Ann Arbor Hurricane Katrina relief efforts

I'm getting Google hits for this topic so I thought I would be useful and collect up some of the high points for organizations that are doing things here in town for Katrina victims. Not an exhaustive list, that would be nearly impossible.

UPDATE: Washentaw County Human Service Agencies relief cooordiantion. Best directory I've seen (thanks Kate for the pointer)

Start with a Local Katrina Relief Opportinities post on Arbor Update.

University of Michigan responds to Hurricane Katrina.

The Battle Creek Enquirer has reporting on people coming into Fort Custer who may be later resettled to other parts of Michigan.

Ann Arbor YMCA: gift card drive paired the the YMCA of Greater Houston.

McKinley: 100 long term housing units

U of Michigan School of Information "Katrina Housing" - coordinating private housing offers

ThinkNOLA: Ann Arbor based effort to reconnect New Orleans neighborhoods

U of Michigan Law School: enrolling students from Tulane and from Loyola University of New Orleans

Jewish Federation of Washtenaw County organizing relief.

U of Michigan Athletic Department: fundraising for the Red Cross at football games raised $50000.

Crain's Detroit Business roundup of Katrina stories.

there is more to be sure, this is just to gather what's easily visible.

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Comments

[Improv Inferno]

We're holding a 12 hour comedy benefit on Saturday September 10th from 7AM to 7PM. Tickets are $5.00 and all of the money we raise is going to be donated to the American Red Cross. For details go to improvinferno.com. Thanks.

[Rikhei]

There's a good collection of links over at the Librarians' Index to the Internet, some of which you may want to add to this entry...the URI is:

http://lii.org/search/file/hurricanekatrina