Helping the people who are still suffering after Hurricane Katrina

I know a baby who was born the same day that hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and Mississippi. He can already walk and say about 20 words and wave bye-bye and climb a few steps. His mom is already pregnant with another baby. He pours things out of a bag and then puts them all back. But the US government and the insurance companies still can’t manage to get help to the people of Louisiana and Mississippi who lost their homes, their jobs, their relatives and their way of life.

There are many organizations that ARE helping these people, using the money that you and I send them without going through the government and the contractors. Here’s one that I strongly recommend: Jackson County Community Services Coalition. I am 15 and earn money by babysitting during school vacations and by doing odd jobs during the school year. If I can afford to send $20, chances are that you can too.

Let’s please help get our fellow Americans to get their lives back together.

Here are some other links you may want to check out.

Please do give money to Jackson County Community Services Coalition .

—Freckles Cassle

Detective J Says:

December 30, 2006 at 10:47 am

Looks like a great ministry. The government did a lousy job helping these people. The ones who did a good job were the Christians. I’d like to continue to see this kind of help from Christians.

frecklescassie Says:

December 30, 2006 at 3:33 pm

Muslims, Jews, agnostics, and all kinds of other people can help too.

December 30, 2006 at 8:01 pm

Yes, unfortunately, most aren’t.

I mean Muslims.

joyfulsunrise Says:

January 3, 2007 at 10:54 pm

frecklescassie,

I just heard you on Mike Malloy…I agree…you are an amazing young person….I hope my grandchilren will follow in your footsteps when they reach an independent age…. would like to contribute through you….looking on this site for where…hmmmm.
All good things for you,
joyfulsunrise

Michael McGuckin Says:

January 4, 2007 at 8:34 am

Cassie,

The next time Detective J, or anyone, suggests Muslims are not working to help people hurt by Katrina, please point them to:

http://www.irw.org/katrina/

so they can learn how much the Islamic community has indeed been working to provide relief to hurricane victims.

Indeed, please note that not only “Muslims, Jews, agnostics, and all kinds of other people can help too,” but people of all faiths, or none, have and continue to respond with humanity and generosity to help Katrina survivors.

You are going to discover, unfortunately, the biggest obstacles you are going to encounter as you work to help people in need are the bigotry and ignorance of people like Detective J.

There is generally no cure for conditions like his, but the symptoms can be treated with understanding and sound information.

Because I am sure you know this already, please forgive me my “old geezerness” as in closing I urge you to be certain you continue your education, now, in school, later in college, and beyond to graduate or professional school if you can, and finally throughout your life, because education is the only real antidote we have for the ignorance, hatred and bigotry suffered by people such as Detective J.

Best wishes on the work you have taken on.

Michael

Steve Says:

January 4, 2007 at 11:35 pm

Just rise above this and continue to find workable solutions in response to ignorance just as Ellison did today!!

Keep up the good work, Michael.

S.F.

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