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   Disaster Relief Sites

   Those displaced by disaster can register on the American Red Cross's Safe and Well List:  disastersafe.redcross.org/default.aspx . Family members can then check the database to see weather relatives are safe.

   A site operated by the International Committee of the Red Cross is dedicated to disasters around the globe.          FamilyLinksICRC  www.familylinks.icrc.org  is updated when disaster strikes, and can also help family members contact each other across borders.   www.contactlovedones.org    443-992-4890 A free system hosted by the Project Genesis and the Red Cross, enables evacuees who can access a phone - any phone -  to leave or receive voice messages for family members.

   For relief efforts, sites such as  www.craigslist.org/about/sites.html  and  www.freecycle.org  have members post notices for temporary or permanent housing, jobs, furniture, and clothes. Freecycle's network has four million members in 4,000 cities worldwide, as well as a team called  Emergency Relief Temps that post helpful info immediately after a disaster.

   Of course, a major issue for evacuees is getting Web access.  www.PublicWebStations.com