Blogging for ReliefI will be blogging tomorrow as
part of the effort for Katrina relief. My designated charity is
Catholic Charities.
While local agencies along the Gulf Coast anticipate that they will be provide some type of emergency assistance in their communities, Catholic Charities' niche in disaster relief is to provide long-term recovery work. In fact, Catholic Charities agencies in Florida are still providing services to help people recover from last year's devastating hurricanes.
Based on past disasters, possible long-term services that Catholic Charities may provide include temporary and permanent housing, direct assistance beyond food and water to get people back into their homes, job placement counseling, and medical and prescription drug assistance.I'd like to mention here that although the charity typically represents Catholic donors, its assistance is non-denominational; that is, it helps everybody in need, not just Catholics.
Link to
Instapundit's relief post.
