« Disabled Youth Too Can Be Trainees or Volunteers | Main | eSight's Top 10 List:: 9/2/05 »
September 05, 2005
DHS National Emergency Resource Registry Activated
The Department of Homeland Security is coordinating response efforts to provide necessary assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Katrina.
The Homeland Security Operations Center (HSOC) serves as the nation's nerve center for information sharing and domestic incident management. At the request of the HSOC, the National Emergency Resource Registry has been activated.
The NERR stands ready to assist the coordination efforts between the resources that are needed and the resources that may be available from the private and public sectors.
If you or your organization / agency / corporation have resources that may be made available to the response agencies, please list them in this Resource Registry.
What's Needed Most?
Housing
Transportation
Emergency Supplies
FEMA registration numbers:
Every single hurricane survivor with a disability MUST register to be able to receive the full range of federal assistance. Registrants MUST make clear that they have a disability or chronic health care need.
1/800-621-FEMA
1/800-462-9029
1/800-462-7585 TDD/TYY
http://www.fema.gov/about/process/ (For on-line registration)
Posted by Karen Thomas at September 5, 2005 02:38 PM