A Just Harvey Recovery

JustHarvey

Gulf South Regional Resource &

Support Mobilization

This webpage is being continually updated and is serving as a central information source for frontline-to-frontline direct resource & support mobilization. 

CONTENTS

 

WHERE TO DONATE MONEY

 

FRONTLINE INFO

THE ZELLO RADIO APP CHANNELS FOR INCOMING INFORMATION:

  • The Cajun Navy
  • Harvey Emergencies Only
  • Texas Search and Rescue
  • Texas Navy
  • CERT Lafayette Louisiana
  • Houston Harvey
  • Hurricane Harvey

WORDS OF ADVICE

 

MORE RESOURCES

Immediate local response and recovery efforts:

Rescue efforts:

Other sources for information:

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD REPORTING

TEXAS

  • Pipeline, or oil and gas related emergency
  • Air emissions *note: suspension of air quality rules and air quality monitors in effect*
    • TCEQ: 1-888-777-3186,
      • Main Number: 877-228-5740
      • Emergency Number:  1-844-773-0305

LOUISIANA

  • Pipeline, or oil and gas related emergency
  • Debris
    • LDEQ Debris Hotline: 225-364-7901

NATIONAL

  • EPA (National Response Center ) 
    • 1-800-424-8802

Please contact louisianafloodrelief@protonmail.com if you would like to be shared on the collaborative Google document serving as the central source for content here.

 

RECOVERY SUPPLIES NEEDED

If supplies are going to a large shelter, separate them into large categories (diapers, flood, medix). If supplies are going to be dispersed to individuals, arrange quick packs of needed items (1 toothbrush & paste, tampons, TP, water, protein bars)

If you are purchasing goods to bring down immediately, prioritize medical & personal. cleanup and household will be needed once water levels lower.

PERSONAL SUPPLIES

  • Basic toiletries – toothbrushes, toothpaste, period products (diva cups, pads, tampons etc), hair care, soap, lotion, talcum powder
  • Sleeping bags, pillows, blankets
  • Baby formula and baby food (MREs do not meet nutritional needs of infants), breast pumps, bottles, bottled water, diapers (cloth or disposable), carriers, strollers, car seats
  • Children’s toys, games, puzzles, cards, books, art supplies
  • Water
  • Nonperishable, high nutrient density food
  • New, seasonally appropriate clothes of all sizes (for humid, hot weather)
  • Wheelchairs, walkers, canes, catheters, alcohol wipes, and “diapers” for adults/larger kids with disabilities

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

herbal medicines/tinctures, vitamins, mosquito repellent,ice packs, catheters, colostomy bags, clean needles, bandages (especially the waterproof kinds, NexCare is a good brand), gauze, medical tape (plastic and paper), nitrate medical gloves, antiseptic cleaners, pain relief, sanitizer, tweezers, muscle pain relief balms/ointments, cold remedy (this is just a start. many medical donations would be helpful)

CLEAN UP SUPPLIES

  • Storage – plastic tubs, contractor bags, boxes, buckets, tarps, duct tape, sharpies
  • Work tools – especially for demolition: hammers, axes, shovels, crowbars, tarps, screwdrivers, drills, box cutters and extra blades, crowbars, screwdrivers, drills, wheelbarrows, wire cutters, ladders
  • Cleaning supplies – heavy duty respirator masks (n95 or better), knee high rubber/rain boots, rubber gloves and thick work gloves, bleach, mops, brooms, rakes, garbage bags (especially large contractor bags), sponges, towels, heavy duty paper towels
  • Mold remediation supplies – borax, tea tree oil or vinegar are herbal products that eliminate black mold, as well as commercial “mold control”/other concrobium/ specifically mold-remediation products which tend to go quickly in affected sites.
  • Pest Control Supplies- Fire Ant poison, Diatomaceous earth or other alternatives, Mosquito repellent,

HEALTH AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES

  • Dehumidifiers, fans, flashlights, lanterns – especially solar powered
  • Solar power chargers, long-lasting/heavy duty/water-resistant power sticks, batteries of all kinds
  • Dog food and emergency pet supplies like leashes, flea medicine
  • Large coolers, large cooler bags
  • Relevant gift cards: Home Depot, Lowes, Target, IKEA, Walgreen’s, H.E.B.

 

SUPPLY DRIVE DROPOFF LOCATIONS

NEW ORLEANS, LA AND SURROUNDING AREA

  • Bywater and Marigny
    • 609 St. Ferdinand Street, 70117- Catapult art space
      • Blue metal warehouse next door to hot pink mosaic building; doors will be open
  • Mid City/Gentilly- contact 832.867.1250 for pick up/drop off
  • Uptown
    • 5206 Magazine Street, 70115 – Rank and File Books
      • call/text 504-239-7140 for drop-off

BATON ROUGE, LA AND SURROUNDING AREA

  • Near The Mall
    • call/text 985-232-5925
  • Garden District and Mid-City
    • 5700 Florida Blvd, Suite 110 (Florida Blvd. side of Mid City tower) – Harvest Moon Listening Room
      • Contact: Jason Hall
    • 7735 N Jefferson Place Cir Apt D, 70809 – private home
      • Text 225-588-1175 for drop-off

LAFAYETTE, LA AND SURROUNDING AREA

  • Breaux Bridge
    • 1545 Anse Broussard Hwy, 70517
      • Call owners Malcolm and Jodie Orgero at 337-332-4740

AUSTIN, TX AND SURROUNDING AREA

8 thoughts on “A Just Harvey Recovery”

  2. Donations for Vinton Louisiana flooding ? Residents west of Hwy.109 in Vinton/Toomey-Starks, $tarks, Dewville,Tx. Area are needed any assistance is welcomed…..with all the rain that fell the people south of Teledo Bend Dam are getting flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey will there be relief for those people?

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  3. It is not direct support, but it is urgent business to change structure of the conventional economic development to lighten a climate change.
    The world performs every economic development as brown economy now.
    All is principle to be sustainable!
    Pressure is necessary to set green economic principle and economic indicators of the United Nations!

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  5. This is by far the most heartwarming stories I have read in a long, long, time. I live in the U.K and hears about this via Democracy Now! As a frustrated anarchist, I can’t describe how fantastic it is to hear about how you are organising yourselves free from central government, identifying what you truly need through a process of mutual aid, voluntary, free association and helping each other to meet those needs. My only concern is that once your area recovers, what you have established will lose momentum and will sadly become nothing more than a memory. Wouldn’t it be great if you could help the people of Florida and Georgia to work towards mutual aid? Why not use the same principals to try to help other communities across the U.S. who are effected by poverty and the effects of wage slavery? Maybe an international community based on production for need rather than profit isn’t as far off as it seems. If there is anything I can do to help please let me know and please,please, please keep up and spread the good work. Yours for peace, love and anarchy, Mark mrhessy@yahoo.com

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  6. Looking to donate household items, clothing and food in the northern Virginia area for hurricane relief. Any information would be appreciated.

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  8. I am a survivor of Harvey, the people who I was living with lost the house to the flood.
    I stayed behind in a shop that my friend stores his bost in. This is where myself and my dog have been since the storm. I am officially homeless, if it was not for my friend I would be in a tent city and my dog would be who knows where. She is all I have and we both wouldn’t be able to deal with being separated.
    I am disabled and waiting for the decision of the SSD Administration for 3 months. I have been denied disaster assistance from FEMA and the Red Cross.
    Honesty gets you nothing. Maybe I should do like some folks and lie about paying rent when the fact is they don’t or just not cleaning up the small mess the storm made leave the AC off so mold could take over when all it takes is a little elbow grease and getting off your butt. That pisses me off. Especially when the house was given to you.

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