find information about housing, shelters, money matters, employment, and children's needs. (updated Sept. 10, 2005) Homelessness in Birmingham Local Hospitals Local Transportation Huntsville The City of Huntsville Huntsville lists Hurricane Katrina resources for Huntsville, Madison County and North Alabama. Mobile Mobile Public Library Lists hurricane recovery resources for Mobile and South Alabama. Tuscaloosa The Tuscaloosa Chamber of Commerce The Chamber lists hurricane recovery resources for Tuscaloosa and West Alabama Employment Unemployment Benefits The Alabama Department of Industrial Relations 1-866-234-5382 Unemployment claim 1-800-361-4524 Unemployment inquiries/questions 1-800-499-2035 For the hearing impaired Alabama residents as well as Mississippi and Louisiana evacuees in Alabama may file unemployment claims by calling the toll-free numbers Claimants are automatically registered with the Alabama State Employment Service when they file their unemployment claim and are not required to visit a career center to register for work. The State of Louisiana 1-866-783-5567 Louisiana has a Web site, www.laworks.net, to help evacuees file for unemployment benefits. Katrina Unemployment Benefits, Jobs and Disaster Unemployment Assistance Find A Job ABC Associated Builders And Contractors Construction related job opportunities Alabama JobLink Alabama Office of Work Force Development 1-866-767-8103 America's Job Bank sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor In the aftermath of Katrina, this site connects workers needing jobs with employers who want to hire them. Birmingham Career Center (205) 254-3443 3440 3rd Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35222 Birmingham Housing Authority 205-521-0694 Birmingham Open Arms Online job bank for evacuees of the Gulf region. Indeed one search. all jobs In one simple search, Indeed gives job seekers free access to millions of employment opportunities from hundreds of websites. Includes a special section for Hurricane Katrina jobs. Katrina Jobs Security Engineers Inc. (205) 251-0566 1617 3rd Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203 Map This company is looking for up to 500 evacuees to train for a range of hurricane-related security jobs on the Gulf Coast and at new residential sites. Training Job Training for Evacuees 1-866-767-8103 Job training for evacuees can be provided with a federal grant that has been secured from the U.S. Department of Labor by the Alabama Office of Workforce Development. The purpose of this grant is to provide short-term training for eligible evacuees who may need such training to work in one of Alabama's high-growth occupations. Insurance and Banking Emergency Insurance Information The Anniston Star lists state government insurance help lines and insurance company toll-free catastrophe hot lines Hurricane Insurance Information Center Insurance Information For Katrina Survivors From the National Association of Insurance Commissioners this site details how to report hurricane/flood insurance claims. Louisiana Department of Insurance Mississippi Insurance Department Out of State: 1-866-856-1982 In State: 1-800-562-2957 Local: 601-359-2453 Call Center Hours: 7:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. Personal Banking Help For Hurricane Victims MSNBC Web page listing contact information for banks and financial institutions. Maps Katrina Information Map New Orleans Flood Map Post-Katrina Aerial Images of Mississippi and Alabama Mental Health Activity Book For African American Families: Helping Children Cope with Crisis Coping With Hurricane Katrina Guide for African American Parents, Helping Children Cope With Crisis Helping Children & Adolescents Cope with Violence & Disasters

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