The poorest
Brendan Greeley is in Lake Provdence, once of the poorest regions in America. Relief efforts are not reaching there. So he’s set up a PayPal account for donations. From his blog:
Since Sunday, hundreds of evacuees from New Orleans have arrived in Lake Providence and the surrounding area. They can’t get to Red Cross shelters in Monroe, the nearest city; they are out of gas and money and energy. Providence Church has emerged as a shelter, not because the town planned for it, but because evacuees stopped at the church and stayed.
The most immediate priority is food, water and toiletries, and then to help get some of these evacuees to Red Cross shelters in Monroe, the nearest city or family that can take them in. Some of them will end up staying, though, and will need help getting settled and getting their children into local schools.
I trust Brendan 100%. And I love him the more for doing this. [Technorati tags: katrina]
The poorest
The poorest
Katrina help – direct
David Weinberger, over at Joho the Blog, points out a PayPal donation account to donate directly to a local person helping out in Lake Providence, just outside of New Orleans. If David says Brendan is okay, he’s okay with me….
Thanks for posting this David. I tend to think Red Cross/etc. donations are a big waste in the SHORT TERM and I have not given there. Local folks with a credit card, a truck, and a Costco account can do so much more good.
Any other similar places I can give $$$?
A friend in Austin had good things to say about this group:
http://www.mlfnow.org/
They accept donations online and are doing real work now.
-Mike
Thanks for the info, David. I wanted to do something, but shy away from $BIGORG.