Volunteering in New Orleans

Many alumni have called or emailed wanting to come to New Orleans to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Below are some volunteer opportunities:

ACORN
504.943.0044

American Friends Service Committee
http://afsc.org

Catholic Charities' Helping Hands
504.895.5439

City Park
http://neworleanscitypark.com/volunteer.html

Common Ground
504.947.0270

East Bank United Methodist Recovery
504.461.0425

Habitat for Humanity New Orleans
http://www.habitat-nola.org
504.861.2077

Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
Contact Teri Gross 504.780.5600

Louisiana SPCA
http://www.la-spca.org

Nazarene Disaster Response
866.485.4483

Operation Blessing
Karen Ball, National Volunteer Manager
Operation Blessing
(757) 226-3858
volunteer@ob.org

Operation Helping Hand
Denise Chetta
504.371.7747
dchetta@archdiocese-no.org

Operation Nehemiah
504.304.9900

Outreach New Orleans
Margaret Beer
Margaret.Beer@mayorofno.com

Phoenix of New Orleans
504.342.4399 or toll-free 877.895.1841

Preservation Resource Center New Orleans
www.prcno.org
504.581.7032

Relief Spark
310.270.3332

RHINO (Rebuilding Hope in New Orleans)
A teen program sponsored by the
St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church
504.717.7380

Samaritan's Purse
504.940.7654

Second Harvest of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana
To volunteer at Second Harvest, contact Second Harvest's Volunteer Coordinator, Ali James
Phone: 504.734.1322 x212

http://www.no-hunger.org/

School of Urban Missions
800.385.6364 or 800.362.6364

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief/Operation Noah
504.362.4604

"Summer of Service" for coastal Louisiana
The Points of Light Foundation in collaboration with the states of Louisiana and Washington is an easy-to-use website that places volunteers from across the nation in communities with identified needs.
http://volunteerlouisiana.gov/
Toll-free 866-286-3835 or 225-342-3070

Total Community Action
504.873.0356

Tulane University Center for Public Service
http://cps.tulane.edu
504.862.8060

United Church of Christ
504.258.7306

Uptown United Methodist Recovery
504.571.1978

West Bank United Methodist Recovery
504.433.5001

Youth Rebuilding New Orleans
www.yrno.com

We will add more opportunities as they become available. If you have any questions, please call Charlotte Travieso at 504.865.5901 or 1.877.4TULANE.

News
’TIS THE SEASON FOR SERVICE:
Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco unveiled a volunteer website and call center on June 14 to launch a "Summer of Service" for coastal Louisiana.
http://www2.tulane.edu/article_news_details.cfm?ArticleID=6607

TBA PNOLA WORKS TO SAVE MID-CITY:
Tulane Medical Student Working to Save Neighborhood
http://www2.tulane.edu/article_news_details.cfm?ArticleID=6126