Welcome to Austin!
We are glad that you are able to be here. While most of us can never really know what you are going through, please know that we are truly interested in helping you not only to survive in Austin but to thrive here!
This site was originally created to assist the Hurricane Katrina evacuees who arrived in Austin, TX starting on Friday, September 2, 2005. Originally created to provide a "clearing house" of sorts so that the Katrina evacuees would have one easy to use place to go for links to all of the assistance they needed to access in order to start their recovery from the huricane's devastation.
The site earned an Austin Chronicle "Best of Austin 2005" for it's "Call to Action" category for both
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Welcome to Austin!We are glad that you are able to be here. While most of us can never really know what you are going through, please know that we are truly interested in helping you not only to survive in Austin but to thrive here! |
| This Home page is a listing of links most helpful to finding assistance for Katrina and Rita evacuees residing in Austin, TX. | |
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The city's site has many useful links and phone numbers. This is a great place to start.
City of Austin "How to Get Help"
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FEMA Individual Disaster Assistance Online
FEMA (1-800-621-3362)
TracFone has been approved by the FCC to send free cell phones (with 300 free minutes and a year of service) to Katrina evacuees, as long as they have been approved by FEMA to receive emergency housing assistance. Call toll free: 1-800-800-9873
Katrina Evacuees: Find A Clinic Hotline
(like a clearinghouse of medical care providers who ha
NOTE: If you have an urgent condition, you should call 9-1-1 for immediate help.
Direct Link to apply for foodstamps
Katrina Survivors with disabilities this is a very comprehensive site. There is a discussion board where you can post your need or what you can do to help.
Information for Louisiana persons with disabilities This board is updated frequently so checking back frequently woudl be wise.
Craig's List: Austin There is a category for Hurricane Katrina
This list is a very large list of people offering housing, jobs, community, ride shares, pets, etc. It might take time to look through it but you might find someone offering just what you need.
Hurricane Housing.org or Call the Hotline at 1-800-638-4559 or Download the flyer to spread the news (This link no longer active.)
Move On.org (This link no longer active)
Habit for Humanity Please note: This is NOT an application for housing. It is a form for collecting information so that Habitat for Humanity can get back to you once infrastructure is in place for building and we are ready to receive formal applications. (This link no longer active)
Email Or Call 512 440-**** (Email address and phone number no longer acitve)
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Hurricane Rita Survivors (This link no longer active)
New Orleans Missing Persons Search (This link now takes you to NOLA.com, "Everything New Orleans")
#1 People Finder for people in shelters; This site links to all Red Cross Shelters (This link no longer active)
Family News Network of the International Committee of the Red Cross: Hurricane Katrina
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Hotline - 888 544-5475
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network
National Next of Kin Registry (NOKR)
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Goodwill, (512) 480-0772 is working on a job fair. (Takes you to AustinGoodwill.org)
Indeed (A job search tool)
Work In Austin (The Texas Workforce Commissions's place to register for work)
Applying for Unemployment Or call 340-4300 or 1-800-939-6631
Applying for Foodstamps &/or TANF &/or Medicaid (This link no longer active)
Disaster Employment Assistance -
US Department of Labor
or Call 866 4 USA DOL (1-866-487-2365)
Social Security Katrina Relief Or Call: 1-800-772-1213 (This link no longer active)
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Primary - Austin Independent School District
Click on school assignment by residential address.
Or you can call the Student Services Office: 414-1726
Transfer students into University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas Response to Hurricane Katrina
Or you can Call: 232-3305
Austin Community College
Or you can Call: 223-7503
Huston-Tillotson University Message on their Katrina page " We follow up our prayers with action and stand ready to assist the students of our sister institutions, DillardUniversity and Xavier University in New Orleans Louisiana, Tougaloo College in Jackson Mississippi, and those from other institutions that were damaged."
Texas State University in San Marcos
Or you can Call: 1-866-798-2287
Sloan-C Online Katrina Relief If your college campus was affected by Hurricane katrina, you are eligible to take onlie courses at no cost to you through Sloan Semester. A list of available courses is scheduled to be available by September 15
Cyber Tex Institute of Technology.com Click on the Katrina & Rita Victims link in the upper left. Cyber Tex IT is a short-term career college (6 mos. or less) and evacuees can qualify for National Emergency Grant (NEG) funding through the Texas WorkSource Commission because they are an approved training facility with TWC.
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Pet Finder.com Has several potentially useful for Animal Emergency responses
United Animal Nation
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Capital Metro transit
National Guard 1-888 777-7731
Military OneSource call anytime – 800-342-9647
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (This link no longer active)
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Greenlights, an Austin Non-profit organization has great annotated links. Specifically, the Austin Children's Museum is offering passes for children. (This link no longer active)
Parties for Austin's New Neighbors: Austin Events & Fundraisers The Austin Chronicle : Where to get help, how to give help, and events to ease the burden and heal the heart.
Austin Convention & Visitors Center
'Austin Landmarks & Attractions' artwork provided by local artist Jamie Rood
Suggestions for the Webmaster? Email the webmaster (Please put Katrina in subject line)
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