Anderson, IN
Providing housing. Educating pre-schoolers.
wraymore@sbcglobal.net
Atlanta, GA
Providing employment, food, clothing, utilities, identifications
cards and temporary housing to approximately 500 evacuees.
www.atlul.org
Austin, TX
Found housing for families even before the Convention Center
opened. Raised over 1,000 pounds of food from local businesses
in 5 days.
www.aaul.org
Baton Rouge, LA
Addressing the needs of the lines of people outside their
doors every morning. Although the original New Orleans
office was flooded with three feet of water, it has reopened
in Baton Rouge and is currently delivering job training
and counseling to over 500 evacuees.
www.urbanleagueneworleans.org
Birmingham, AL
Transitioning evacuees into longer term community
integration -- housing, schools, jobs, healthcare, etc. www.Burbanleag@aol.com
Boston, MA
Worked with the Springfield Urban League and the Urban League
of Rhode Island to help the
evacuees in Boston.
www.ulem.org
Champaign, IL
Providing job preparedness, placement services and housing
assistance to 150 families.
www.urbanleague.net
Chicago, IL
For the Gulf Region, fundraising and collection
of materials. For the local evacuees, fundraising, distribution
of immediate needs items, as well as job preparedness and
placement assistance.
www.cul-chicago.org
Colorado Springs, CO
Providing on-site drop-in childcare for the families of over
2,000 evacuees.
www.ulcolospgs.org
Columbia, SC
Raised $40,000 for immediate relief efforts with Glory Communications
Gospel 95.3 radio and spent the money on a tractor-trailed
full of mattresses, cleaning supplies, water and food they
drove to Biloxi.
www.columbiaurbanleague.org
Columbus, GA
Their One-Stop Assistance Center provides food, transportation,
clothing, employment searches and placement for 2.500.
Gave over $11,000 in financial assistance to 30 individuals
and families whose money from the Red Cross and FEMA had
run out.
www.columbusurbanleague.org
Dallas, TX
From August 31 to September 30, helped over
2,000 evacuees and visited 200 families. By the last weeks
of October, helped over 500 families find homes and work
as well as immediate basic items such as toiletries, clothes
and gas vouchers and more.
www.ulgdnctx.com
Denver, CO
Providing not just job training, but transportation to job
training, too.
www.denverurbanleague.org
Hartford, CT
Raised money for the Red Cross and gave $1,000
to the Urban League of New Orleans.
www.ulgh.org
Houston, TX
In the early days of the catastrophe, served
over 2,116 people, connecting them to housing, health/medical
services, food and transportation and working with faith-based
and Greek organizations to help with all their needs for
up to a year.
www.haul.org
Indianapolis, IN
Gave the Red Cross space when they needed it; coordinated
volunteer and job placement efforts.
www.indplsul.org
Jackson, MS
Assisting families in shelters with setting up checking accounts
with local banks. Enrolling 5,000 children in school and
distributing needed books and supplies.
jul@netdoor.com
Lancaster County, PA
Established a county-wide clothing drive, coordinating with
local malls, businesses
and faith-based organizations.
www.urbanleagueofscp.com
Las Vegas-Clark County, NV
Their Adopt A Family program goes beyond services provided
by local and government agencies.
www.lvccul.org
Long Island, NY
Raised $15,000 for 103 Katrina Evacuees relocated to Long
Island through
Community Program benefit concert.
www.urbanleaguelongisland.org
Louisville, KY
Louisville Urban League Family Assistance Center helps 200
with job placement and emergency unemployment.
www.lul.org
Memphis, TN
Teaches parents how to navigate their kids' entry into Tennessee
schools and standards. Acting as a referral agency for
shelters, meal sites; hygiene distribution sites, medical
care, etc.
www.mphsurbanleague.org
Minneapolis, MN
Finds housing, furnishing, financial counseling and school
registration for almost 200 families who intend to relocate
to Minnesota. (In conjunction with St. Paul Urban League.),
www.mul.org
Nashville, TN
Membership on One Vision-One Nashville committee ensures
that media reports are balanced. Recruiting more diverse
volunteer group for service to Red Cross.
www.urbanleagueofmidtn.org
Newark, NJ
Helps find jobs in Jersey.
www.ulec.org
Northern Virginia, VA
Raised over $30,000 for immediate relief effort with the
Alfred Street Baptist Church for the Katrina Relief Fund/American
Red Cross.
www.nvul.org
Oklahoma City, OK
Lead agency in Oklahoma City for coordinating job placement
opportunities for the victims.
www.urbanleagueok.org
Omaha, NE
Raiseds $23,500 for immediate relief efforts with
a gospel concert.
www.urbanleagueneb.org
Orlando, FL
One Stop shop for evacuees partnering with Work Florida,
Housing Authority and Second Harvest providing 14 immediate
apartments for evacuees, food, jobs and training.
www.metorlandoul.org
Philadelphia, PA
Assists minority contractors in completing federal online
document requirements for FEMA work.
www.urbanleaguephila.org
Pittsburgh, PA
The go-to people in Pittsburg for housing relocation of evacuees
and volunteering support.
www.ulpgh.org
Portland, OR
Helping the 300 evacuees arriving in Portland, the League
is the inter-agency communication gurus in Portland in the
area.
www.ulpdx.org
Richmond, VA
Katrina touches home in Richmond. Urban League Board member
houses 8 family members.
www.urbanleaguerichmond.org
Rochester, NY
Board and staff give more than $1,350. Helping a family of
13 reestablish in a city far from home.
www.ulr.org
Sacramento, CA
Providing transportation for victims for medical care, school,
job training/placement. Helped more than 40 families adjust
to new community.
www.gsul.org
St. Louis, MI
Assisting families through the "Mercy Movement",
staffers have provided families visiting the League with
toiletries, food and clothing and more.
www.urbanleague-stl.org
St. Paul, MN
21 families assigned to St. Paul Urban League get childcare,
furniture, household goods,
food vouchers, and jobs.
www.mul.org
San Diego, CA
2,306 evacuees pass through San Diego Urban League. 900 get
rides to their appointments.
www.sdul.org
Seattle, WA
Seattle Urban League guides government to culturally sensitive
assistance.
www.urbanleague.org
Springfield, IL
Pitches in with Head Start and job counseling for evacuees
far from home.
www.springfieldul.org
Springfield, MA
One-Stop Services Station connects 55 families so far with
social services.
www.ulspringfield.org
Washington, DC
In conjunction with HUD, placing families into housing. Creating "villages" to
support incoming families with health, food, clothing, furniture,
vouchers and job assistance and training.
www.gwul.org
Winston-Salem, NC
Joins Project Welcome, and serves 200.
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