Hurricane Katrina Related Volunteer Opportunities
	Links  and contacts for volunteering in the recovery effort.   Most sites refer to Mississippi county names. If you need to check the locations, click here. R3SM (Recover, Rebuild, Restore Southeast Mississippi) is the Hattiesburg area's newly organized Long Term Recovery Coalition. Click on the logo to learn more about R3SM and how you can contribute or seek assistance.   Help us build our capacity to serve! Help us build Volunteer House!   Other Connections:  If you're interested in volunteering with these organizations, please fill out our volunteer form. We will then forward your information to the organizations you show interest in.     Foundation Hope is an organization working directly on the storm ravaged Mississippi gulf coast.  Volunteer Activities:  Administrative work: phone calls, emails, filing; Distribution of supplies to individuals; Cleaning/gutting/restoring houses; Special skills jobs....and more!   Mount Carmel Ministries is a local church operating a supply distribution center here in Hattiesburg. From there they send supplies to the gulf coast, distribute goods to local residents and evacuees affected by Katrina and conduct other relief and recovery activities. They can be reached at 601-264-5881 Volunteer Activities: Warehouse assistance, office work, warehouse coordination, electrical, carpentry, vehicle maintenance, etc.   The Saint Louis Americorps Emergency Response Team Is working on the recovery efforts in Pass Christian on the gulf coast. They can be reached at 314-420-9631 or by e-mail at: acvolunteers@gmail.com   Volunteer Activities: Home construction and repair, other.    North Carolina Baptist Men is a Christian ministry concentrating on rebuilding efforts on the gulf coast.  Volunteer Activities: Home construction and related tasks Other Volunteer Sites Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service  Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Fund  1-800-volunteer.org   Copyright © 2005 [United Way of Southeast Mississippi]. All rights reserved. Revised: June 27, 2007
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