IRVING, TX -- Hurricane Ike is expected to make landfall late Friday evening or early Saturday morning, impacting areas across Texas and Louisiana.  Dallas-Forth Worth plans to welcome and house thousands of evacuees fleeing Hurricane Ike.  Below is a list of resources for evacuees and also for those in District 24 who would like to make donations and volunteer.    

Resources:

FEMA   http://www.fema.gov or 1 (800)-621-FEMA
City of Dallas   http://www.dallascityhall.com 
Shelter Information   http://www.dallascityhall.com/hurricane_shelter_page.html
Red Cross   http://www.redcross.org or 1 (800)-RED-CROSS
Red Cross Dallas   http://www.redcrossdallas.org
Salvation Army   http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
Volunteer North Texas   http://www.volunteernorthtexas.org/volunteercenter
North Texas Food Bank   http://www.ntxfoodbank.org

To make donations and to volunteer:

• DONATIONS to help purchase FOOD can be made to the North Texas Food Bank through their web site.
• DONATIONS to help purchase OTHER ESSENTIALS can be made to the Salvation Army through their web site.
• VOLUNTEERS may register for assignments with the Volunteer Center of North Texas through their web site.
• CASH DONATIONS to help provide other assistance can be made to the American Red Cross by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or through their web site.

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