To check whether or not an organization is nonprofit, meaning exempt from...
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There's a free web service that monitors the NOAA and calls your phone when they issue severe weather alerts. Take a peek at Link for that and all kinds of other useful call services.
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To check whether or not an organization is nonprofit, meaning exempt from some or all federal taxes, there are two easy options. www.guidestar.org OR apps.irs.gov/app/pub78 The last one is the database maintained by the US Internal Revenue Service, so the web address may change. If the link doesn't work, use the main IRS link, www.irs.gov , and look for page titles like charities, non-profits, search for nonprofits.
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As a claims adjuster who has been in the business over 20 years and worked muliple hurricanes, the best way I can contribute help is to let you know the easiest ways to get you through your insurance claim. I'm going to offer some helpful hints here. First of all, like every other aspect of Katrina, your insurance claim most likely will be frustrating. But there are things you can do to prepare ahead of time and at the time of adjustment to make the process go much smoother. The first thing...
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... I wasn't sensitive to mold till I lived in a house with several kinds of mold (from a leaky roof). I lived in the house for three years and for the last one and half I got sick frequently ("flu" and "colds" alot,pneumonia twice). After I cracked my ribs and blacked both eyes from coughing so hard (yes a body can break itself), my doctor sent me to an allegist and I tested sensitive to nine of the fourteen species they test for (there are over 10,000 different kinds of mold).. I did alot...
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While I was rummaging around for answers posed by another poster, I stumbled across this site: Link This is bristling with information (and links) that everybody who has posted here can use... Missing person registry Family message boards US Coast Guard -- can request information about a missing relative Next of kin registry Maps of flooded and closed roads in the area Boards for families of the military in the area Disaster assistance on both the state and federal level "I'm OK"...
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The Red Cross has made available the Introduction to Disaster Services online. This is the first course required of anyone wanting to volunteer. Link Julie
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Question How can I get disaster relief assistance following Hurricane Katrina? Answer There are several agencies you may want to contact to find out what assistance may be available if you are a victim of a Hurricane Katrina or any other natural disaster: Start by contacting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which provides assistance for people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by a disaster and assistance for people who lost their jobs as a result of a disaster....
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Their website is: Link Special pages to cover all services offered to Hurricane Katrina victims and the different ways that they accept donations. You can donate $ online, donate goods and services, they need volunteers. Central websites and toll-free #'s for each affected state.
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Connecting With Victims · Red Cross: Family Network · CNN.com: The Safe List · FirstGov.gov: Find Loved Ones · Post Available Housing & Help · Katrina.com How to Help · Network for Good · Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund How to Apply for Federal Aid · DisasterHelp.gov · National Flood Insurance Emergency Agencies · Alabama · Florida · Louisiana · Mississippi · All States
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Please get printed articles and information to the people who need it most, they do not have computers, but they do have a need for the information! Service-learning ways to help: * Ask if your school, community organizations and local businesses will match donations for recipient organizations like those listed below. Monetary donations are often most effective because they allow organizations managing relief efforts to obtain and distribute most needed supplies. Use math skills,...
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