Welcome to the Relief Database!

“Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance” – Robert F. Kennedy

What would you like to do?

* See a list of the “MOST URGENT NEEDS”
in CURRENTLY ACTIVE
DECLARED Disaster Zones

* See a list of “ALL NEEDS”
in ALL Recovery Zones and Needs Areas

* See a list of ALL AVAILABLE SERVICES & SUPPLIES
in ALL DISASTER & RECOVERY ZONES

- Other Disasters Supported by this Database

* Find VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

* Find VOLUNTEER HOUSING

* See a list of ORGANIZATIONS listed in this database (Get Contacts!)
Choose a Link:

Alphabetical Listing

Most Recent Listings

* Find SHELTER for EVACUEES & DISASTER SURVIVORS

* Find SUPPLIES/SERVICES for EVACUEES & SURVIVORS

* See lists of Relief Supplies and Human Services:

- AVAILABLE supplies/services

- NEEDED supplies/services

* Find a “CASE MANAGER” to help you find services

* See a list of all of the ITEMS TRACKED in this database:

* SEARCH FOR A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION OR ITEM:

- Facility/Org Search

- Category/Item Search

* HELP us make THIS DATABASE Better!

info “at” citizenactionteam “dot” org
or
+1 978 266 2778, 978 808 7173

* Add a NEW FACILITY (logged in users only)

* Become a NEW USER!

Believe it or not, you are already a user. We don’t require passwords to let you see info. BUT if you want to add an organization to the database, or change something, or see confidential management contact info, then you will need to get a password. If you just want to see the database, click on one of the links in the gray box above for access to the main database,
or Click Here for an “intro”…

Backstory: This database was created to help communities “self-organize”. It was created after Hurricane Katrina, but has lived on to help disasters of all types. Two years after Hurricane Katrina, the group decided that poverty, and environmental destruction were disasters and so we kept on keeping on…

Privacy Policy: Unless the information is public already (like on your website, or listed in a public news space) or you tell us that it’s OK to put it online in a public forum by putting it there yourself or asking us to, WE DO NOT SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH ANYONE outside our small network of approved disaster workers!!!

Private Contact and Location Information Sharing Policy: We have a password protected place in each “facility record” where you can store your cell phone, and private/personal location/contact info, and only those that you have given your password to (and a few core Citizen Action Team disaster relief operations people and a few very responsible FEMA/VOAD and other disaster relief pros that understand the importance of keeping your information private) can see your info. This small group of people will not share your contact/private information without checking with you first. It’s only there for “internal purposes” only, so that we can contact you if there is a question about your listing, or if there’s a disaster relief emergency.

Email Policy: The only bulk email we send out from “the database” is for database administrative purposes. Historically, that’s been less than once a quarter. If we notice that you’ve registered a need for something that has come available, we may email you to let you know, or if you have something that is needed by someone else. In the future, we plan to have an optional email notification of matches, where you will be able to “opt-in” for these types of mailings. Currently, however, the only email you’ll get from “the database” is your welcome email and an occasional administrative announcement.

Accuracy Indemnification/Disclaimer
Fraud Reporting Policies

GO TO THE ABOVE LINKS and read the Indemnification/Disclaimer BEFORE USING THIS DATABASE. [summary: don’t believe anything online. People make errors and/or post things without knowing what’s really true. This listing service is no better than the newspaper, Craig’s List, blogs, etc. You must check for yourself. DO NOT believe that just because groups are listed in this database that they are totally legit. YOU MUST DO YOUR OWN “VETTING” of the groups. Most have websites which link to their 501©3 tax numbers and other reference information. Or you can call us for our “INFORMAL OPINIONS” if we have any. Better yet, use your intuition! Call the group and get to know them!

The purpose of this site is to be inclusive. Many sites like this create hurdles for relief groups to fall over. We are part of a solidarity network of cooperators with the aim to allow ALL well meaning groups to participate. For the world to be able to utilize large numbers of volunteers in a crisis, we MUST be inclusive. We MUST have faith that there will only be a very small number of cases of fraud. To this date November 2007, of all of the hundreds of thousands of visitors and thousands of listings since September of 2005, we’ve only had two reports of fraud by groups posted on this site. One turned out to be totally unfounded. Information about the other one can be provided if you call us. Click the link above for more info about fraud reporting.

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h1=. MASTER VOLUNTEER LIST for HURRICANE KATRINA [can be useful for any disaster in that region]

h1=. MASTER volunteer list CATEGORIES for HURRICANE KATRINA [can be useful for any disaster in that region]

Welcome to the Relief Database!

SEE LINKS BELOW FOR THE DISASTERS WE ARE TRACKING

(scroll to the bottom for privacy policy and admin notes)

* See a list of the “MOST URGENT NEEDS” in CURRENTLY ACTIVE FEMA/EMA DECLARED Disaster Zones

* VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, New York

* VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, New Jersey

* MEDICAL UNITS

List of Orgs Supporting the following 2011 disasters:

- 2010 Haiti Earthquake and On-going Haiti Support: List of ALL ORGS

- List of Haiti-based MEDICAL UNITS, sorted ALPHABETICALLY

- List of Haiti-based Orphanages/Childrens Homes

- VOLUNTEER in Haiti

- Orgs supporting 2010 OIL SPILL in the GULF OF MEXICO

* DATABASE HINT: If you already chose a link, go back to the list you just looked at and click “clear all” (in red text) first, so your computer’s “cache” does not limit the QUICKSTART list to “very urgent” or by “geographic region.”*