If you've already given to the Red Cross, THANK YOU! If you still plan to give, reports are in of problems with Red Cross aid to Katrina survivors:

Red Cross bureaucracy causing frustrations
thetowntalk.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article

Red tape hampering efforts to help victims of Katrina
www.nola.com/newsflash/n...al/index.ssf

Hurricane Katrina: Why is the Red Cross not in New Orleans?
www.redcross.org/faq/0,109...24,00.html

If you are still able to make contributions for relief in that region, please consider giving directly to more grassroots organizations that reach people directly, with no religious strings attached:

NAACP Disaster Fund
store.yahoo.com/naacp-donate1/

ACORN Recovery Fund (I've heard good things about them)
secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php

Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation
www.katrina.louisiana.gov/donate.htm

These 3 orgs are also listed on the MoveOn site for this relief:
www.hurricanehousing.org/

For the most reliable info as things unfold:
online: www.airamericaradio.com/katrina/
by radio: www.airamericaradio.com/stations