Just got this very helpful info from a librarian friend of mine:
A volunteer at Radical Reference, a collective of library workers who provide virtual reference services, created this list of social justice organizations that offer aid to victims of hurricane katrina:
http://radicalreference.info/altkatrinarelief
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#1 by 'ron Anglon on September 13, 2005 - 7:15 pm
the link for Socially Responsible Hurricane “Katrina” Aid no longer works as of 09/13/05 4:15pm PST [it wasn't working late afternoon before 6pm PST yesterday either].
#2 by Ruby on September 14, 2005 - 9:56 am
That’s weird. It looks like the entire Radical Reference site is down.
Some other great resources are:
The open-source Katrina People Finder Project: http://www.katrinalist.net/
If you’re in North Carolina: http://www.katrinanc.com/
Sparkplug foundation: http://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/nolacommunityoversight.html
Grassroots efforts: http://katrina.mayfirst.org/
And according to radical NOLA organizer Jordan Flaherty:
Jordan is a union organizer and the partner of a friend of mine. Here’s his tale of getting out of New Orleans and what to do next.
#3 by Ruby on September 14, 2005 - 9:12 pm
Also, there is some really awesome stuff at The New Orleans Network which is where I first came across Jordan’s writing.