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WWOZ Hurricane Gustav Forum

Go to our new Hurricane Gustav Forum if you want to:

• let us know that your business is open,
• locate a specific musician who evacuated for the storm,
• post information about specific Louisiana communities in need,
• share your Gustav experience, or
• discuss the recovery process.

How to Help

If you are able to volunteer or donate money or supplies, here is a list of some of the organizations that are working to help Louisiana communities recover from the effects of Hurricane Gustav.

• Hurricane Info Wiki: List of charitable organizations accepting donations for providing aid after Hurricane Gustav.

Hurricane Gustav Recovery Resources

Here are some resources that you may find useful in your own recovery from Hurricane Gustav.

• WWOZ's Musicians Resources page: Find information about organizations that provide assistance to musicians, including housing, legal and medical help, instrument replacement, grants, business opportunities and more.
• FEMA: Register for temporary housing and rebuilding assistance and for help with disaster-related expenses.
• Red Cross Safe and Well List : If you have been affected by a disaster, this website provides a way for you to register yourself as “safe and well.” Concerned family and friends can search the list and get messages from you.
• Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross: Information on emergency shelters, food distribution points and other recovery assistance.
• Local Red Cross and Meal Sites List on NOLA.com: The latest federal, state and local recovery assistance listed on NOLA.com's Hurricane News and Storm Tracking page.
• Helpline Numbers in Louisiana: Information on locations of emergency shelters and state and local helplines for Louisiana.
• emergency.louisiana.gov: The latest state information on school and business openings, points of distribution of ice, water, tarps and food, debris removal and more.
• gustavinfo.org: List of resources and information related to Hurricane Gustav, created by the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center in partnership with the Equity and Inclusion Campaign and in solidarity with the many advocacy efforts going on at this time.

Places to Discuss Hurricane Gustav

Here are some places on the web where people can talk about the storm and their recovery.

• WWOZ's Hurricane Gustav forum: Talk with other WWOZ listeners about where to donate or volunteer, where to get help, and other issues related to the storm and the recovery process.
• Craig's List hurricane relief forum: Freewheeling discussion and message board on the effects of Hurricane Gustav.
• The Gustav Twitter page: Share information and photos with other Twitter users about the storm using the web, your phone or instant messaging.