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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Helping Hands is a volunteer group that is helping the community with aftermath needs to Katrina victims in the city of Kenner (Jefferson Parish) with food and supplies. If you would like to donate to their mission, contact Diane Ferrara at:

504-464-0361
1908 Short St.,
Kenner, LA 70062

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Friends of the Frontline is a charitable fund established to raise money and assist police officers and firefighters who worked our frontline during and after Hurricane Katrina, while selflessly enduring complete losses to their own homes. Friends of the Frontline is established to direct its activities toward these heroic individuals in the Parishes of St. Tammany, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines. If you would like to donate Friends of the Frontline,
contact them at www.friendsofthefrontline.com,
P.O. Box 2068,
Mandeville, LA 70470
or call direct 1-985-629-0555.

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Pennies for Bread and the Abbey bake hundreds of loaves a week for shelters throughout St.Tammany Parish and New Orleans assisting Katrina victims. Their bread is distributed to many shelters such as Ozanam Inn, Mercy Endeavors, Haven House, Covington Food Bank, Samaritan Center, Brantley Baptist Center and many others. The Pennies for Bread program depends solely on donations to feed those in need. If you would like to donate to their mission,
please contact them on line at
www.sjasc.edu, pba@sjasc.edu,

PBA Manager,
75376 River Road,
Saint Benedict, LA 70457

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Operation Home Delivery is Habitat for Humanity’s effort to assist families
in need find housing and hope in the aftermath of Katrina. If you would like to donate to Habitat for Humanity, go on line to www.habitat.org.
You can also contact the Covington, Louisiana operation directly:
Marilyn Wenzel, Vice President for Development at:
919 North Columbia Street,
Covington, LA 70433
1-985-893-3172.

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SSA, a catholic college preparatory high school in Covington, LA drawing upon its 100-year history of sisterhood perpetuates the Benedictine tradition prayer, work, study and community. Students will be assisting in a work project at Our Lady of Lourdes School which was devastated by Katrina in New Orleans. If you would like to donate to their mission, please contact:

Elaine Simmons at

www.ssacad.com. OR
122 South Massachusetts Street,
Covington, LA 70433
OR 1-985-892-2540 ext. 132

Council on Aging helps many senior citizens with meals, medical, and transportation needs. The Council on Aging has lost seven vans to Katrina. These vans are necessary for transporting the elderly for medical treatment and food deliveries. “Many times we overlook the needs of the elderly”, says Anne Dale. If you would like to donate to the Council On Aging of St. Tammany,
please contact them at:
www.coastseniors.org or
623 Plaza Drive,
Covington, LA 70433
1-985-892-0377.

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Thousands of homes were devastated in this New Orleans East community.
Because flood insurance was not a requirement many of the Vietnamese families are looking for financial assistance to rebuild. The Vietnamese people are dedicated workers who help everyone in their community. If you would like to donate to the needs of this parish, please contact Rev. Vien Nguyen
at maryqueenofvietnam.org or ntv3@aol.com,
14001 Dwyer Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70129
504-254-5660.

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St. Michael Special School in New Orleans is a school for very special and beautiful children. For these children and their parents the school plays a very important role in their necessary daily routines. Many of these childrens homes and parents have been affected financially by Katrina. If you would like to donate to St. Michael School, you can contact them at:

1522 Chippewa St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
1-504-524-7285

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These dormitories were vacant until St. Paul ’s generously offered them to Katrina victims and Katrina helpers. Katrina has caused damage to St. Paul ’s School, as well as affected many students’ homes and families financially. If you would like to donate to St. Paul’s School, contact:

Brother Ray Bulliard, FSC
at Saint Pauls High School
917 South Jahncke St.,
Covington, LA 70433,
1-985-892-3200.

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Despite tremendous personal loss Catholic Charities of New Orleans continues to serve thousands of Katrina victims. They distribute food, offer financial assistance, sheltering and counseling. They assist Katrina victims in coming home. Case Management service requires case screening. They ask if you are
in a position to help us help others, please donate online:

www.ccano.org,
or contact directly Catholic Charities,
1000 Howard Avenue,
New Orleans, LA 70113.
Contact Shirley A. Lachmann at:

1-504-258-4926
slachmann@archdiocese-no.org.