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IMPORTANT PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING ON THIS SITE: binomo real account Homesforkatrina.org DOES NOT have direct contact with evacuees. We are working with local relief organizations to provide them the offers made on this site to place evacuees that have shown up at communities across the country. The information entered on this site is NOT and will NOT be available to the general public. Homesforkatrina.org IS (and has been from their launch on August 31, 2005) collecting generous offers of vacant housing (homes, apartment buildings, hotels, etc) and space within people's homes and working day and night to find reputable organizations taking on the effort of placement and ensuring the safety and privacy of evacuees and those offering to help. Before we will share the data we have collected we will ensure the following: The organization we are sharing your data with is reputable. This means that they are either a major relief organization, approved by a major relief organization or have been screened and approved by Homesforkatrina.org as a valid and trustworthy civic or religious organization. The organization has agreed to serve as the broker between those in need and those offering their homes and will ensure that background checks are completed on both parties. Ideally, this organization would also put the two parties in contact with local organizations in their area that are offering help once the person is placed. binomo feedback We are currently in contact with local chapters of the International Rescue Committee, the Red Cross, Salvation Army, the United Way and Church World Service. We are also in contact with a few local religious organizations in the disaster area that are housing evacuees sent from Red Cross. We have registered with the National Emergency Resource Registry at www.SWERN.gov and some state Emergency Management agencies. We have also contacted various federal government agencies. If you want to list your housing with a website similar to ours that have call centers and volunteers in contact with evacuees, then we suggest one of the following. Please note: the following sites are NOT affiliated with homesforkatrina.org. Operation: Share your Home KatrinaHousing.org For those individuals offering a home that don't want to take the risk of listing with one of the other websites, please enter your listing with us by clicking on "Offer a home". We do ask that you please be patient as we continue to find the right reputable organization(s) to take on this effort. binomo online trading platform For members who have already registered their profile with us, you have two options -    - you may opt to go to one of the above sites to post your offer at your own risk and delete your offering from our site by going here    - You may opt to be patient and supportive of us while we continue to find the right reputable organization(s) to take on this effort

THE GOAL OF THIS WEBSITE IS: To help facilitate the connection between those displaced by Hurricane Katrina in need of safe temporary housing and those offering housing in a way that ensures the safety and privacy of both parties and the involvement of a reputable relief organization. OFFERINGS OF THIS SITE: A secure place for those offering homes to place their information that will only be used by a reputable organization that will ensure the safety and privacy of evacuees and those offering to help. Reputable means that they are either major relief organization, approved by a major relief organization or have been screened and approved by Homesforkatrina.org as a valid and trustworthy civic or religious organization. A secure place for local organizations who offer assistance to evacuees and hosts to share their contact information.

News: Over 2600 kind souls have offered their homes, apartment buildings, hotels or space in their own homes and over 90 churches/organizations have registered to help. Your generousity has been overwhelming. We are currently in contact with local chapters of the International Rescue Committee, the Red Cross, Salvation Army, the United Way and Church World Service. We are also in contact with a few local religious organizations in the disaster area that are housing evacuees sent from Red Cross. We have registered with the National Emergency Resource Registry at www.SWERN.gov and some state Emergency Management agencies. We have also contacted various federal government agencies. homesforkatrina.org is actively working with, but not sharing data with, katrinahousing.org and Operation:Share Your Home to combine efforts to provide a greater service. More details to come soon. State-specific forums created to help coordinate local efforts. If your state is not listed and you have something to add, email localefforts@homesforkatrina.org Updated form for volunteering your home along with a Privacy Policy to help give posters peace of mind. Intelius is donating criminal background checks! These will be used to help ensure people are not placed in dangerous situations. Thank you so much to Intelius.

Our Proposal for Sharing Help Safely: To protect those offering or needing help, we are suggesting that a few screening, placement and support steps be followed to help ensure that people are not placed in dangerous situations and have all the resources and support they need once placed. Those needing housing should be working through a group that is working in conjunction with or is an office of a well-established relief organization/agency. This group will be able to serve as a broker for the evacuee to those offering help and ensure the evacuee has the financial, emotional and medical support they will need after being placed. A background check should be run on both parties to eliminate any violent or sexual offenders from the system. Ideally, this would also include reference checking where possible and verification that the person in need is an evacuee. Any placement made should be tracked in some way while still ensuring the privacy of the evacuee. Then the relief organization along with local civic and religious organizations should be available to provide any help needed by either party. You can find more details on our proposed process for placement in the Procedures, Roles and Responsibilities and Process documents. What You Can Do: Of course, please donate to the Red Cross or other verified safe organizations. See www.charitywatch.org for a recommended list of safe organizations. If you have room and you agree with our proposal - register on our "Offer a Home" page. Your information will not be sent to anyone for any purpose other than finding placement for evacuees. If a match is found, a reputable organization will be in contact with you to make sure that you can offer a safe place for those needing it and to discuss and hopefully arrange the placement with you. If you need a place to stay - click here If you are with any major relief organization or government agency, please contact us immediately to allow your group access to this data. If you are providing shelters to evacuees and need help finding them immediate homes, contact us directly. We will verify your organization into our network of trust which will allow searching our database of home offers. If you are with a local civic or religious organization, please Register your organization or contact us directly to become part of the Network Of Trust. After verification, we will get your organization's information to anyone placed in your community to whom you can offer the broader support that these families will need. If you have a voice - please spread the word of this site to your friends and on your blogs and publications. There is power in numbers and there is power in responsible compassion. We are blessed to have an abundance of both in this country. If you just want to stay informed, register on our mailing list below. We promise promise promise not to share your address with anyone. It does not commit you to anything. We will let you know of site updates and what you can do as this develops. And of course, you can opt out of the mailings at any time. View our privacy policy. The Time Is Now: Our country has been rocked by the greatest natural disaster in its history. Time is of the essence in helping displaced families. We will overcome this by standing together as a community and we will emerge stronger because of it. Current List of Other Sites offering help: Please note that these sites are NOT affiliated with homesforkatrina.org Operation: Share your Home KatrinaHousing.org Katrina Home - place to register and search home listings Free Housing Offers to Katrina Evacuees at Craig's List New Orleans http://www.openyourhome.com/ Other Resources: FEMA's resources for Katrina Help http://www.nola.com/forums/homesavailable/index.ssf http://projectkatrina.blogspot.com/ http://katrinahelp.info/wiki/index.php/Main_Page www.katrinafoundpets.com Yahoo Group NO-Katrina helping evacuees, families, friends, and supporters of those involved in Hurricane Katrina Operation Blessing Register for Updates: Yes, please notify me of updates to this service at the email address below. Email: Who is Homes For Katrina: My name is Gabe Roffman and I am a web application developer. Besides donating money to the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, this is the best way that my wife and I can think to help right now, by offering a mechanism for charitable organizations to connect for the placement of evacuees. Yes, we will be offering people a place to stay in our home. Email - gabe@homesforkatrina.org Home Phone - (434) 978-1486 PLEASE NOTE: Due to an overwhelming response of generosity and our need to focus on the right tasks, we ask that you DO NOT CALL this number to offer your home or volunteer. - If you are offering space in your home you can do so online by clicking on "Offer a Home" or you may go online or call one of the below organizations we are working with. - If you are a relief organization or another housing organization please feel free to use this number. Operation: Share Your Home 1-888-827-2525 KatrinaHousing.org 1-801-373-1299