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Description |
Contact Phone |
Contact E-mail |
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| State VOAD Contacts |
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| Alabama - Tommy Pucket |
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800-264-1225, ext. 229 |
tpuckett@alsbom.org |
Alabama |
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| Louisiana - Jayne Wright |
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318-445-2773 |
jwfbalex@cs.com |
Louisiana |
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| Mississippi - Ellen Noble |
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601-353-5442 |
noblee@usa.redcross.org |
Mississippi |
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| Texas - David Behrend |
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satxreact4@wcc.net |
Texas |
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| Community Resources |
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| Salvation Army |
Provides feeding units for evacuees |
888-363-2769 |
www.salvationarmyusa.org |
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| WIC (Women, Children, and Infants) |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
800-942-3678 |
www.fns.usda.gov/wic/howtoapply/default.htm |
National |
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| USDA Food Safety Hotline |
Information on food safety |
888-674-6854 |
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| Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Human Services |
A Food Stamp Program enables low-income families to buy nutritious food with coupons and electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards |
800-221-5689 |
www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/. |
National |
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| American Pregnancy Association Service Helpline for Partners for Healthy Babies |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children |
800-251-2229 |
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| Special Services - Disabilities |
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| Mississippi Department of Rehabilitative Services |
Information and assistance for Louisiana residents with disabilities |
800-962-2230 |
www.mdrs.state.ms.us/client/socialsecurity.html |
Mississippi |
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| Louisiana Department of Social Services |
Information and assistance regarding various social services for Louisiana residents with disabilities |
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www.dss.state.la.us |
Louisiana |
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| Special Services - Students |
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| University of New Orleans |
Provides general information for students displaced by a disaster |
225-578-7816; 225-578-2264 |
www.uno.edu |
Louisiana |
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| University of Louisiana System |
Provides general information for students displaced by a disaster |
225-342-6950 |
www.sus.edu |
Louisiana |
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| Louisiana State University |
Provides general information for students displaced by a disaster |
800-516-6444; 225-578-4636 |
www.lsu.edu |
Louisiana |
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| Federal Student Aid Information Center |
Provides general information for students displaced by a disaster |
800-433-3243 |
www.studentaid.ed.gov |
National |
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| Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board |
Provides general information for students displaced by a disaster |
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www.katrinacollegestudents.org |
Texas |
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| Special Services - Pets, Livestock |
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| Animal Disaster and Emergency Response |
Information regarding missing pets, pet rescue, and pet boarding |
888-738-7911 |
www.disaster.petfinder.com/emergency |
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| State of Texas Animal Health Commission |
Facilities across Texas accepting livestock and pets from hurricane evacuees |
800-550-8242 |
www.tahc.state.tx.us |
Texas |
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| The Humane Society of the United States |
Locations of emergency pet shelters and resources for pets and owners |
800-486-2631 |
www.hsus.org |
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| Special Services - Children |
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| Mississippi Department of Human Services |
Information for Mississippi foster or adoptive families with children currently in their care |
800-821-9157 |
www.mdhs.state.ms.us/publicservice.htm |
Mississippi |
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| Texas Department of Family and Protective Services |
Reporting system provided for reports of abuse or neglect that do not require an emergency response |
Within Texas 800-252-5400; other states 512-834-3784 |
www.txabusehotline.org/PublicMain.asp |
Texas |
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| Special Services - Seniors |
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| Alabama Department of Senior Services |
Information regarding disaster assistance for Alabama senior citizens affected by a disaster |
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www.adss.state.al.us |
Alabama |
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