The following is a posting from the NOLA News forum:
I’m hoping some of you are familiar with Craigslist.I am finding offers for all types of assistance are getting posted from all over the world. The sooner and as vast as this informationcan get posted, the less the effect of this devastation will have uponthe Katrina victims.
If you can, please spread this info to as many people as possible.
I have posted the links below:
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/Housing- http://neworleans.craigslist.org/hhh/ there are enormous amounts of free housing offers for Katrina victims here
Community Board- http://neworleans.craigslist.org/ccc there are hundreds of postings of survivors looking for info on relatives and others as well as offers for free housing and offers to help
For Sale- http://neworleans.craigslist.org/sss/ lots of listings for free housing, free items for Katrina victims
Services- http://neworleans.craigslist.org/bbb/ Professionals offering their services for free for the Katrina-effected areas
John Caldwell, Pierre, South Dakota
Another resource is Katrinacheckin.org.
What’s up with Katrinacheckin.org? Server not found…server not found—-pllllleeeeeeaaaaasssseee! Searching for information about Erika Weeks (formerly Erika Dorfi) and her young son of New Orleans—or her mother’s family—–the Kitto’s of Chalmette. Anyone know of these people’s status? Praying for everyone!
Katrinacheckin.org was working the other day. I don’t know what has happened to it.
Go to the forums at WWLTV whre they have threads for leaving information on searching for news on individuals, and individuals posting news that they’re ok. They have the ability for an alphabetical search, and you can leave a message in the forum. That forum is one of the better organized and has a lot of traffic.