Statement from Disaster and Emergency Services Administrator
Statement from Dan McGowan, Administrator of Montana Disaster and Emergency Services.
The outpouring of generosity from Montana is admirable and we encourage you to continue reaching out to those victims of Hurricane Katrina. Your contributions will play an important part in their recovery.
When making donations, please consider the following:
Money is the most efficient donation you can make. It is easy to manage and quickly provides victims with the immediate resources they so desperately need.
Disasters bring out the very best in most people; unfortunately, they can bring out the worst in others. It is in your best interest and most beneficial to disaster victims to contribute to credible organizations who are established and structured to manage your donations.
While you may think you are being generous in sending unsolicited food, hygiene products, used clothes, blankets, etc., most of these items go unused as they are difficult to manage and overwhelming to the receiving communities. In disaster areas it is often difficult to find a place to store these items and find the means to distribute them.
Unless specifically asked for a resource and provided with specific instructions for delivery, it is best to make a financial donation.
Media Contact: Monique Lay 439-9414 or 841-3963
Montana Food Bank Network
1-800-809-4752
http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov/
Montana Dontations Help Line
1-800-237-5079
Donate cash to:
American Red Cross
1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English,
Operation Blessing
1-800-436-6348
America's Second Harvest
1-800-344-8070
Donate Cash to and Volunteer with:
Adventist Community Services
1-800-381-7171
Catholic Charities, USA
703 549-1390
Christian Disaster Response
941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
1-800-848-5818
Church World Service
1-800-297-1516
Convoy of Hope
417-823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response
800-638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service
717-859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response
888-256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
800-872-3283
Salvation Army
1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention-Disaster Relief
1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440
United Methodist Committee on Relief
1-800-554-8583
For further information: visit the website for the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) at: http://www.nvoad.org/.
