Thank you for your willingness to serve, give and participate through a variety of responses to the devastation following Hurricane Katrina. Listed below are e-mail contacts for denomination-wide relief efforts and links to creative ideas for helping as individuals and groups, and to make a coordinated response as an American Baptist family.

Key Contacts for Katrina Relief Efforts and Questions

• 1-800-ABC-3USA, ask for "Katrina Response"
  KatrinaResponse@abc-usa.org
• Ken George, National Coordinator for Intercultural Ministries, Direct Human Services – ext. 2034
  Ken.George@abc-usa.org
• Victoria Goff, National Coordinator for Volunteers Services – ext. 2449
  Victoria.Goff@abc-usa.org

Ideas for Responding Now and Later
Immediate responses to the Katrina hurricane disaster are critical and numerous. One especially effective response, however, is to sustain assistance for the long haul — all the way to rebuilding people's lives and entire communities. Opportunities to provide a witness of the work of God within American Baptists in response to this disaster will undoubtedly continue for a long time.

Communication and Spiritual Encouragement
Financial and Material Assistance
Ministry to Children
Volunteers
Advocacy
Rebuilding
Partnerships