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FirstRespondersReliefNet forum · First Responders Relief Network (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FirstRespondersReliefNet/)
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- As of 6/8/2006 KA was not accepting new clients - they say new clients will be accepted later.
Katrina.com (http://www.katrina.com/) Forms and lists for giving and requesting help, including construction and jobs.
Katrina Disability Information (http://www.katrinadisability.info/)
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Katrina Legal Aid Resource Center (http://www.katrinalegalaid.org/)
Katrina Wish List (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KatrinaWishList/) Yahoo! forum
Lean On Me, Inc. (http://www.help4families.org/) provides transitional housing for homeless families and helps displaced families get permanent housing
Local Furniture Bank Listings (http://www.thenfba.org/Sub/local_listings.html)
LouisianaRebuilds.info (http://www.louisianarebuilds.info/)
- Post-Katrina Resource Guide (http://www.louisianarebuilds.info/?q=comresources) (.pdf) (http://www.fhfgno.org/pdf/post-katrina-resource-guide.pdf) 55-page, downloadable document from Families Helping Families New Orleans provides contact information for hundreds of organizations providing support to the community. Categories include Healthcare, Cleaning and Gutting Assistance, Legal Assistance, Childcare Resources, and more.
- Louisiana Association of Nonprofits Recovery Resource Guide (http://www.louisianarebuilds.info/?q=comresources)(.pdf) (http://www.lano.org/dynaweb/1000316/docs/RFAKProjectKatrinaDirectory.pdf) 285 pages of non-profits still offering assistance to those not only in Louisiana, but also Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and nationwide programs. This document lists organizations & foundations offering support to communities as they rebuild & recover.
Modest Needs (http://www.modestneeds.org/) reaching out to the people that conventional philanthropy has forgotten
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD)
- KATRINA - RITA ASSISTANCE GUIDE Issue 9 (http://www.nvoad.org/newsentries.php) (December 22, 2005) DOC (http://www.nvoad.org/uploads/reports/AssistanceGuide122005_Draft_MO.doc)
NO-Katrina forum · Hurricane Katrina Support (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NO-Katrina/)
Ongoing Donation Coordination Forum (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OngoingDonationCoordinationForum/) · Katrina Aid Network (http://www.katrinaaidnetwork.org/)
Operation:Share your Home (http://www.shareyourhome.org/)
Probono.net (http://www.probono.net/) Lawyers serving the public good.
Second Harvest Food Bank Locator (http://www.secondharvest.org/zip_code.jsp)
Second Wind NOLA (http://www.secondwindnola.org/) Renewing Small Business for Greater New Orleans
ViaLink 211 Information and Referral (http://unity.servicept.com/cp/findhelp/findhelp.php) 211 Information and Referral provides a 24 hour, comprehensive community resource information and referral service. Many callers request assistance with basic needs such as food, shelter, medical service assistance and temporary financial assistance. Search online for agencies that can help you by clicking the link.
- Call 211 from a land line, or if you are using a cell phone, call the number in your area:
- New Orleans 800-749-2673
- Baton Rouge 877-923-2114
- Lake Charles 866-310-4636
- Lafayette 866-778-2618
- Shreveport 866-823-9615
- Monroe 800-644-9886

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Dec 14, 2007 - Longview, TX: Need gift cards for household & camera

My Name is Ira, I am an evacuee of Hurricane Katrina from New Orleans, Louisiana. Since the evacuation life has been a mental, financial and emotional struggle. I am writing this letter in plea for your assistance in recovering my life.

I have recently relocated (again) to Longview Texas where I have been training with a local photographer. I would like to request a gift card/voucher donation of $250.00, or better to purchase household goods, clothing and camera equipment (I currently have nothing). If you have a professional camera that you can donate or a used laptop, that can help me in my photography.

This gift/donation would help me to re-establish myself and to create a stream of income that would help me to rebuild my life as well as care for my family. In turn I will be able to help others in their recovery.

Please feel free to contact me at the address/ phone# below. Thanking you in advance for your compassion...

Ira Thompson
Katrina Evacuee
ph 903- 758- 0200
504- 994- 2088
<irathom1 @ netzero .net>

Current Address
3500 McCann #N01A
Longview, Texas 75605

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Oct 17, 2007 - Little Rock - Need clothing, food, Medicaid

I am from New Orleans La. and I want to move back home. What can I do when funds are just not right. I have a disability claim pending and it has been quite some time already. I have been displaced to Little Rock Ar. now about 27 months with my children. I have a son 15 and a daughter 16. My daughter lives with my oldest son back in Covington La. and I go back and fourth to Covington just to get her so we can spend time together. The reason she is there is because she has not adjusted to this dramatic change. She felt better being close to home so we have decided for now that I would commute back and fourth. We didn't anticipate that I would still be in Little Rock. Before this disaster I have always worked and been to independent and was able to provide for my children and myself pretty well. We also always had medical insurance. I am not physically fit and my health is really poor since all this disaster and this is the reason I have had to file for my disability. I have Binder and Binder and these people are something because they expect me to pay for all kinds of medical reports with very little income. You see I get a small social security check for my son cause he has a little disability of his own. With that money I have to pay constant doctor bills and meds for myself not to add the monthly bills I have to pay also. I can't even get Medicaid here in Little Rock. I am so lost for words and so beside myself with depression. I have been told by my doctor to go to see a psychiatrist so I can be evaluated for another medication I can not afford. We have no friends or family here so we stay confined to our house. I try so hard to figure out our next move but sometimes I can't even focus. Right now I desperately need help with some information that could help my family and I on how to be able to move back home to affordable housing. I need help with food (I receive 38.00 in food stamps) and what can you do with that? I need help with clothing for my children. I need a lawyer to help me get my disability someone who can get my medical records from the necessary doctors. I need Medicaid. I am really in a horrible mess cause of this disaster, not to say that the holidays are arround the corner. I haven't had a decent holiday with all my children or my family, for all my older children and my grandchildren live in Louisiana. So if there is any available info out there that could help me here in Little Rock please notify me at aauglair!yahoo.com or my home phone is 501-246-5912. I would greatly appreciate it. Thank-you. Just missing home!!!

User talk:Missing home

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Sep 20, 2007 - Need money for office

Hi, everyone i hope for all good health.

I loss every thing my office, clothes, money & my private apartment because my partner become bad but i thank god i'm not loss my brain. I want some help to start again & open my own office, to start again want 2500 $ only to pay my bills from my work & i'll work hard.

my e-mail:bigfox25helpme@yahoo.com

thanks for all

Posted by User:bigfox25 Sep 20, 2007

Caveat: This post appears to be unrelated to Katrina and lacks location information.

--jwalling 01:12, 21 Sep 2007 (CEST)

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July 25, 2007 - St. Bernard Louisiana: Urgent need Help!!

I am a single mother of a 3 yr old girl. I am back in St. Bernard Parish living in a FEMA trailer in front of my home that I am rebuilding on my own. I work but it is not a lot of money. I do it because I have no money for child care and she comes with me to work. I was just able to get a used car from saving a few hundred so I can work. I still have not been able to get the license plate due to a lack of 300 dollars for the license tax and registration. All the bills are paid but electric and water. I tried to pay a portion to the companies but they are still wanting to disconnect me this Monday if not paid.. I really need help.. How do I explain to my 3 yr old, we have no A/C or no cold water to drink.. I hate to ask for help..but if anyone knows where I can go or any advice please let me know ASAP.. thanks!! Also if anyone is helping rebuild homes.. I have my home that I have started to rebuild and have some materials but I have been doing it on my own.. I have no money to give for help and I am not getting any help from any organizations because my parents helped me get the home in 2004. I am not on the deed but I pay all notes, insurance and taxes. Being that my parents helped me so I would not have such a high interest rate from just starting out (also had no flood.. when purchased they told me I was not in a flood zone so no need) I am getting penalized for that. SBA..road home.. no one will help me in anyway.. Once my FEMA trailer is picked up from in front of my home we are then homeless unless we live in the house that is far from being finished.. Thanks so much for your help and any info that can be given for help.. My email address is <MissMiniMe1234 @ yahoo .com> (remove spaces)

Thanks again, Dawnielle

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July 12, 2007 - East Texas: Urgent need for job and rent assistance

My name is Latoya and I am desperately looking for work and help. I was recently laid off about 2 months ago and my unemployment has run out. My car just broken on me and I am without transportation but I use the bus as my only means to get around to seek employment. I have always worked and it seems to be a drought time right now. I am seeking any type of help at this time I have rent that is due the end of this month and if I do not have it I will be evicted. Rent is 420.00 and I am without money to pay for it as well as buy food for my house. Please contact me and let me know if you can help in anyway. 409 -813 -1287.

Thanks

area code 409 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_409)

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July 9, 2007 - Family needs rent assistance

Hello, this is to who every can help my family. I am a working single mother of 4 children, 15, 14, 12, and 10. Also care for my elderly mother. I have been trying to take care of everything on my own since 2005 when everything was taken from us except each other Thank GOD! This past year has been the roughest year in my life. I was working 2 jobs to try to manage all the bills and to keep food on the table. But had to quit my night job to be home with my 10 year old who is bi-polar and also started having seizures. He has had a rough year and been changed from one medicine to another and also hospitalized. My work has been really kind to me and letting me take time when i need to pick him up from school or take him to the doctor (which is very often). Right now I am 2 months behind on my house payment and just got a eviction notice giving me 30 days to pay. I have been trying to manage my bills but it has been very hard, with everything going up. I am not asking for a hand out. If anyone can help my family or put me in the right direction. This is the first time i have every done something like this. I just do not know what else to do. Thank you and god bless.

Post responses here User_talk:Charngo

Need Email and City, State

Suggest user cross post to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hurricanevictimhelp/

jwalling 02:11, 11 Jul 2007 (CEST)

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July 8, 2007 - MA: Disabled survivor looking for housing.

Hi I am a 26 year old female, and I came across this webpage. I am not a victim of hurricane Katrina, but I want to see if I can find help on here. I am a victim of domestic violence, I was assaulted, and I currenting am medically disabled. I am not allowed by a family member to press charges against the other person, or to get a restraining order against the person who attacked me. If I do, I am kicked out of where I am living. But I want to press charges aginst him, and get a restraining order. I have been in a shelter before, but it was a homeless shelter and I was on the streets from 8am until 4pm all day, and that was no good for me. A family member took me in, but told the other person where I'm living, and I have to move out. I'm looking for housing in MASSACHUSETTS. Can anyone help me? Thankyou very much for reading this, and if anyone knows of a different website where I can get help, can you let me know? Thanks! Contact me at pianolulumusic14@aol.com if you can offer housing, in exchange I can provide childcare, or do some housekeeping.

You may find additional information here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hurricanevictimhelp/
Be sure to include the City you want to live in.

jwalling 22:20, 8 Jul 2007 (CEST)

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June 19, 2007 - AL: Family needs clothes

Family needs Clothes..

Need help with clothes for family now living in Alabama since Katrina. 2 Small kids and Mom in need of clothes. Son who is 9 is also in need of school supplies. Anything will help, if you are able to help please let me know I will put sizes down. Girl 4 years old. Clothes Size 4 Toddler, Shoes size 9. Boy 9 years old . Clothes size boys 9 shoe size 4/5. Also needs school supplies... any sizes bigger will be ok they can grow into them. Ladies shirt size Med. Shorts/ pants size 10-12. Shoe size 8. Also if any toys or anything extra you have will be greatly needed. Thanks so much Danielle email me at <michaelson806 @ yahoo.com> (remove spaces)

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June 12, 2007 - NH survivor family needs food and rent

I am a survivor who was put here In New Hampshire. We Are In Dire Need Of Funds To Pay rent buy groceries. It is me my wife and our 7 year old. Please Help.

I can be reached at <logan_r_hunter @ yahoo.com> (remove spaces)

God Bless

posted by User:Loganhunter

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May 29, 2007 - Biloxi, MS survivors need food and funds

I am now living in a FEMA park in Biloxi. When Katrina hit my 15 year old son and I were renting a house in Gulfport,Ms.. I am a 55 yr old male who has by the grace of God survived 4 heart attacks and two open heart surgerys.. I do receive disability, $760 a month. Right after Katrina hit the heat and lack of water was unreal as of course their was no power in Gulfport for 2 weeks.. I was a plumber in my preheart attack days and had an old customer who owns a RV park on the beach in Biloxi who evacuated to Florida a few days prior to the storm.. The roof was torn from our rental house and the southern brick wall blown in, so we lost everything we had which wasn't much.. But I did have a 38 ft Rv that I pulled within *" of the north wall of the house and the only damage to it was where the roof shingle went thru windows and it ripped the AC cowling off.. Never did find it but we bade a roof anyway.. The folks who own the RV park got in touch with me 7 days post Katrina and asked if there was anyway that I could get my RV to the park to stop the looting going on till the National Guard and the other federal aid that took weeks to arrive got here and there was electricity on in that section of Biloxi as the fire station was next door... So we made our way here by some miracle and helped clean up the mess getting ready to open the park for aid workers and such..The owners came back 3 weeks later.. They give us 3 months free lot rent which is 375 per month and we held on... Mean while they rented the park to all 170 sites to FEMA and in rolled the RV's.. I applied to FEMA countless times and was denied because they say I'm my own landlord????? As I post this today we are without food and funds till the end of the month and that will last a few days after lot rent and utilities are paid.. If anyone out there can help we'd appreciate it.. Any help... Thank You for reading this...

Harold MacElman

<maclmn @ yahoo .com> (remove spaces - jw)

228 -861 -2159

Posted by User:Mac MacElman

Cross posted from discussion page --jwalling 01:36, 31 May 2007 (CEST)

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May 28, 2007 - Morton, MS couple needs rent, food, and medicine

Hello there. Me and my husband are in need of helping pay rent, get food and medicines. I am not a Katrina survivor but am in Morton, Mississippi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton%2C_MS). My rent is $450.00 and I have no way of paying it. My medicines: I am a diabetic and have high blood pressure and chronic back pain from a car accident and am not able to work. I have been with out my medicines over a month with constant problems with my diabetes and high blood pressure. I have no money to buy them. They are around a $100.00 a month and I was approved for SSI but I won't get it until July. I don't know what we are going to do. We have no food in the refrigerator. We get food stamps but not until the 14th of June. I am so stressed I have no idea what I'm going to do. Which isn't helping my blood sugar. I was in the ER a couple of days ago with it being very high from the lack of meds and the stress. I have no way of paying any of my bills for these two months. If there is anyone out there that can help us I would appreciate it. My husband is looking for work and hasn't had any luck. Like I said I have no clue what I'm going to do. Is there anyone who can help us?

I do have Yahoo if you can contact me and let me know if you can help.

It's <daydreamslissa74@yahoo.com> (remove spaces - jw)

Please, I'm desperate. My address is:

Please is there any help?

Cross posted from User_talk:Daydreamslissa74

--jwalling 19:42, 29 May 2007 (CEST)

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May 17, 2007 - MS evacuee in NE needs relocation assistance

My name is Ben Sullivan. I'm 24 and am an evacuee from the coast of Mississippi. I have been living in the north east for over a year because my home town of Biloxi was so devastated. I now want to relocate back south but lack any funds for the expensive move. Moving trailers are expensive and so is gas. I have not received one penny in Katrina aid and usually don't ask for handouts. If anyone can help me at all please email me or call at:

207 -239 -5598

Nocash138 @ hotmail .com (remove spaces)

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May 05, 2007 - Survivor family needs essentials - Spring Grove, IL

I'm a father of four kids and a husband of four years my kids are 13,3,2 and 1. Before Katrina I worked at Northrop Grumman as a sheetmetal installer. Since the hurricane I haven't been able to find work here in Spring Grove, IL. My family is out of money from FEMA and our connections have run dry. My family needs a lot of essentials like clothing, shoes, pampers and just every day stuff. I'm here to ask for help in getting Wal-Mart gift cards to get my family much needed items. My number is (815) 823-4347 my e-mail is <thewestbank @ mchsi .com>

Thank you, my name is Mark. User_talk:Westbank6912

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Apr 30, 2007 - Couple in Ohio needs help returning to Louisiana

My husband was born and raised in Empire La, although I was not born there I have been a La resident since 1989, after Katrina and all that we had was washed away, we was relocated to Ohio. We are on a fixed income each month. Here the housing authority put us on the HUD program as soon as we got to Ohio and put us into an apartment. In Nov. 2005 we was contacted by fema about a trailer, once they found out HUD was paying our rent they said we did not qualify for a trailer as we was already in housing and that we should stay where we was. I understood this as there was so many out of a place to live at all. Saturday I called FEMA and ask how could we get one of the trailers that they are taking down the road to Plaquemines Parish for parish residents, and was told that my husband was no longer a Louisiana citizen and that he has no right to ask for any help from FEMA in any way. Other than a few hunting trips over the 59 years of his life he had never been out of the state till Katrina. As I said we live on a fixed income and we are looking for a way to return to Louisiana, I did not want to return to Plaquemines as we have lost our home now twice in 2 years to hurricanes ( 2004, Ivan a tornado took the trailer that we bought when hubby's back pay from Social Security came through after fighting them for 3 years) and 10 months later again to Katrina, after we just got set back up. We could not afford insurance as it was over $200. a month and we get $700. a month to live on. My husband is so depressed being here a 1000 miles from home and his family, and wants to go back, but it seems that now that we are up here, FEMA says he has no right to go back, we wanted to relocate to the Breaux Bridge, Louisiana area where most of his family went and where we would at least be out of the line of the storm on the most part. Where do we find help to get there and housing, someone must care that we so far from home and no way to get back. Is there anyone in the Breaux Bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaux_Bridge%2C_Louisiana) area that is willing to help up get home to Louisiana, or any good people that would help us go home. It's been nearly 2 years now and we want to go home but seems that fema only willing to house the drug addicts and the ones that don't want to get out of their trailers and some I know didn't even have a home before the storm and being housed in their trailers and don't have any intentions at all to get out they are enjoying a free ride. Several I can name right now that was street peple, we owned at first then rented and now we are told to stay where we are and not come back. Don't think that is fair to my husband that has spent his entire life there. If any one has any suggestions my email address is <bdugas777 @ hotmail .com> (remove spaces).

Posted by Bdugas

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Apr 28, 2007 - Heart attack triggers unusual situation

I am a divorced teacher in Pascagoula, MS with 2 children in college, and my home was totalled by Katrina (along with all of our belongings and vehicles). When I tried for 6 months to find someone to hire to fix my home,no reliable companies were willing to work on anything but high-dollar commercial construction for at least a year, so my ex-husband decided to oversee the repairs himself. (We have been divorced long enough to get along again.) His job, however, would not reduce his work hours, so he quit his job until he could return his children to my home. He was doing what he thought was the right thing for his kids. Everything was fine until he had a massive heart attack on Feb. 4 of this year. He had lost his insurance with his job. Of course that was a stupid decision, but Katrina caused a lot of us to do things we never would have done before, and hindsight is 20/20, isn't it? Because we are no longer married, I cannot qualify for any assistance to help him with medication costs (which started out at $1137/month, but I have now gotten down to $100/month),etc. I used the last of my home insurance buying these things since February, but his income paid for my daughter's car and insurance. My paycheck is $200 LESS than my expenses right now WITHOUT FOOD. Since he paid into "the system" until Katrina (when he was 45 years old), he cannot qualify for Medicaid or any other assistance, and he will not have any money of his own until 6 months AFTER HE IS APPROVED (hopefully) FOR DISABILITY, which may be anywhere from 8-18 months after his heart attack. For the same reason, he will not qualify for Medicare coverage for 2 1/2 years after his approval for disability.

At this point, I am no longer proud. I went to the agencies that offer assistance (food stamps, etc.), and I do not qualify because we are no longer married. He, however, does not qualify because he is staying here with me. In fact, he cannot get help unless I throw him out, and he has nowhere to go (after Katrina) and, with 20% of his heart functioning now, I cannot throw him out. Our situation simply does not fit any program for assistance.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what I can do now?????

Posted by Jfoster 4-28-2007

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Apr 12, 2007 - Longbeach, MS - Disabled firefighter and family needs help

Disabled firefighter and family needs help getting out of fema camper....

Do you know of any help for our situation? My fiance is a disabled/retired firefighter/emt for 18 years and in 1986 as captain of Picayune Fire dept. He was injured in the line of duty cutting a person from a wreck with the jaws of life, he has saved many many lives, he has served our country for many years, he was also a marine. Now he is the one in desperate need. Can anyone help? We are from Picayune, MS but lived in Longbeach, MS when Katrina hit as renters. Like so many thousands, we lost everything that we had. Of course things like cloths, shoes and food are in need in this area but the most important thing to people seems to be finding permanent housing. Rather it be rebuilding what they lost, finding an affordable rental or buying or building a new home. Everyone just wants out of these trailers, espically the campers. Living in a camper with a family for nearly 2 years is very hard on us. We all struggle with worries about putting food on the table and cloths on our backs, but its so much more doable than trying to find housing in a place where so much of the real estate has been destroyed, the prices are unreal and people dont know what to do or where to go. While we steadily have fema asking us what we have planned for the future. Most of the people here just live day to day hoping and praying that something will come up to help their situation, most don't have internet or knowledge of any help that might be availabe, most people in trailers or campers dont know where to go or what to do, most were renters and the only help seems to be for people that owned their home when Katrina hit. It is from a total lack of money, everyone that I talk to including myself could solve the housing problems for ourselves with money, some need just a few thousand to get their lives back on track. Most of the people that I have talked to and my family as well were doing great financially before Katrina and now are in terrible shape and having to ask perfect strangers for help just to survive, it's really sad down here. People just want to have a home to go to, and a bathtub to get in and bedrooms and closets. God we miss that so much. Personally, we are living in a FEMA camper park in Picayune. My father lives in one in Pass Christian, and FEMA lets us all know regularly that it is temporary. Luckily, we have been fortunate enough to buy a piece of land but are now in need of help getting it ready for a house or mobile home. It needs clearing and a septic tank and electric, we can get community water. There is no way that we can come up with the money to even get the land ready, must less build a house. The downpayment was over $12,000 which took us a long time to save. The bank won't loan us anymore until we pay the land paid off, which will be years. I know everyone is not in the same situation but I do know that there are thousands of people here that live in campers, that were renters and can no longer afford the rent prices. It will be years before there is enough rentals rebuilt for the prices to start to drop. I don't know what the people here will do, none of us have any answers. Nothing here is normal anymore ,we see the destruction everyday, and my fiance is retired from 18 years on the fire dept.(he has seen a lot) and we are both still in shock and awe everyday at how wide spread the destruction is and how many peoples lives are hell now. It is just unreal. It seems like it happened only a few months ago, because we can't seem to move on and get out of these trailers. Housing is what we need more than anything. If people do rent something that they can't afford, then they can't pay for lights, gas and food, so we just stay in the trailers and keep waiting for something to come up. Sorry for rambling.

If anyone can help us, please email me at lavignechanda@yahoo.com Chanda LaVigne or call 601-916-2171

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Apr 04, 2007 - Gulfport, MS - Water damaged home needs repair

I posted about our home last year on a couple of groups, but my Mom's health got worse than it usually is; and we were unable to follow up very well. I sent the info that the people who e-mailed me requested, but never heard back from anyone. It's just my Mom and I, and we don't know how to go about getting help from the right people.

We really do need help though, and would greatly appreciate any of the help that we can get.

The home my Mom and I own that's in the Orange Grove area of Gulfport, MS is in a worse state than it was when Katrina struck. The insurance won't pay because there was a wind exclusion on the policy that we didn't know about. They say since the wind blew some shingles off the roof, that the water damage from the water that got in wouldn't be covered.

As for the damage to the house, it's got massive water damage in the walls and ceilings in just about every room; and massive water damage in the attic There is mildew and mold on the walls and ceilings also....We haven't been able to stay in there for a long time to look around because it's been so hot in the house due to the air conditioner being broken; and it's gets so very hot and stuffy in the house that we can only stay in there for short periods at a time

We don't qualify for any grants because our home didn't flood, and we can't afford to pay back a loan because we are both sick and on SSI. We just don't know what to do now, all we want is to live in our home again; but we don't know how to go about getting help to repair it.

I'm posting this here in hopes that there might be someone reading it who may know of a group or etc. that can help my Mom and I.......

Sincerely,

          Jaclyn
          Our Zip Code Is 39503
          E-Mail: quirkykarma@gmail.com

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Mar 31, 2007 - Gulfport, MS - Family needs building supplies

MARCH 31, 2007 PARENTS NEED HELP WITH BUILDING SUPPLIES

Hello, my name is Christine. My parents and my grandmother (who lives with them) live in Gulfport, Ms and lost their house in Hurricane Katrina. They got their insurance claim and had to pay off their mortgage. They were able today to pour their foundation for their house. Now they need building supplies. They will have to rebuild as they are able to recieve supplies. My parents need help receiving supplies to rebuild their house. Please help my parents with supplies. Wood, sheetrock, nails, doors, cabinets, screws, whatever it takes to build a house. Everyone in their neighborhood has rebuilt just about but them. My email address is toblikegod@aol.com if anyone would like to help, please let us know. Thank you!!! Sincerely, Christine

Checkout these resources:

Citizen Action Team's Relief Database
- http://www.citizenactionteam.org/citizen/
Construction resources in US
- http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/categories/show/8
Construction resources in MS
- http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/categories/show/8/MS

--jwalling 00:23, 4 Apr 2007 (CEST)

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Feb 26, 2007 - Family living in trailer looking for home assistance

My family, like so many others, lost everything in Katrina, just like we did years ago in Hurricane Camille. My mother is almost 80 years old and received little money from insurance and grants. There are 5 people in my family and we have lived several places since Katrina hit. We lost absolutely everything, including our cars. We had no full coverage insurance on any of them. We are still in a Fema trailer and have no hope of rebuilding where we lived because of the high price of insurance. We cannot find a house to buy with the money we have. If there is anyone out there who could help, please contact me. If we could find some land to build a house on, maybe someone could donate the labor to help build a home for us. We would gladly pay for the materials but we don't have enough money to pay for the materials and the labor. I would gladly help with any labor that we can. We don't want anything fancy. Just a home where we can live together. I will do anything possible to get a home for my mother. I don't think she will be here for much longer if she keeps on living like this and never getting any closer to getting into a house. I am sooo desperate to help her that I will do anything I possibly can, but I can't do it all by myself. My mother is a widow and has no one else to help her. Like I said before, she will give as much as she can to go towards a home. Please contact me at mmb0219@cableone.net.

Posted by User talk:Desperate

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Feb 04, 2007 - Home damaged by Rita needs repairs

My home was hit by hurricane Rita. The windows broke and the roof leaks, and it needs to be leveled. My sister and I have two small children and do not have the money for repairs. Does any one know where I can get some help? We don't make enough money to qualify for any types of loans. Please, can someone help me? You can email me at (lrp1980 @ sbcglobal . net) (remove spaces)

Posted by Pcuzs 1/4/2007 - jw

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Feb 01, 2007 - Disabled firefighter and family needs help getting out of FEMA camper

Disabled firefighter and family needs help getting out of fema camper....

Do you know of any help for our situation? My fiance is a disabled/retired firefighter/emt for 18 years and in 1986 as captain of Picayune Fire dept. He was injured in the line of duty cutting a person from a wreck with the jaws of life, he has saved many many lives, he has served our country for many years, he was also a marine. Now he is the one in desperate need. Can anyone help? We are from Picayune, MS but lived in Longbeach, MS when Katrina hit as renters. Like so many thousands, we lost everything that we had. Of course things like cloths, shoes and food are in need in this area but the most important thing to people seems to be finding permanent housing. Rather it be rebuilding what they lost, finding an affordable rental or buying or building a new home. Everyone just wants out of these trailers, espically the campers. Living in a camper with a family for nearly 2 years is very hard on us. We all struggle with worries about putting food on the table and cloths on our backs, but its so much more doable than trying to find housing in a place where so much of the real estate has been destroyed, the prices are unreal and people dont know what to do or where to go. While we steadily have fema asking us what we have planned for the future. Most of the people here just live day to day hoping and praying that something will come up to help their situation, most don't have internet or knowledge of any help that might be availabe, most people in trailers or campers dont know where to go or what to do, most were renters and the only help seems to be for people that owned their home when Katrina hit. It is from a total lack of money, everyone that I talk to including myself could solve the housing problems for ourselves with money, some need just a few thousand to get their lives back on track. Most of the people that I have talked to and my family as well were doing great financially before Katrina and now are in terrible shape and having to ask perfect strangers for help just to survive, it's really sad down here. People just want to have a home to go to, and a bathtub to get in and bedrooms and closets. God we miss that so much. Personally, we are living in a FEMA camper park in Picayune. My father lives in one in Pass Christian, and FEMA lets us all know regularly that it is temporary. Luckily, we have been fortunate enough to buy a piece of land but are now in need of help getting it ready for a house or mobile home. It needs clearing and a septic tank and electric, we can get community water. There is no way that we can come up with the money to even get the land ready, must less build a house. The downpayment was over $12,000 which took us a long time to save. The bank won't loan us anymore until we pay the land paid off, which will be years. I know everyone is not in the same situation but I do know that there are thousands of people here that live in campers, that were renters and can no longer afford the rent prices. It will be years before there is enough rentals rebuilt for the prices to start to drop. I don't know what the people here will do, none of us have any answers. Nothing here is normal anymore and the government doesn't even care. I mean Oprah has done more that them. Daily life is such a struggle, nothing is normal or easy here anymore. It is a rough life and I pray that none ever has to go through this again. This was not a typical hurricane, I have lived here all of my life and been through many hurricanes, but nothing has ever been seen like this. I see the destruction everyday, and my fiance is retired from 18 years on the fire dept.(he has seen a lot) and we are both still in shock and awe everyday at how wide spread the destruction is and how many peoples lives are hell now. It is just unreal. It seems like it happened only a few months ago, because we can't seem to move on and get out of these trailers. Housing is what we need more than anything. If people do rent something that they can't afford, then they can't pay for lights, gas and food, so we just stay in the trailers and keep waiting for something to come up. Sorry for rambling.

If anyone can help us, please email me at lavignechanda@yahoo.com Chanda LaVigne or call 601-916-2171

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Jan 13, 2007 - Homeless in North Carolina needs rent assistance

I am not a Katrina victim but could not find any other place to post. I am desperate to find a place to live in or near Sylva NC. I have a job but I am afraid I will lose it soon if my employer finds out I am living in my car. I have lost everything and just need someone that can help me just get a fresh new start. I had to leave a very abusive situation and I have been showering and getting ready for work at a rest area and sleeping in my car. I just need someone to rent me a small house, I can pay rent just need a fresh new start. The only thing I have left in this world is my dog and we are trying to survive in my car but it is getting colder. There are no shelters in the area I am living. I got a job here so I need to live here. If anyone has a place to live or can donate anything I would appreciate it. I would be able to pay everything back in time. I had to leave my last home with only the clothes on my back, my car and my dog. I couldn't leave my dog to suffer the consequences of my leaving. My ex has shot my credit but my employer would be willing to vouch for me that I have job security. I don't want her to find out that I am having to live in my car. I was fortunate enough to have my laptop in my car when I left. I charge it up at work and have found a hotel close by that I can log on at. I am so afraid someone is going to find out that I am living in my car. I am all alone and have no one I can rely on. I am not asking for a hand out but just a jump start. I would love to find someone who might have a small home in W. NC that they would be willing to rent to own or some other similar circumstances. I have read everyones post and even though I can't help them financially I am praying for everyone on this board. thank you for your time. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

No contact information. Respond to Kat

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Response: Jan 30, 2007 - Help in NC

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Dec 30, 2006 - Family needs building materials to rebuild house

My family and I are having trouble financialy getting building materials to rebuild our house. If anyone has left over materials they would like to donate it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me at: 985-643-0894

Posted by Gamie

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Dec 29, 2006 - Need Help Moving Back To New Orleans

Me and my family have been struggling to survive in Houston since we first arrived here after Katrina. I finally lined up a good job in New Orleans that will help us get back on our feet. I'm supposed to start on Jan 2nd, but I didn't realized it costs so much to rent a U-Haul. I was expecting to pay $200 at the most, but they want $700-$900 and I just can't possibly afford it. I am hoping to find someone willing to donate a truck or maybe loan me the money to rent a U-Haul truck. If anyone is willing to help or just have an idea as to how I can get a cheap truck, please call me @ 504-274-7880 or email me at dyce12345@yahoo.com.

Thank You.

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Dec 21, 2006 - Mother of 4 needs financial help

I need some financial assistance.I have 4 kids a 13 year old daughter, a 9 year old son, a six year old daughter, and a 5 month old daughter.I have not been able to buy them any Christmas gifts because I don`t have a job and my child support hasn`t been coming in regular enough for me to pay my bills and buy any Christmas gifts for my family. If there is anyway you can help me please contact me at 770-962-7680.

Thank you,: Blanche D. Lewis

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Dec 16, 2006 - Mother in New Mexico needs gifts for 2 girls

I need help for the christmas holidays. This year is tougher than last year. I lived in MS and moved to New Mexico. It's very hard to make ends meet. My two little girls wants a lot of gifts mostly the same ones they lost in the storm. They do not understand that those toys was over 5years of toys. I hope someone will be able to help. My kids likes Bratz dolls, books (which we had over 300) and their bikes. Any thing is helpful at these times. My girls are 7 and 9 years old.

Respond on poster's talk page: Bhall

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Dec 12, 2006 - MS family needs help for Christmas and home contruction

CHRISTMAS HELP

Hi, I am a mother of two. Times are really hard since Katrina. I just found out yesterday that my job of almost ten years is playing out. The company is moving to another state. It is going to be a very slim Christmas around our house. The children are 10 and 13. They are old enough to understand hopefully. My husband has had a few jobs here and there but it's hard to find a good one since the storm. We are still living in a Fema camper trying to rebuild our house ourselves because cost of materials and labor are so much. Any help would be apprciated for Christmas or in the rebuilding of our house.

Thanks,

Vickie, Robert, Robert Jr., and Morgan 
2415 v Bar Rd Kiln, MS 39556 
228-216-2675 
VCUEVAS2@ORECK.COM

Feedback: VICKIE31

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Dec 10, 2006 - Homeless family in Alabama

We are not Katrina victims but we are homeless needing a place to stay for my self, husband, daughter, and grand child. Me and my husband are both working and can pay the bills each month just need to get our foot in the door preferably in Phenix City Alabama Please contact me if you can help thompson@miracleclean.org

Posted by Wanda31903

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Dec 09, 2006 - Need Christmas gifts for 2 small kids

I am needing help this Christmas to get my two kids some gifts. Since Katrina we have been struggling and I dont want them to wake up Christmas morning with nothing there for them. I had to decide to either pay the electric bill this month or a Christmas. It has been very cold up in today it was 17 degrees. I had to choose the electric bill. I just wish I can have a small tree with a few presents for them. Anything will help I have a 8 year old boy and a 3 year old girl. Toys or clothes are welcomed. Sizes 8 year old boy wears med. Shirts & 8-10 Pants. 3 year old girl wears 3-4 toddler outfits. Any toys will be fine. My son likes baseball, cars, basketball any boy toys. My Daughter likes dolls, dora, elmo, nemo, barbies, loves to play dress up. Also if maybe not to much to ask maybe a gift card or something to like Walmart or something to get just a small tree for them. It would really help out just to se them have a great big smile on Christmas and not be upset when they wake up to nothing at all. Please if you can, anything at all .... Thanks Danielle, 806 Lakeview Ave, NW Cullman, Alabama 35055, michaelson806@yahoo.com

Posted by Michaelson806

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Dec 08, 2006 - Single mother needs Christmas help

Single mother needs Christmas help. Lost everything in Katrina. My name is Shannon, my son's name is Trey. Our address is 14015 Woodruff Ave, Bayou La Batre, AL 36509. Please help.

Posted by Shannon

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Dec 02, 2006 - Homebased childcare business needs help - Sulphur, LA

A self employed family is struggling and is in need of help financially with basic bills and Christmas items. We are a Family of 6 that provides child care in our home for over 27 children on a weekly basis. Most of the children in our child care facility is of the less fortunate. We usually provide most of their Christmas. Due to Katrina, our resources and supplies are low and we are struggling to stay open. We are about to lose our home and our business. If anyone can help us financially or with presents for our children we live in Sulphur, Louisiana. and please don't hesitate to contact me at (337)215-6547 or delaliscare@yahoo.com. We live in Sulphur, Louisiana.

Posted by Delaliscare

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Nov 30, 2006 - Family loses income and needs financial help

Hi I am a mother of 4 children 1 boy me and my husband moved here from Louisiana after the storm and have been trying to get on our feet every since now my husband has lost his job and we got a check in the mail for 1,998.00 so we took it to the bank and they cashed then we payed are bills with it then a week later the check came back that it was no good so now I owe my bank and I owe for my bills so we are not even thinking about Christmas and our rent is due again on the 1st of Dec. Lord, if there is anyone out there who can help us we would be very greatful. It just seems like we have the worst luck but God does watch out for us cause we do have each other and our health, God bless.

So we now live in IL. and are scared to ever go back home.

This is the mother of 4 children 1 of them a boy you can get in touch with me at littlefoot5473@yahoo.com

Posted by Littlefoot

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Nov 30, 2006 - Family needs help saving home from foreclosure

A single mother need help, she is in the process of losing her home. Because, the mortgage company forget to code her payment plan and it but her into foreclosure. She need to come up with several thousands, of dollars. The sale date on this property is set for December 13, 2006. I have two girls ages 16 & 12 and, two grandchildren ages two & three, boy&girl. She also needs help with christmas. Please find a place in your heart to help me and my family. We would appreciate it more than anything, but I know GOD would appreciate it more. Thank You,

Truly

Family in need of help elntate@aol.com

70438

Posted by Lanie

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Nov 29, 2006 - Mother of 2 asking for Christmas gifts for children

Mother of 2 requesting Christmas gifts for my 11 year old daughter and 16 month old son. I thought I would find work in time but I haven't. I would appreciate any gifts for my children.

I can be reached at esharaytaylor@yahoo.com

Posted by Ebony Stone

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Nov 28, 2006 - Family of 5 needs winter clothing and shoes

Family of 5, originaly from Biloxi, currently in West Point, MS needs winter clothing and shoes. Family consist of Father (40), Mother (36) and 3 sons (20-Disabled, 16, & 15).

monica_coleman2005@yahoo.com

posted by MCC424

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Nov 25, 2006 - Mother of 2 Needs Help Building New Home

My family and I, like so many thousands here in Ms, have lost everything in Katrina as renters. We have managed to buy a piece of land and are looking for any help with building materials left over or used building materials is good too. We are trying to build a small home and get our family of 4 out of our fema camper. Or really anything will help us greatly, my boys are 3 and 12. Like I said we lost everything and have only replaced the bare essentials, I don't have a job right now except for ebay, my id is chanda5050. If anyone can help me please email me lavignechanda@yahoo.com

God Bless You All

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Nov 19, 2006 - Single parent wants Christmas for her daughter

I am a single parent and I currently have a full-time job but I am having a terrible time making ends meet. The Mortgage on my house has doubled because of Katina and I am afraid there will be nothing under the tree for my daughter. She is an honor roll student and I am very proud of her. I just really am worried that she will be dissappointed. Please send me an email if you have any suggestions. I tried the Salvation Army but I was turned away. My email is melissa121170@aol.com

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Nov 18, 2006 - MS family needs financial help - Christmas cards welcomed

I am a school teacher in Pass Christian MS, my husband is a police officer for the city of Gulfport. Since the storm all four of our children have moved back in with us. We are having trouble financially because the cost of living went up 30% and our salaries did not. Just providing food is taking a major part of our income. Two of our children are working and two are still in school. Our youngest son is studying to be a preacher. The two that are working help financially as they can. We need a small car for our daughter whom is going to school. Any other financial help would be greatly appreciated. It is very hard to stay sane when you have been through a storm like this, we were in seperate locations because my husband worked through the storm, I was at my parents, but we were both in the water most of that day. We suffer from post traumatic stress and somedays the stress of money problems can be overwhelming. Please keep us in your prayers and if you can't help financially send us a Christnas card to brighten our spirits.

Dana Ashmore, 9160 Joy Lane, Pass Christian, MS 39571

--Dana 09:39, 18 Nov 2006 (CET)

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Nov 16, 2006 - Hurricane victim selling greeting cards online

Hello everyone,

I am a victim of Hurricane Katrina, my family and I have relocated permanantly to Norhern Virginia. I currently am employed and I have a small online business which helps support the childcare expenses of my two small children. I am trying to raise enough money to finish the repairs of my home in Slidell, Louisiana, so that I can sell the house as soon as possible and avoid foreclosure. My website address is http://www.printlastingimpressions.com/ where you can purchase holiday greeting cards, wedding invitations, stationery, baby announcement and other accessories. Please help support a family in need by purchasing products you need from me this holiday season.

Thank you very much for your support.

Take care,

Marvine

plimpressions@aol.com

P.O. Box 151862 Alexandria, VA 22315

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Nov 15, 2006 - Hurricane victim needs rent assistance

Hi I am a Hurricane Katrina victim. I am having trouble paying my rent. I am a mother of two children and it it is very expensive proving a roof over our heads. I was turn down for a SBA loan and did not receive any content money for everything lost in the flood. If anyone can provide assistance on where I can get help it would be greatly appreciated.

Please contact me at tmajor9298@yahoo.com

Posted by Bigsexi

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Nov 15, 2006 - Fraud warnings from a hurricane victem

ALERT

My name and address have been on this website for a couple of months now begging for help. Any kind of help. I have received over 100 emails from people who are "very concerned and want to help". Every email wants to know what they can do and EVERY email is a SCAM. They are from people who are trying prey on people in need from a diaster. They "claim" that they will send you a check (usually for some large amount) BUT that whole check is not for you. They want you to cash the check and then take a specified amount of it for self and then you are to get a money order for the remaining amount and send that to someone else that THEY specify. Usually, the original check or money order is bogus and the bank doesn't catch it right away. Then YOU are out the TOTAL amount of the original check but the scammers are raking in YOUR money in the deal.

Others, want you to give them your banking information so that they can do a "wire transfer" into your account. DO NOT DO THIS. They will have all of your personal information and steal your identity and the only thing that you will be left holding is an empty bank account and "the bag".

These scammers are out there by the millions. The emails come in costume of people who are actually worried about us and sincerely want to help us. IT'S ACTUALLY A BUNCH OF BULL!!! My first form of "HELP" appeared in the form of 4 American Express cheques, each made out in MY name, each made out in the amount of $500.00. I was to cashed all 4 of the cheques but I was to only keep $1000.00 and forward the other $1000.00 to a specified person. I immediately was suspicious and went to my local sheriff's department who found out that all of the cheques were stolen from American Express. AND THESE CHEQUES WERE SENT TO ME BY SOMEONE CLAIMING TO BE A "REVERAND IN THE LORD".

I have not YET received legimate help from ANYONE. And I really felt that we (the actual survivors of Hurricane Katrina and Rita) should be VERY MUCH aware of the "TRASH" that is out there trying to make money off of people like us.

Thank you

Karen J Lewis

LarrysNanny@yahoo.com

Posted by LarrysNanny

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Nov 14, 2006 - Working family in MS needs assistance to get a home

Hi my name is Robin Reynolds I live in Pearlington, MS with my husband and 3 children. We currently live in a FEMA trailor trying to get back on our feet. Due to Katrina my husband is the only one working right now and is only making minimum wage so its been very hard for us to try to purchase a home or mobile home. We have tried to look for an apartment but they are way out of our price range. We did get some FEMA money but very little because we were renting a house and had to split it because we had shared a home and split all utilites. I'm not very good at asking for help. We have tried really hard to do it our selves but found out we couldn't, but we are desperately in need of a home. So, please if any body knows of anyone who can help me, contact me at babychic83@aol.com

Posted by Babychic83

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Nov 14, 2006 - Mother of 3 looking for Christmas help in N.O.

I am a 30 year old single mother of 3, my kids are wonderful kids my oldest is 13yrs of age and is on the honor roll in Houston making A's and B's and I,m proud of her considering her grades dropped since the move to Texas and now its no stopping her and my 8 yr. old is on the A honor roll in Houston and doing swell and last but not least my son 5 yrs of age and suffers with epilepsy a wonderful loving son that keeps me busy but never forgets to tell me he loves me, and now were moving back home, and due to this its like were starting back over again and its unfortunate that its possible they might not have a Christmas this year and what I am hoping for is that someone out there can really help make their Christmas full of rewards and happiness because they deserve it and at this point in my life I won't be able to afford a Christmas Tree let alone Gifts, but I will try to do as much as I can. Please help!

(504) 246-1362 or email at SchawanaLa@hotmail.com

Posted by Tameka Nov 14, 2006

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Nov 02, 2006 - Family of 7 needs housing in Allen, TX

Family of seven needs help finding housing that we can afford in Allen, Texas. both parents are working, and do not need a lot of help, just need a house bigger than the two bedroom apt that we have been in for the last year. We can afford between $750-850 a month. We would be willing to do make ready work or yard work for trade on deposit or lower rates on rent. We moved here from Mississippi, and just want to get our life going. Thank you for any help anyone might be able to give us on this issue. We have four girls and one son. Our oldest is 17 with our next daughter at 12, the next girl is 9, little Caitlyn is 3 and Hunter Wayne is 1. If anyone out there has a place in Allen to rent to us for what we can afford, please think about us . God Bless. E-mail address is jasonandfamily@comcast.net

Posted by Jasonandfamily Nov 2, 2006

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Nov 01, 2006 - Family needs furniture

My family is in need of furniture. We have 3 bedrooms, two baths, living and dining room and a family room. We were just blessed with a house through the fannie mae program for 18 months and an option. I have been unemployed since Katrina. I made it through by nothing but grace. God has provided us with manna for 14 months. This house was such a huge blessing for me and my family that I have to believe him for everything that goes with it. Praise God!

No contact information

Posted by Bellizan Nov 1, 2006

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Oct 28, 2006 - Working family needs affordable housing in N.O.

Working family of 5(2 adults,3 children) needs affordable housing in New Orleans. We can pay up to 1,000 monthly for rent. Please email w/info to: jct824@yahoo.com

Posted by User:Jaicee

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Oct 16, 2006 - Disabled person needs help to pay medical bills

Hello,

I am 53 years old and had to quit working at my company for 11 years back in 2003. Due to being totally physically and mental disabled. I need help for medical bills.

They were over 7000.00 but I sold everything I could, so now I owe 5000.00 and for the first time in my life am asking for help.

Thanks all,

Darnise

darnise69@yahoo.com

Posted by Darnise69

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Oct 14, 2006 - Student needs help with medication payment and rent in Shreveport

I am a Hurricane Katrina victim. I will have my Masters Degree in February 2007. I have not been able to find a good job in the Shreveport area since the Hurricane. I need help with my diabetic medication and I need help with rent payments. I am struggling to recover even though it has been a year. Please can someone offer any help?

Thank You,

Miss Shawn P Clanton

Clantonshawn@aol.com

318-671-0291

Posted by Patricey

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Oct 13, 2006 - Mother still needs help returing to home /beware of fraud

Help is still direly needed / any help in these areas would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you. Came to this Katrina help site before and posted. Many many e-mail came with offers of help but all that was sent was counterfeit money orders, checks, and gift certificates. I had the bank check them out before I deposited, thank God I did. All offers had instructions to send money to another place after cashing. It would have left the bank account overdrawn on this end and all the money I would have had yo pay, including the money I would have sent on as they requested. Greed has people taking advantage of people already devastated. So beware of this. All I received were fakes. I don't think anyone wanting to help, will ask to have money sent when they could easily do that themselves. That was why I was so leery and had it checked out first. The coast is deluded with these kinds of offers and our e-mail addresses were gotten from this Katrina Help site. So people beware.

Not one sincere offer has come. My mother is in great need. Any who is sincere please respond.

Posted by Bodlesx

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Oct 12, 2006 - Single mother and 2 yr old face eviction from home

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Hi, I need assistance badly. I am a single mother of a 2 yr old little girl. I am to be evicted within a week from my home. I had a small cleaning service and have ran out of work. Nothing has came along for me. I came to this site through a search engine, so I do not want to mislead anyone. I am not a victom of Katrina. I am a victom of abuse and had no choice but to let my husband go, I feared for my life. I need some help to get back on my feet, possibly relocate to a larger city so I can find more work. If anyone can help me please

email me @ mindyscleaningservice@yahoo.com I would appreciate anything, any help I can get. I had no idea what else to do. I have tried all I know, this is a last resort for me. I am sorry for all of you that have lost anything from Katrina & please do not be offended by this post, and me not being in your shoes while posting it. But I have no option but to post somewhere, I need help greatly! My baby and me will be on the street within a week, I have to try to get some help somehow. Thanks for understanding.

Posted by Mindyspivey

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Oct 12, 2006 - Single mom needs help..Metairie, LA

My name is Suzanne Weisdorffer. I am a single mother raising my 12 year old boy. Two weeks before Katrina hit, my son and I put our entire home's contents in storage because we were looking for a new place to rent. We did not get renter's insurance because it was just going to be for about a month. While looking for a place, we were staying at my mother's house. Katrina hit! My storage was wiped out and my mother's house was destroyed. We live in Metairie, LA, just outside of New Orleans. I had my son when I was 18 and it took me that long to get the stuff I did have and now it's gone. I put myself through college while raising my son and became a teacher. After the storm, not enough children came back and I lost my job. I am now living in a FEMA trailor with my son. I got a job working in the local mall but am not making nearly what I need to survive. Any help you can do would be deeply appreciated! Our lives are starting over. I feel 18 again with no means to give my son what he needs. God bless Suzygage@msn.com

Posted by Suzygage

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Oct 11, 2006 - Mother of three needs help badly in Victorville, CA

HELP NEEDED BADLY...........VICTORVILLE CA I AM A 27 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN. I HAVE A SON 8 AND A 4 YEAR OLD SON . MY DAUGHTER IS 6 AND VERY ILL. SHE HAS A VERY BAD CONDITION OF JUVINIELLE ARTHRITIST. SHE JUST GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND SHE HAS A HALO ON DUE TO HEAR DISK IN HER NECK NOT LINING UP CORRECTLY. WHEN SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AT CEDARS SINAI FOR A MONTH I WAS FIRED. I RECENTLY LEFT MY EX DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I AM IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP.I AM TRYING TO GET ME AND MY CHILDREN A SAFE HOME OF OUR OWN. IF ANYONE IS ABLE TO HELP I WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE THE MONEY BACK ONCE I START WORKING. I CAN GO BACK TO WORK ONCE I FIND SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING AND MY BABY IS BETTER.PLEASE HELP.....EVERY THING COUNTS. CONTACT ME AT SHIPHE4@NETZERO.COM OR 760-596-0114...THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND GOD BLESS

Posted by SHIVHAN3

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Oct 10, 2006 - Mother in Slidell, LA needs job

Hello my name is Frederikia Ainsworth

I am a victom of katrina and I just can't seem to get right

I am at this point trying to get a job a car and a place for me my fiance and my seven year old daughter. I know that I can do it, I think it is just depression and yes my fiance works and my daughter goes to school and I try every day to get out there and find a job. It is hard. So now I have come to you as support. I have found a place to rent for 700 a month and I see the car I want. My fiance's house in New Orleans is gutted and is ready to be fixed it is just the money part that is hard. We need every thing there is to build a house inside and out. The shell is the only thing there. You see we did not have insurance and sba and laroad home and FEMA is taking to long. Once the house is fixed we can move in. And we would not have to worry about finding a place. On the other hand I need a job and is willing to do anything outside or at home. I feel I need to start doing something. I currently go to school online but haven't been able to finish. I am going for real estate and If anyone need a worker in that field please let me know among other things.

My email address is

frederikiaa@yahoo.com and

My Mailing Address is

59511 Javery Rd

Slidell, Louisiana 70460

Please let me know of any Help you know of and feel free to write letters of hope will be gladly appreciated.

Posted by Frederikia

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Oct. 09, 2006 - Mother of two needs help to move from Georgia to New Orleans

Oct09,2006

Hi,

28 year old single mother with 2 kids need help with moving back to New Orleans from Georgia. My landlord stole my deposit and sold this house I'm in, and now we have no money for our deposit or a moving truck to return home. If anybody can help me and my 2 daughters get our furniture back home please contact me by email: suberina57@yahoo.com or by phone at 504-231-7624. Thanks for understanding.

Posted by Triggs

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Oct 08, 2006 - Need help to move from Sandersville, GA to Biloxi, MS

Hi, My name is Jacqueline Rosol, and I am a 23 year old expectant mother of my 4th child forced to live by financial boundaries in a little town called Sandersville, GA. My husband was just offered a really good job in Biloxi, giving us a chance to return. After our house was torn apart in Waveland, MS, FEMA gave us just enough money to stay here, but now we desperately want to come back! Our problem is that the job is in the next 6 weeks, and there is no way that we can raise the money on our own to move down there. Any help would be appreciated, and I can provide pictures and factual proof of my plight if anyone is skeptical. Phone (478) 247-3941 or email ericrosol27@yahoo.com.

Posted by Ericrosol27

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Oct 04, 2006 - Metaire students need assistance to attend college

Help Please! We are two young adults that both lived with parents before Katrina. We recently came back to finish College. We are wanting to stay in the Metairie area. We are looking to buy a house. Any Information about any loans that may help us would be great. I heard through the grape vine that there were financial assistance for young adults trying to start on there own after the hurricane. Does anybody have any Information about this I would greatly appreciate it. If not then I have no choice but to leave this wonderful state and move in with family in texas. PLEASE HELP before its too late. I dont know where to begin to look! Thank you

No contact information provided. Post responses here Bridgem84

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Sep 30, 2006 - Single mother of four needs rent deposit

Single mother of four Hurricane Katrina Victim is in desperate need of assistance to pay $625.00 deposit on a house. Please, we are to be put out of the temp. housing we are in on the 24th of Oct. 2006 and we can't afford the deposit and first months rent. Please someone have a heart. You can e-mail me at Slevinoloco2@aol.com or give me a call at (706) 986 - 9351. It would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by Mandapoo and edited by jwalling 20:25, 1 Oct 2006 (CEST)

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Sep 26, 2006 - N.O. family needs relocation assistance to N.Y.

New Orleans Family in need of relocation assistance to New York ( Brooklyn, Queens NYC )... We moved to New Orleans in 2003 from NYC. My husband had a recording studio on the corner of 4th Street and Ave B for 20 years...We lost all of that and our home ( lower 9th ) during Hurricane Katrina. We had to return to New Orleans in June 2006 for a variety of reasons. We really just want to get back to NY. If anyone can assist in a rental etc we would much appreciate it! We are a family of three plus 3 chihuahuas!!

paulinejerry@hotmail.com

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Sep 25, 2006 - MS family needs help rebuilding home

Hi, we are a family of five in Picayune, MS and are in need of help in rebuilding our home. We had to completely gut our home because my daughter is asthmatic and highly allergic to mold and mildew which we have. Our insurance policy has a mold exclusion so neither FEMA or our insurance has provided financial assistance. My husband recently had back surgery so he is limited in what he can do. Any offers or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Email me at (tiphaniw2005@yahoo.com). Thanks so much.

Posted by User:Tiphani & edited by jwalling 20:15, 25 Sep 2006 (CEST)

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Sep 24, 2006 - Family near Phoenix needs rent assistance

A family of two desperately needs assistance in the Phoenix AZ area for housing deposit or rent. I've tried day labor. Even tried to call shelter, no opening. Can't really work enough to save for deposit and have a place to stay every day. My wife (legally married) is pregnant(have proof) serious people needing help. We'll pay back with interest. Please call me at 480-274-4912 or message at 623-261-5234. Email me at mailto:chief9625@msn.com. God bless a child that has its own. And I've been trying very hard to support my family but can't seem to make it. Please help.

I know if I receive the help that I'm looking for I will build security around me and my family so that this will never happen again. Love life. Thanks for your time.

Posted by User:Kionta & edited by --jwalling 22:41, 24 Sep 2006 (CEST)

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Sep 20, 2006 - New Orleans family needs help restoring home

Good afternoon, I will get quickly to the point of my being here, I have received very little help from people and agencies but I need it. My husband and I have continued to take care of our family but its getting hard. Three daugthers in college who have not missed a semester since Katrina, paying over a thousand dollars a month in rent not to mention utilities and I have no job anymore. We are trying to get our home in New Orleans finished enough to get home. Money is nice but if anyone with a skill could help us repair our home it would be better. Everything has to be replaced from ceiling to floor. My husband does work that is how we have been putting and keeping our lives in order. Thank you because we know someone out there is going to help.

Chris

Posted by User:Christy072653 and edited by --jwalling 20:00, 21 Sep 2006 (CEST)

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Sep 18, 2006 - Mother needs help to relocate from Baton Rouge to Cartervill GA

Hello,

My name is Jenny. I live in Baton Rouge. Things here have gotten really bad. It's just me and my 6yr old son. I fear for mine and his life. I have a daughter that lives in Cartervill GA and would like to relocate there but I am on disabliy and can't affort it. Is there any help for me out from any where?

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