Monday, October 02, 2006

Service Trips to the Gulf Coast



For all you folks interested in making a trip (with youth)
to the Gulf Coast region to assist with hurricane cleanup,
here are some organizations you should check out:


IN MISSISSIPPI:

Persevere
http://www.perseverevolunteers.org/
Persevere in Pass Christian, Mississippi is a group one of our WUSY G alumni started. Her name is Rebeca Howard and you can contact her at rebeca.howard@gmail.com

Housing for Volunteers around Pass Christian/Biloxi Mississippi:
housingmanager@gmail.com
This is an Americorps-run housing facility. They can take large groups, as well as coordinate
volunteer projects. $5/night/person

More work in Mississippi:

RANDY'S RANGERS
www.randysrangers.com
randysrangers@gmail.com
601.383.3592

HOME AGAIN
Brandon Kasteler
brandonkasteler@hotmail.com
228.297.6791

IN LOUISIANA:

The HOPE Project
http://keep-hope.org
mike handley at 559-300-0433, or nichola at 773-504-4902.

UU Gulf Coast Relief contacts:
Marilee or Chere:
225-926-2291 uukatrina@bellsouth.net
http://unitarianchurchbr.com/home/home.php?linkId=1
click on Hurricane (top right)

Habitat in St. Bernard Parish:
Nan Touchard is the contact person at Camp Hope, not to be confused with Project HOPE.
Her number is (504) 401-1492
they are 16+
http://www.habitat-nola.org/projects/st_bernard_faq.php

Common Ground:
commongroundvolunteers@gmail.com

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