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Overview

Islamic Relief continues to provide aid to the Gulf Coast, two years after the worst natural disaster to strike the U.S. Thus far, more than $3.2 million in aid has been provided by Islamic Relief, benefitting more than 62,000 people.

Islamic Relief’s response effort has taken place in the affected areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, and assisting evacuees in Houston and Dallas, TX. Islamic Relief's relief and rehabilitation efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina represent its largest domestic operation in its history.

Tale of a Survivor: Miss Elouise Kensey

Grandmother of Seven Recounts Story of Recovery After Hurricane Katrina.
Read her story.

Healing Wounds

Clinic Established by Islamic Relief Serves Over 7,500 Victims of Katrina in Biloxi, MS.
Click here for more on the clinic.

Taking a Break from the Ordinary

Recently, a group of volunteers from Dartmouth University spend their Spring Break volunteering with Islamic Relief in New Orleans.  "Working in New Orleans and Baton Rouge has been an extremely enlightening experience for me; I only wish I could do more for people," said Dartmouth student Winnifred Lewis.

Click here to read more about their experiences

Louisiana

In Baton Rouge, LA, Islamic Relief's efforts focused on assisting hurricane victims in two shelters as well as providing an elaborate system of goods distribution between the various relief distribution sites. Islamic Relief is working with several organizations on the ground to provide aid to displaced citizens in the surrounding area. Islamic Relief is working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (our team has secured a desk at their headquarters in Baton Rouge), and now has access to all of its resources, including use of their inter-agency warehouse.

Click here to read more about our work in Louisiana.

Mississippi

Islamic Relief's Katrina efforts in Mississippi focused mainly on the devastated city of Biloxi. Islamic Relief has been providing various types of aid to help in the recovery efforts. On January 24, 2006, the city of Biloxi and Mayor A.J. Halloway officially recognized Islamic Relief's disaster relief work in the city.

Click here to read more about our work in Mississippi.
 
Texas

Islamic Relief began helping displaced citizens in Houston as soon as they arrived in the city within days of Hurricane Katrina. Working with several local organizations, including the Healing Hands Foundation, Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston, the Second Baptist Church, United Way, the Islamic Society of Greater Houston, and many more, Islamic Relief provided displaced citizens with emergency shelter, food, educational supplies, and more.

Click here to read more about our work in Texas.