Celebrating our 16 year anniversary this year " Over a decade of disasters"
Hurricane Ida Kits Donations 2021
Oct 9, 2021 we provided in- kind donation of over 1,400 cases for hurricane Ida relief.
Items Delivered: 8 pallets in total: cleaning supplies, hand sanitizer, mayonnaise
Items Delivered: 4 Pallets in total: Diapers, Baby Wipes, Chips, hand sanitizer, dry beans, disinfectant
Items Delivered: 12 pallets in total: cleaning supplies, mayo; chips
Volunteers taking a break before supporting hurricane Ida relief with cleaning supplies and food.
Hurricane Ida Updates
All Healers Mental Health Alliance
News & Updates
September 2021 Edition
Join us on Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM CT / 5:00 PM MT / 4:00 PM PT
Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email with the meeting ID and passcode to log into Zoom.
If you want to join via phone, you still need to register. Once you do, you will see a list of phone numbers to dial by location.
**If you have any trouble accessing the Zoom call through the internet or by phone, please contact Roxana Feenster at roxanafeenster@gmail.com, or text/call her at 443 314-5188**
The agenda for the September 19th meeting and minutes from the last meeting will be sent after Labor Day with additional updates.
Support Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts!
Unity in Disasters is supporting Hurricane Ida relief efforts in two phases. The first phase is a local drive over the next two weeks in the Tampa, Florida area. A local law firm and restaurant have created a partnership to collect, transport, and distribute donated products. While the overall collaboration goal is to fill at least 3-4 truckloads of donated items, Unity in Disasters will purchase items to fill one of those trucks. The second phase is to support hurricane survivors after we make a 21-day assessment to determine unmet needs and augment feeding operations with NACC or help with donated goods. This will be driven by financial donations to maximize efforts and prevent duplication of efforts, and cover the cost of transportation.
How You Can Help Us Help Others:
Go to www.unityindisasters.org and click on the "Donate Now" button
Send a donation via Cashapp to $JoeUnity
Impacted Areas:
Hammond, LA has a population of 20,019 – over 16 inches of rain
Laplace, LA has a population of 29.1k people -over 18 inches of rain
Jean LaFlee Orleans population of 2,021 – Flooding due to levee breach
New Orleans, LA population 388,244 - Long term power grid outage
Hurricane Ida Relief Updates provided by Faith Communities in Disaster
Situational Awareness and Resources
NOAA 4pm CDT update attached. View key messages here
Key message #2 is especially important: In areas that experienced damage and power loss, individuals should use extreme caution during the recovery phase. Post-storm fatalities and injuries often result from heart attacks and heat exhaustion. They can also result from accidents related to clean up/recovery and carbon monoxide poisoning from improper generator use.
Click here for Power Outage Safety Information
Flooding Reports and Resources
Current flood gauge levels for Louisiana and Mississippi, courtesy of water.weather.gov
Hurricane Ida Forces Mississippi River to Reverse Flow (interesting article from CNN)
Power Outages
678,478 without power
Louisianna Power Outages
Damage Reports
Our Damage Assessment (DA) teams will be out this week collecting data on where we should focus efforts. I will share that with you each night as I get the updates. THANK YOU! to our NAACP partners for providing updates on damage across the Region. That information was immediately forwarded to our DA teams as it came in. We couldn’t do this without you!
Mass Care Updates
Red Cross Shelter Map: Shelter locations and population numbers are updated nightly.
Feeding operations are underway and will continue as needed.
Bulk Distribution of emergency supplies will begin tomorrow
. Staying Safe After Hurricane Ida provided by FEMA
Key Highlights
Be patient. Recovery will take many months or more. Individuals who experienced damage and power loss should use extreme caution during the recovery phase. If you have insurance, start documenting your damage and reporting your loss immediately to your agent. Areas inland will continue to experience dangerous weather conditions, please be safe and listen to local emergency management officials. Anyone in the forecast path should take caution as Ida continues to cause flooding throughout areas of the Northeast. FEMA’s priorities are to support life-saving and life-sustaining actions. The agency continues working with federal, state, local, tribal and non-governmental partners to support the needs of areas affected by Ida. Visit Hurricane Ida | FEMA.gov for information and resources available for residents in areas that may be affected by Ida. The page is available in French, Haitian Creole, Simplified Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Disaster Declarations
President Biden’s Aug. 29 approval of a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Louisiana is in addition to the Aug. 27 emergency declaration. If you were impacted by Ida and have insurance, contact your insurance company and FEMA. You will need to provide your insurance claim information to FEMA to determine eligibility for federal assistance. FEMA cannot provide assistance for losses that are covered by insurance. If you are in one of the Louisiana parishes approved for Individual Assistance and do not have insurance, you can apply for disaster assistance and get referrals to local, state and federal agencies and voluntary organizations. The fastest way to apply is through