There will be alot of people, without homes, for a long time. The construction industry is pitching in big time, but an agency like Habitat for Humanity will fill in the spaces where perhaps the poorest might be hit.

The Salvation Army provides outstanding bang for your donation buck (see here as to why). A $100 donation to The Salvation Army will feed a family of four for
two days, provide two cases of drinking water and one household
clean-up kit, containing brooms, mops, buckets, and cleaning supplies.

Food is in short supply, America’s Second Harvest’s mission (from their website info) “is to create a hunger-free
America. We distribute food and grocery products through a nationwide
network of certified affiliates, increase public awareness of domestic
hunger, and advocate for policies that benefit America’s hungry.”

When you do make a donation, please log your contibution here to show your support. (update 10/17/05 - since Blog for Relief Weekend is over, we are not tracking the donations in the blogospher anylonger, but donating is still very much needed)

You can find more places to donate at Instapundit’s Blog.

Please also click you way over to The Truth Laid Bear’s Katrina Relief Page at this LINK to see more links, information, and updates on Blog for Relief Weekend

1/4/2007 update:Â The links to The Truth Laid Bear’s donation site appear to be dead links.

8/27/2008 update: The Salvation Army New Orleans specific donation site is now down.  You can stil reach the Salvation Army at  The Salvation Army.