Look to Craigslist (New Orleans) where the lost and found has turned into a message board of queries for family and friends. On the main Craiglist Katrina page there are also offers of housing, volunteer opportunities and offers of many kinds of help. Some ITers are are trying to set up Internet access for the Katrina refugees who land in Houston. A Wednesday post at Boingboing.net attempts to answer the question we all have: how can IT pros help with Katrina recovery? . The September 1 post continues with some corporate initiatives for communications. Here are more. and yet more.
But the best aid we can give is simply cash. It’s flexible, portable and convertible. Save our compassion and jobs and ideas for the long haul, because it will most certainly be.
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