Hurricane Disaster Relief
We at the Congregational Resource Guide know that many of you are seeking ways to support those who are suffering in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Here is our list of recommended disaster relief organizations, many of them faith-based. We have also included the names of a few "watchdog" organizations that evaluate charities.
Disaster Relief Organizations:
American Red Cross
800-435-7669
http://www.redcross.org
America's Second Harvest
800-344-8070
http://www.secondharvest.org
Adventist Community Services
800-381-7171
http://www.adventist.communityservices.org
B'nai B'rith International
888-388-4224
http://www.bnaibrith.org/
Catholic Charities USA
800-919-9338
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Christian Disaster Response
941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554
http://www.cdresponse.org
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
800-848-5818
http://www.crwrc.org
Church World Service
800-297-1516
http://www.churchworldservice.org
Convoy of Hope
417-823-8998
http://www.convoyofhope.org
Episcopal Relief and Development
800-334-7626, ext. 5129
http://www.er-d.org
Feed the Children
800-525-7575
http://www.feedthechildren.org
Friends Disaster Service
330-650-4975
http://www.friendsdisasterservice.org/
Hearts with Hands
828-667-1912
http://www.heartswithhands.org
Hope Shall Bloom—UCC Hurricane Recovery Fund
866-822-8224, ext. 3211
http://www.ucc.org/disaster/hopeshallbloom.htm
Lutheran Disaster Response
800-638-3522
http://www.ldr.org
Mennonite Disaster Service
717-859-2210
http://www.mds.mennonite.net
Nazarene Disaster Response
888-256-5886
http://www.nazarenedisasterresponse.org
Operation Blessing
800-436-6348
http://www.ob.org
Operation USA
800-678-7255
http://www.opusa.org
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
800-872-3283
http://www.pcusa.org/pda/
Salvation Army
800-725-2769
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/
Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief
800-462-8657, ext. 6440
http://www.namb.net
United Jewish Communities
877-277-2477
http://www.ujc.org
United Methodist Committee on Relief
800-554-8583
http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/
Week of Compassion
317-713-2450
http://www.weekofcompassion.org/
Watchdog" Organizations:
American Institute of Philanthropy
773-529-2300
http://www.charitywatch.org/
BBB Wise Giving Alliance
703-276-0100
http://www.give.org/
Charities Aid Foundation
703-549-8931
http://www.cafonline.org/
Charity Navigator
201-818-1288
http://www.charitynavigator.org/
GuideStar
757-229-463
http://www.guidestar.org/
InterAction
202-667-8227
http://www.interaction.org/