Bay Area Non Profits Assisting Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
The following organizations self-identified as offering services to evacuees from Hurricane Katrina who are relocating in the Bay Area. Both AFP-GGC and DER solicited responses from their membership. Click on Services offered: Counseling, Disability Services, Education, Fund Support, Health Care, Information/Referral, Peer Counseling, Pet Care, Psychotherapy, Relocation, School Supplies, Senior Services, Shelter/Food, Youth Employment Counseling San Francisco Women Against Rape 3543 18th Street # 7 San Francisco, CA 94110 Hotline: 415-647-RAPE (24 hours ) Tel: 415-861-2024 (Business) www.sfwar.org Contact: Nina Jusuf, Executive Director Services Provided: Rape crisis counselors are available 24 hours/day to offer support, information and resources for survivors of rape and sexual assault, friends, family members and others. Counselors are also trained in areas such as sexual harassment, incest, child sexual assault, same-sex sexual assault, domestic violence, ritual abuse, suicide prevention, male survivors and stalking. Through our Counseling Services, SFWAR provides peer support services to sexual assault survivors, their families and friends to facilitate individual and community healing from sexual assault. Hotline Counselors respond to calls on the 24hour hotline, providing emotional support, information and referrals in English and other languages. In-Person Counselors provide individual short-term peer counseling to survivors, their families and friends. SFWAR counselors offer 8-week support groups several times a year. SFWAR Advocates act as a link between medical, legal and social service systems, advocating on behalf of survivors to ensure their rights are respected and needs are addressed. We provide legal advocacy and accompaniment for survivors and social service advocacy and accompaniment to survivors.
Integrated Services Case Management Catholic Charities of the East Bay 433 Jefferson Street, Oakland 94607 Contact: Millie Burns, 510-768-3188, millie@cceb.org Services Provided: Case management in partnership with Red Cross and Salvation Army, adopt-a-family services in partnership with the faith-community, individual and family counseling, financial assistance, resource acquisition and coordination.
DISABILITY SERVICES: Services to people who are blind or visually impaired AFB for National Industries for the Blind American Foundation for the Blind 44 Montgomery Street Suite 1305 San Francisco, CA 94104 415-392-4845 Fax: 415-392-0383 Jstotland@afb.net Contact: Judith Lurie Stotland, Associate Director of Development Services Provided: Although several blindness agencies located in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and associated with National Industries for the Blind (NIB) experienced only minimal or no effects from Hurricane Katrina, others were significantly affected. (NIB is a non-profit agency that allocates federal government purchase orders among qualified industries for people who are blind.) NIB reports that the President of The Lighthouse for the Blind in New Orleans believes that the damage to the Lighthouse facilities is extensive. (He has evacuated and is unable to return to New Orleans to fully assess the situation due to the damage and government restrictions.) Most of The Lighthouse’s employees live in the hardest hit areas of New Orleans. He has had limited communications with his agency personnel and none with his Board members. He is currently trying to make contact with as many of his folks as possible and is working with a local radio station for outreach. NIB also indicates that another of its affiliated agencies, LCI (Lions Club Industries) headquartered in Durham, NC, received minor damage at its Hazlehurst facility, but LCI’s primary concerns are with their operations in Gulfport and Natchez, Mississippi. LCI’s Gulfport and Natchez facilities have also been damaged, the extent to which has not been determined. Specific information on several other NIB-affiliated agency facilities cannot yet be obtained. I am also offering other assistance to the New Orleans Lighthouse and perhaps to other facilities. Hurricane Katrina has had a dramatic impact on hundreds of employees who work for the Lighthouse and LCI, the majority of whom are blind. In order to assist these storm victims, NIB will facilitate the collection of Hurricane Relief funds which will be disseminated to the agencies’ employees. NIB requests that blindness agencies wishing to support the employees of affected NIB-associated agencies designate a central point of contact within their organizations to handle the collection of funds.
www.afb.org
Services for Deaf, Deafened, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind People Deaf Counseling Advocacy & Referral Agency (DCARA) federal tax ID #94-6104039 Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network DCARA 14895 East 14th Street, Suite 200 San Leandro, CA 94578 http://www.dcara.org Contact: Christine Seymour, Regional Emergency Preparedness Specialist - Western Region. christine.seymour@dcara.org, text pager: sweetsigns@sprintpcs.com Services Provided: Throughout 14 counties of the Bay Area and northern coastal California, from the Oregon border to Santa Cruz, DCARA provides: employment Services for deaf and hard of hearing people, in partnership with California EDD, information & referral services, independent living skills counseling, legal systems advocacy, communication access assistance, peer counseling, community education workshops and
classes (accessible in ASL and/or with captioning), including computer classes, driver education, sign language classes for late-deafened senior citizens, health and safety, financial planning, etc, Deaf Latino/a program, Deaf Gay & Lesbian Center, Parent Connections - for hearing parents of deaf children, birth to age 5, programs for foreign-born Deaf individuals and families, programs for late-deafened and hard of hearing adults
Services for Disabled Persons The Center for Independent Living (CIL) Berkeley, CA: 510-841-4776 ext. 122 Contact: Gerald Baptiste, Deputy Director, CIL Description of Services Provided: lead agency coordinating the accumulation and distribution of wheel chairs for those with disabilities in the hurricane regions
Education Holy Names University 3500 Mountain Blvd. Oakland, CA 94619 510-436-1000 www.hnu.edu Contact: Lonnie Morris, Vice President for Enrollment Services Services Provided: Twenty-seven students from Dillard, Tulane, and Xavier Universities are attending classes this semester at Holy Names University, having been displaced from their own institutions. More than ½ are living on campus.
Fund Support United Way of the Bay Area 221 Main Street, 3rd floor San Francisco, CA 94105 415-808-7334 www.uwba.org Contact: Rosalia Velazquez, Chief Advancement Officer, Services Provided: The United Way of the Bay Area set up an online Hurricane Relief Fund. 100% of all donations will go to the local Red Cross or Salvation Army to support the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Health Care Planned Parenthood Golden Gate Administrative Office - 815 Eddy St., Suite 300, SF 94109 8 Clinics in the Bay Area San Francisco, Oakland (2 location), Hayward, Rohnert Park, San Rafael, San Mateo, & Redwood City Contact: To make an appointment: 1-800-967-PLAN or www.ppgg.org Services Provided: Birth control, primary care, reproductive & health education, pregnancy testing & counseling, vasectomy & tubal sterilization, medical & surgical abortion (4-18.6 weeks), emergency contraception ("the morning after pill"), menopause services, gynecological exams, breast, cervical & testicular cancer screening, STI testing & treatment, HIV testing & counseling, male health services, adoption referrals.
Information and Referral United Way HELPLINK, Community Information Center We are primarily a telephone call center: 800-273-6222; Spanish - 415-808-4444; Chinese - 415-808-7339. The call center is open Monday- Thursday, 8-2. Address: 221 Main Street, Suite 300, SF, CA 94105 Contact: No specific contact. All of our trained Information and Referral Specialists can assist anyone who calls. Services Provided: As a comprehensive Information and Referral service, HELPLINK connects people in times of crisis to vital community services in the Bay Area.
Peer Counseling Kara 457 Kingsley Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650) 321-5272 www.kara-grief.org Contact: Shelly Gillan, Director of Client Services Services Provided: Kara is a center offering compassionate peer support and education to individuals, families and organizations coping with death and dying. There are no fees to clients for service.
Pet Services The San Francisco SPCA 2500 16th St San Francisco CA 94103-4213 415.554.3050 http://www.sfspca.org/news/050831_katrina.shtml Contact: Karin Jaffe Services Provided: Care provided for animals received from Louisiana (a concerted effort will be made to reunite animals with previous owners via microchip matching and searching the multiple Lost Pets online databases; pictures will be posted online to; animals will be held for 30 days prior to adoptions). All animals will receive health and behavior evaluations, spay/neuter surgery, and all rehabilitative care necessary to make them adoptable; no adoptable animals will be euthanized. Additional behavior & training and foster volunteers will be recruited and trained as needed. In collaboration with Peace, Love & Pets www.peacelovepets.com and the Peninsula Humane Society www.peninsulahumanesociety.org, we are accepting donations of supplies to be sent to animal welfare organizations in the stricken areas. Pet Services United Animal Nations http://www.uan.org Services Provided: Veterinary care costs assistance, boarding costs assistance
Pet Services The Marin Humane Society
171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd. Novato, CA 94949 (415) 883-4621 www.marinhumanesociety.org Contact: Pam Williams, 415-506-6257 Services Provided: OPERATION ORPHANS OF THE STORM: The Marin Humane Society is taking in as many as 1,000 animals from the Gulf Region. Many shelters are participating in the rescue effort and each one of them is depending on support from their community; therefore, if you would like to help the animals and you live outside Marin County, please contact your local animal shelter.
Pet Services PETS ARE WONDERFUL SUPPORT (PAWS) 645 Harrison Street, Suite 100 (between 2nd and 3rd Streets) San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415-979-9550 Fax: 415-979-9269 Website: www.pawssf.org Contact: Laura Nelson, Director of Client Services Phone: 415-979-9550 ext.303 Email: lnelson@pawssf.org Services Provided: PAWS is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping people with AIDS and other disabling illnesses together with their companion animals and educating the community on the benefits and risks of animal companionship. For over 18 years, PAWS has provided comprehensive services such as a pet food bank, dog walking, cat care, supplemental vet funding and access to veterinary discounts, transportation to vet appointments and pet foster care when clients need long-term hospitalization. These important services help our clients maintain the love and companionship of their animals. *PAWS is now offering temporary membership to evacuees of Hurricane Katrina who have relocated to San Francisco. These people may access our services for up to 6 months. Please contact Laura Nelson for more information.
Psychotherapy for children and adults (ongoing) Access Institute for Psychological Services 110 Gough Street, 3rd Floor (at Page Street) San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 861-5449 http://www.accessinst.org Contact: Abigail Marks, Ph.D., or Dai To, Ph.D. Services Provided: Access Institute for Psychological Services in San Francisco offers sliding scale long-term psychotherapy to children and adults. We would like to be able to offer services to people displaced by Katrina and living in the Bay Area, and would waive our fee (our sliding scale starts at $20/hour) for up to 5 people/families in need of free services. This is an opportunity for people to address the ongoing effects of the trauma in a meaningful way that is not necessarily time-limited. We are a training program for psychologists and our therapists are trainees who are supervised by licensed clinical staff.
We will give priority to children who have been displaced by Katrina, with or without their families.
Comprehensive Relocation Services Ritter Center 16 Ritter Street San Rafael, CA 94901 P. 415-457-8182 F. 415-457-7471 Web: www.rittercenter.org Contact: Best to register at the front desk first; however, for comprehensive services, contact Connie Borges: 415-457-8182 ext. 103 Services Provided: For those relocating to Marin County, all of our services are available. Our core services include: Food, Clothing, Medical Care, Case Management, US Mail, VoiceMail Boxes, Laundry, Showers, Restrooms, Emergency Financial Assistance.
School Supplies Project Backpack (@ Oakland Unified) Projectbackpack.com Contact: Jayeesha Dutta 893 55th Street Oakland, CA 94608 510-847-7990 Services Provided: Kid-to-kid relief effort of Oakland Unified Schools collecting gently used school supplies & toys. Donations will be directly shipped to schools in Baton Rouge housing temporarily displaced students & given to families in the Bay Area relocated due to the hurricane damage. All Oakland Unified Public Schools will be collecting donations from September 19th through September 30th.
Senior Services/Adult Day Health Care Bayview Hunter's Point Mulitpurpose Senior Services, Inc. (BHPMSS) Adult Day Health Center 1250 LaSalle Avenue San Francisco 94124 415-826-4774 Contact: To refer someone, leave message for the social work staff at 826-4774 x 3504. For further information or assistance, call Cathy Davis, Director x 3501. Services Provided: Adult Day Health Care is a program of services provided by a multidisciplinary team, working with each participant's personal physician to develop an individualized plan of care in a group setting. Through services offered at the center, people are able to maintain their maximum level of functioning, and stay at home.
Shelter Larkin Street Youth Services 1138 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, 415.673.0911, www.larkinstreetyouth.org Contact: Lara Tannenbaum, Director of Residential Services, 415.673.0911 ext. 284, laratannenbaum@larkinstreetyouth.org Services Provided: Shelter for homeless youth ages 12-24
Shelter, Food International House, Berkeley 2299 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720-2320 Ph: (510) 642-4128 http://ihouse.berkeley.edu Services Provided: Room and board scholarships have been designated for displaced scholars from hurricane impacted areas who have been accepted for study at the University of California, Berkeley. Accommodations and scholarship awards based on availability and demonstrated financial need.
Youth Employment/Career and College Counseling Enterprise for High School Students 200 Pine Street, Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94104 415-392-7600 x 1 www.ehss.org Contact: Melissa Duphily, Student Services Manager 392-7600 x 313 mduphily@ehss.org or anyone answering the phone. Vivian Stern Turner, Senior Program Director 392-7600 x 302 vsturner@ehss.org Services Provided: Year round job readiness training, job referral program and career and college counseling; 7- week summer internship and gardening programs; 12-week jr. caddie program. Eligibility for participation: youth must be a high school or GED student residing or attending school in San Francisco with a minimum 2.0 GPA (may possibly be waived). All youth attend 5 hours of job readiness training as a requirement to access to our programs. There is no fee to participate.