The Day After Tomorrow

In what could only be described as an Emporer Nero moment, Chimperor Dubya casually strummed a guitar yesterday while the Gulf Coast states continued to drown. As an American I would expect our leader to do everything in his

You may want to add 2 missing persons boards:

Missing Person Board
Gulf Coast Missing Persons Database

Waterworld

I stayed out of the Katrina fray since the devastation received wall-to-wall coverage that left my stomach in knots. Diane & family are OK, Kate’s keeping everyone as up-to-date as possible & Matt is compiling the rest of the information we need to k…

thanks, ol cranky. I’ve added them to the list.

Great post, Matt. Fantastic.

[…] Update (8/31/05): I’m compiling an up-to-date list of resources here. The post below was written before the hurricane hit. […]

Awesome work, Matt. Your blog has been an invaluable source throughout the meltdown in the big N.O.

Has there been anything written at all about the physical and logistical nightmare of busing 23,000 people to the Astrodome from the Superdome? The vision of tens of thousands of refugees searching for higher ground in the Superdome simply horrifies the imagination.

Matt, I want to second Jimmy on that point. This collection is absolutely incredible. I’ve been referring people to you - in terms of where you can get help, I think you’ve got the best list, bar none.

Diane at DED Space had to evacuate. She managed to take her computer and her cats, and her stories are riveting. I strongly recommend that link.

[…] Matt summarizes many of the helpful resources for dealing with Katrina’s aftermath. […]

This is some good stuff, Matt. Thanks for posting it.

Good work Matt.

In addition you might want to add that there are folks posting video at You Tube.com

Tomorrow I hear there will be a coordinated effort for all of us to run a blog ad to collect donations for Katrina started by MyDD.

thanks for putting this all together matt. you rock.

Excellent job with these links, Matt! Thanks.

[…] Philly blogger Tattered Matt, for whose views on science and religion I have no clue, provides a Summary of Useful Resources on the Katrina Aftermath–resources that focus on the human rather than divine dimensions. […]

Thanks for the links, Matt. I’ve made some donations.

DID YOU DONATE TO HURRICANE RELIEF?

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/08/31/national/a153752D54.DTL ‘Cause you better do it. Even if you’re feeling strapped, lay off a few treats for a while. Give a little. Heck, you can put it on the credit card. It will help. I joke t…

Terrific job, Matt. This is a big help!

And if anybody knows a place that’s accepting care packages specifically for children—toys, games, clothes, as well as food—please stop by my page and let me know. My kids have a lot of good stuff they’d like to donate.

You may also want THIS LINK where people can type in names and find out if there is any information about the people they are looking for.

Thanks—I’ve linked the list at my site. Hope it helps.

I’ve also linked your posted list at my site. Thanks for pulling it all together!

Evening Matt!

Sorry I have been missing you of late, but I too linked you Sir, admiral job.

BORN OF THE SAME SEA

In A Time When The Sea Has Brought Death and disquiet disturbs the lives of souls struggling to survive with dignity, when a nation shudders with every image shown, the more peaceful image of life born of the sea

[…] Tattered Coat has a great summation of links, places to donate etc etc etc. […]

Bush to City: Drop Dead

It’s an abolute utter disgrace. I can’t believe my eyes.

and there is another one…

I challenge bloggers who love Nawhlins Cuisine to give aid those who worked in the food industry and made New Orleans so flavorful:

New Orleans Hospitality Workers Disaster Relief Fund A fund has been established to benefit employees of the hospitality industry of the Greater New Orleans area who have experienced hardships because of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Contributions may be sent to:

New Orleans Hospitality Workers Disaster Relief Fund
Greater Houston Community Foundation
4550 Post Oak Place, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77027
Call 713-333-2200 for additional information

http://www.commanderspalace.com/new_orleans/index.php

Thanks for posting the Hospitality Relief fund.

:-)

I was wondering if its possible to house a orphan infant. If so how do I go about doing it? I live in GA and my heart goes out to all the people that were effected by Katrina. I live in a family of three and would love to give care to an infant or small children who may be in need of it right now. Please email me if you know of how I can go about doing this. THANKS>>> GOD BLESS :)

My email is peaches_69_jess@yahoo.com

Wow, this must have taken a long time to put together. Thanks for sharing all of these interesting links.

Thanks, Matt. I am running a toiletries drive in San Francisco, too. We are sending things to Houston and Mississippi during the month of September.