notes: As you well know by now, Louisiana and Texas have started recovery efforts from the major damage from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Over 2 million people were evacuated from Louisiana before the 100 mph winds of Gustav raged through Louisiana. In response to this disaster, and in close coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Operation HOPE and our HOPE Coalition have begun reconstructing the lives of those living in Houma, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas . This organizational structure will utilize a trained network of HOPE Corps volunteers to provide financial information, guidance and other services by phone and in Disaster Recovery Centers operated by FEMA to those who are directly affected by this devastating storm. For individuals affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and ready to seek assistance in rebuilding their financial lives by obtaining lost or destroyed personal identification documents, assistance with deferring mortgage payments and obtaining copies of destroyed financial documents, call 888-388-HOPE (4673). For more information about our services and other available services, visit our Services and Resources section. For small business owners affected by Hurricane Gustav and Ike please visit the Project Restore HOPE/Small Business section of our site. Project Restore HOPE/Small Business is a partnership between Operation HOPE and the U.S. Small Business Administration to bring relief to small businesses affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. For those willing to serve as trained HOPE Corps volunteers for recovery efforts for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, please go to Be A Hero to volunteer. For those willing and able to make a financial contribution to offset costs to provide relief support, please make a contribution to Operation HOPE allocating your support to our effort to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. To support our response activity fo to: https://www.myoperationhope.org/myoh/entry.php?pgid=contribution We thank our Partners and you in advance for your support of our recovery efforts. Please continue to check back to our website for details as they unfold. ------------------------------------------------------------ Volunteer through HOPE Corps HOPE offers a variety of volunteer opportunities focused primarily in the area of financial literacy training and counseling. ONLINE VOLUNTEER REGISTRY: https://www.myoperationhope.org/myoh/entry.php?pgid=signupcorps ------------------------------------------------------------ HOPE Responds to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Last update: 6:31 p.m. EDT Sept. 22, 2008 LOS ANGELES, CA, Sep 22, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Operation HOPE, through its HOPE Coalition America division, is responding to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, continuing the disaster preparedness and recovery activities initiated after 9/11. During the past seven years HOPE has established written cooperative agreements with the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the American Red Cross and is a national member of Citizen Corps ( http://www.citizencorps.gov/) and Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters ( http://www.nvoad.org/). These relationships allow HOPE Coalition America to engage with individuals and families encouraging them to complete the Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) and the Personal Disaster Preparedness Guide (PDPG) prior to an emergency or disaster. Free recovery assistance, including the Disaster Recovery Budget, Paying a Mortgage on a Destroyed Home, Home Inspections and Repair Contracts, Assistance Working with Your Creditors, Referrals to Government and Private Agencies, Assistance with Obtaining Copies of Destroyed Financial Documents, Insurance Claims Assistance, Recovery Seminars, and Case Management, is available to individuals affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Individuals needing financial recovery information and guidance should call 888-388-HOPE (4673). Assistance counselors can also help individuals access the services of all volunteer agencies providing assistance. For immediate health and safety needs, individuals should call the American Red Cross at 800-975-7585 or http://www.redcross.org/, and to register for FEMA assistance, please call 800-621-FEMA (3362) or apply on-line at http://www.fema.gov/, under Apply for Assistance. Individuals with experience in the financial services industry can volunteer to assist families through the recovery process on HOPE's website http://www.operationhope.org/, under Be A Hero, on the bottom left hand corner of the home page. For additional information on how you can help, visit HOPE Responds to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike ( http://www.operationhope.org/smdev/pressrelease2.php?id=1524). -> See also Operation Hope's National HQ in California: http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/1972 Note from 2008 Gustav/Ike support: As you well know by now, Louisiana and Texas have started recovery efforts from the major damage from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Over 2 million people were evacuated from Louisiana before the 100 mph winds of Gustav raged through Louisiana. In response to this disaster, and in close coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Operation HOPE and our HOPE Coalition have begun reconstructing the lives of those living in Houma, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas . This organizational structure will utilize a trained network of HOPE Corps volunteers to provide financial information, guidance and other services by phone and in Disaster Recovery Centers operated by FEMA to those who are directly affected by this devastating storm. For individuals affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and ready to seek assistance in rebuilding their financial lives by obtaining lost or destroyed personal identification documents, assistance with deferring mortgage payments and obtaining copies of destroyed financial documents, call 888-388-HOPE (4673). For more information about our services and other available services, visit our Services and Resources section. For small business owners affected by Hurricane Gustav and Ike please visit the Project Restore HOPE/Small Business section of our site. Project Restore HOPE/Small Business is a partnership between Operation HOPE and the U.S. Small Business Administration to bring relief to small businesses affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. For those willing to serve as trained HOPE Corps volunteers for recovery efforts for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, please go to Be A Hero to volunteer. For those willing and able to make a financial contribution to offset costs to provide relief support, please make a contribution to Operation HOPE allocating your support to our effort to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. To support our response activity fo to: https://www.myoperationhope.org/myoh/entry.php?pgid=contribution We thank our Partners and you in advance for your support of our recovery efforts. Please continue to check back to our website for details as they unfold. ------------------------------------------------------------ Volunteer through HOPE Corps HOPE offers a variety of volunteer opportunities focused primarily in the area of financial literacy training and counseling. ONLINE VOLUNTEER REGISTRY: https://www.myoperationhope.org/myoh/entry.php?pgid=signupcorps ------------------------------------------------------------ HOPE Responds to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Last update: 6:31 p.m. EDT Sept. 22, 2008 LOS ANGELES, CA, Sep 22, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Operation HOPE, through its HOPE Coalition America division, is responding to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, continuing the disaster preparedness and recovery activities initiated after 9/11. During the past seven years HOPE has established written cooperative agreements with the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the American Red Cross and is a national member of Citizen Corps ( http://www.citizencorps.gov/) and Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters ( http://www.nvoad.org/). These relationships allow HOPE Coalition America to engage with individuals and families encouraging them to complete the Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) and the Personal Disaster Preparedness Guide (PDPG) prior to an emergency or disaster. Free recovery assistance, including the Disaster Recovery Budget, Paying a Mortgage on a Destroyed Home, Home Inspections and Repair Contracts, Assistance Working with Your Creditors, Referrals to Government and Private Agencies, Assistance with Obtaining Copies of Destroyed Financial Documents, Insurance Claims Assistance, Recovery Seminars, and Case Management, is available to individuals affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Individuals needing financial recovery information and guidance should call 888-388-HOPE (4673). Assistance counselors can also help individuals access the services of all volunteer agencies providing assistance. For immediate health and safety needs, individuals should call the American Red Cross at 800-975-7585 or http://www.redcross.org/, and to register for FEMA assistance, please call 800-621-FEMA (3362) or apply on-line at http://www.fema.gov/, under Apply for Assistance. Individuals with experience in the financial services industry can volunteer to assist families through the recovery process on HOPE's website http://www.operationhope.org/, under Be A Hero, on the bottom left hand corner of the home page. For additional information on how you can help, visit HOPE Responds to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike ( http://www.operationhope.org/smdev/pressrelease2.php?id=1524).

state: US -> TX
name: Operation HOPE -> Operation HOPE (Texas-based Operations)

cat_notes: -> During Gustav/Ike, here were their avails: Affiliation: Government, FEMA / Department of Homeland Security Case Management, Flood SurvivorsCase Management, Hurricane Survivors Case Management, * (Providers of ANY Type of Case Management) Command & Control, Disaster Information & Resources Command & Control, Volunteer Coordination/Sign up Center Counseling (Free or Sliding Scale) * (ANY/ALL Types of Counseling) Counseling, Post Disaster Counseling dit Hotline * (ANY/ALL Types) Hotline, Disaster Recovery Services Hotline for Survivors Information Resource * (ANY/ALL Types) Information Resource, Insurance Advice and Guidelines for Disaster Survivors Information Resource, Navigating the Disaster Recovery Process Information Resource, Resources Available to Disaster Survivors Services *0* (Choose this if You Provide or Need ANY Type of Social Services) Services, Document Replacement for Disaster Survivors Support for "All" Disasters Training * (ANY/ALL Types of Instruction) Training Classes, Disaster Volunteer Orientation Volunteer Opportunities, In General * (ANY/ALL Types) Volunteers, Individual Volunteers (This facility accomodates Individuals Volunteers)

state: TX -> US
region: Statewide ->

notes: As you well know by now, Louisiana and Texas have started recovery efforts from the major damage from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Over 2 million people were evacuated from Louisiana before the 100 mph winds of Gustav raged through Louisiana. In response to this disaster, and in close coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Operation HOPE and our HOPE Coalition have begun reconstructing the lives of those living in Houma, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas . This organizational structure will utilize a trained network of HOPE Corps volunteers to provide financial information, guidance and other services by phone and in Disaster Recovery Centers operated by FEMA to those who are directly affected by this devastating storm. For individuals affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and ready to seek assistance in rebuilding their financial lives by obtaining lost or destroyed personal identification documents, assistance with deferring mortgage payments and obtaining copies of destroyed financial documents, call 888-388-HOPE (4673). For more information about our services and other available services, visit our Services and Resources section. For small business owners affected by Hurricane Gustav and Ike please visit the Project Restore HOPE/Small Business section of our site. Project Restore HOPE/Small Business is a partnership between Operation HOPE and the U.S. Small Business Administration to bring relief to small businesses affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. For those willing to serve as trained HOPE Corps volunteers for recovery efforts for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, please go to Be A Hero to volunteer. For those willing and able to make a financial contribution to offset costs to provide relief support, please make a contribution to Operation HOPE allocating your support to our effort to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. To support our response activity fo to: https://www.myoperationhope.org/myoh/entry.php?pgid=contribution We thank our Partners and you in advance for your support of our recovery efforts. Please continue to check back to our website for details as they unfold. ------------------------------------------------------------ Volunteer through HOPE Corps HOPE offers a variety of volunteer opportunities focused primarily in the area of financial literacy training and counseling. ONLINE VOLUNTEER REGISTRY: https://www.myoperationhope.org/myoh/entry.php?pgid=signupcorps -> As you well know by now, Louisiana and Texas have started recovery efforts from the major damage from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Over 2 million people were evacuated from Louisiana before the 100 mph winds of Gustav raged through Louisiana. In response to this disaster, and in close coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Operation HOPE and our HOPE Coalition have begun reconstructing the lives of those living in Houma, Louisiana and Galveston, Texas . This organizational structure will utilize a trained network of HOPE Corps volunteers to provide financial information, guidance and other services by phone and in Disaster Recovery Centers operated by FEMA to those who are directly affected by this devastating storm. For individuals affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike and ready to seek assistance in rebuilding their financial lives by obtaining lost or destroyed personal identification documents, assistance with deferring mortgage payments and obtaining copies of destroyed financial documents, call 888-388-HOPE (4673). For more information about our services and other available services, visit our Services and Resources section. For small business owners affected by Hurricane Gustav and Ike please visit the Project Restore HOPE/Small Business section of our site. Project Restore HOPE/Small Business is a partnership between Operation HOPE and the U.S. Small Business Administration to bring relief to small businesses affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. For those willing to serve as trained HOPE Corps volunteers for recovery efforts for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, please go to Be A Hero to volunteer. For those willing and able to make a financial contribution to offset costs to provide relief support, please make a contribution to Operation HOPE allocating your support to our effort to provide assistance to those affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. To support our response activity fo to: https://www.myoperationhope.org/myoh/entry.php?pgid=contribution We thank our Partners and you in advance for your support of our recovery efforts. Please continue to check back to our website for details as they unfold. ------------------------------------------------------------ Volunteer through HOPE Corps HOPE offers a variety of volunteer opportunities focused primarily in the area of financial literacy training and counseling. ONLINE VOLUNTEER REGISTRY: https://www.myoperationhope.org/myoh/entry.php?pgid=signupcorps ------------------------------------------------------------ HOPE Responds to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike Last update: 6:31 p.m. EDT Sept. 22, 2008 LOS ANGELES, CA, Sep 22, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Operation HOPE, through its HOPE Coalition America division, is responding to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, continuing the disaster preparedness and recovery activities initiated after 9/11. During the past seven years HOPE has established written cooperative agreements with the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the American Red Cross and is a national member of Citizen Corps ( http://www.citizencorps.gov/) and Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters ( http://www.nvoad.org/). These relationships allow HOPE Coalition America to engage with individuals and families encouraging them to complete the Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK) and the Personal Disaster Preparedness Guide (PDPG) prior to an emergency or disaster. Free recovery assistance, including the Disaster Recovery Budget, Paying a Mortgage on a Destroyed Home, Home Inspections and Repair Contracts, Assistance Working with Your Creditors, Referrals to Government and Private Agencies, Assistance with Obtaining Copies of Destroyed Financial Documents, Insurance Claims Assistance, Recovery Seminars, and Case Management, is available to individuals affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Individuals needing financial recovery information and guidance should call 888-388-HOPE (4673). Assistance counselors can also help individuals access the services of all volunteer agencies providing assistance. For immediate health and safety needs, individuals should call the American Red Cross at 800-975-7585 or http://www.redcross.org/, and to register for FEMA assistance, please call 800-621-FEMA (3362) or apply on-line at http://www.fema.gov/, under Apply for Assistance. Individuals with experience in the financial services industry can volunteer to assist families through the recovery process on HOPE's website http://www.operationhope.org/, under Be A Hero, on the bottom left hand corner of the home page. For additional information on how you can help, visit HOPE Responds to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike ( http://www.operationhope.org/smdev/pressrelease2.php?id=1524).