How can UGA students/faculty/staff assist with the evacuees?
Student groups and individual students should contact the Red Cross to volunteer. An on-campus database of persons desiring to volunteer is being developed. To sign up, go to www.uga.edu/katrina/volunteer.html. Most of our volunteer needs have been for mental health counselors and a number of UGA faculty and staff trained in this area have filled this role admirably. Clearly, as the numbers of evacuees housed in UGA facilities winds down, demand for volunteers has decreased. As some of these persons relocate into the local community, the American Red Cross will continue to utilize volunteers to provide support. FEMA is asking that citizens please donate money rather than goods. They are also requesting that volunteers not “self-dispatch” to any affected area, but instead coordinate with volunteer organizations. Please be cautious and always work through established charities. See www.uga.edu/katrina/ for more information.
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