Situation Update: A Tragedy Beyond Compare

HURRICANE KATRINA SPECIAL COVERAGE

From The American Red Cross:

$75 provides a doctor’s office visit for an individual injured in a disaster

$115 buys a family of four groceries for one week

$250 buys new bed linens, pillows and towels for a family

$350 buys a day's worth of emergency food & shelter for 6 families

$500 buys clothing for a family who has lost nearly everything

$1,500 deploys an Emergency Response Vehicle to disaster areas

Red Cross emergency shelters are providing a safe refuge for tens of thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors. Since Hurricane Katrina first slammed ashore in Florida, the American Red Cross has:

housed 142,000 survivors in more than 485 shelters in 18 states.

served more than 3.3 million hot meals to survivors of Hurricane Katrina since before first landfall.

Mobilized more than 5,600 trained Red Cross workers who have left their homes in every corner of the United States to join thousands of local volunteers who responded immediately to help their neighbors in need

Each day has become a struggle just to survive.

In response to the profound need, the Red Cross is turning to compassionate Americans like you to support our work to reach the victims.

So even if you’ve already made a donation, please consider giving again. Every dollar matters when we’re facing an operation of this magnitude.

CLICK HERE to make a secure, online gift to the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina relief fund right now.

Thank you

Any amount you give helps a victim regain hope and rebuild their life after disaster.

American Red Cross
Together, we can save a life.

P.S. The American Red Cross relies completely on the generosity of the American public to provide these life-saving services. Every gift you make truly matters.