Skip navigation
CWS Emergency Response Back to CWS home
Hotline | Newsroom | Resources | Search
Programs | About | How to Help | Donate

Back to Hurricane Katrina response

Church World Service Response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Wilma


Six-month Report on Shipments of Blankets & "Gift of the Heart" Kits
February 27, 2006

Alabama totals: 2,370 Kits

  • 1,035 Health Kits and 1,020 School Kits to the United Way of Baldwin County following Hurricane Katrina.
  • 315 Health Kits to the Salvation Army in Pine Bluff in response to Hurricane Rita.

Arkansas totals: 1,359 Kits and 2,400 blankets

  • 1,200 lightweight blankets to First Christian Church in Pine Bluff in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 1,200 lightweight blankets to Salvation Army in Pine Bluff in response to Hurricane Rita.
  • 540 Health Kits to First Baptist Church in West Memphis in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 504 Kids Kits to First Christian Church in Pine Bluff in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 315 Health Kits to the Salvation Army in Pine Bluff following Hurricane Rita.

Florida totals: 1,990 Kits and 2,960 blankets

  • 1,600 lightweight blankets to the Redland Christian Migrant Association in Immokalee in response to Hurricane Wilma.
  • 800 lightweight blankets to Redland Christian Migrant Association, an agency working with migrant families in Belle Glade and Pahokee, and in response to Hurricane Wilma.
  • 500 lightweight blankets and 60 woolen blankets to Guadalupe Center in Immokalee in response to Hurricane Wilma.
  • 540 Health Kits, 300 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 60 Baby Kits to Friends, Inc. in Florida City in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 540 Health Kits, 300 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 90 School Kits, 60 Baby Kits to Friend, Inc. in Florida City in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 100 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to American Muslim Association of North America for hurricane response.

Louisiana totals: 38,035 Kits and 27,310 blankets

  • 5,000 lightweight blankets to Adventist Community Service in Baton Rouge in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 5,000 lightweight blankets to Adventist Community Services in New Iberia in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 3,000 lightweight blankets to the Food Bank of Central Louisiana in response to Hurricane Rita.
  • 2,500 lightweight blankets and 200 woolen blankets to Four Directions in Houma in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 2,000 lightweight blankets to Vermilion Parish Distribution Center in Erath in response to Hurricane Wilma.
  • 1,600 lightweight blankets to Common Ground Houma in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 1,500 lightweight blankets to the Houma Civic Center in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 1,000 lightweight blankets to Common Ground New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 1,000 lightweight blankets to LEAN in Baton Rouge in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 900 lightweight blankets to St. Augustine Church in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 900 lightweight blankets to First United Methodist Church in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 800 lightweight blankets to Second Harvest Food Bank in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 510 woolen blankets and 500 lightweight blankets to Cameron Parish Faith Shares in Lake Charles following Hurricane Wilma.
  • 500 woolen blankets to Common Ground New Orleans in response to Hurricane Rita.
  • 400 lightweight blankets to LEAN in Baton Rouge in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 16,290 Health Kits to Second Harvest Food Bank warehouse in Baker in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 5,040 Health Kits to Adventist Community Service in Baton Rouge in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 2,520 Health Kits, 400 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 300 School Kits, 105 Baby Kits to Four Directions in Houma in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 2,430 Health Kits to Islamic Circle of North America in Baton Rouge in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 1,035 Health Kits, 360 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 300 School Kits to Joy Fellowship Church in Slidell in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 1,020 School Kits to Abney Elementary School in Slidell in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 765 Health Kits, 266 Clean-up Kits, 120 School Kits, and 210 Baby Kits to Common Ground Houma in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 540 Health Kits and 510 School Kits to Franklin Elementary School in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 510 School Kits to Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Baton Rouge in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 500 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to St. Bernard Parish in Chalmette in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 405 Baby Kits and 180 Health Kits to Second Harvest Food Bank in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 405 Health Kits and 105 Baby Kits to First United Methodist Church in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 405 Health Kits, 300 School Kits, and 30 Baby Kits to LEAN in Baton Rouge in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 315 Health Kits, 300 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 105 Baby Kits to Common Ground New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 315 Health Kits and 105 Baby Kits to St. Augustine Church in New Orleans in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 315 Health Kits and 270 School Kits to Watkins Elementary School in Lake Charles in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 225 Health Kits and 210 School Kits to Forked Island/E. Broussard Elementary in Abbeville in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 200 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 64 Kids Kits, 60 School Kits, 30 Baby Kits to Vermillion Animal Aid in Abbeville in response to Hurricane Rita.
  • 100 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to First Christian Church of Greater New Orleans in Metarie in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 100 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to Cameron Parish Faith Shares in Lake Charles following Hurricane Wilma.
  • 100 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to Vermilion Parish Distribution Center in Erath in response to Hurricane Rita.
  • 90 Health Kits and 30 Baby Kits to LEAN in Baton Rouge in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 50 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to Grace Disciples of Christ Church in Mandeville for Hurricane Katrina relief.

Michigan totals: 315 Kits

  • 315 Health Kits to the American Red Cross in Battle Creek for evacuees from Hurricane Katrina.

Mississippi totals: 45,639 Kits and 12,700 blankets

  • 5,000 lightweight blankets to Newel Chapel CME Church in Meridian in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 4,000 lightweight blankets to the Adventist Warehouse in Lumberton in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 1,000 lightweight blankets to Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Ocean Springs in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 1,000 lightweight blankets and 500 woolen blankets for Hancock County in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 500 lightweight blankets to Orange Grove Elementary School in Gulfport in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 500 lightweight blankets to the Presbytery of Mississippi in Gulfport in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 200 lightweight blankets to Pass Christian Distribution Center following Hurricane Katrina.
  • 12,015 Health Kits, 3,000 School Kits, 250 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to St. Marks United Methodist Church in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 10,035 Health Kits to Newel Chapel CME Church in Meridian in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 5,040 Health Kits and 625 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to Christus Victor Lutheran Church in Ocean Springs in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 5,040 Health Kits to Pascagoula School District in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 4,995 Health Kits to the Adventist Warehouse in Lumberton in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 2,500 Emergency Clean-up Buckets to St. Vincent DePaul Church in Biloxi in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 1,000 Emergency Clean-up Buckets, 765 Health Kits, 104 Kids Kits to First Christian Church in Moss Point in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 180 Health Kits to Resurrection Middle School in Pascagoula in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 60 School Kits to First United Methodist Church in Quitman in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 30 School Kits to God Cares Ministries in Dekalb in response to Hurricane Katrina.

Texas totals: 44,685 Kits and 11,600 blankets

  • 10,000 lightweight blankets to Adventist Community Service Disaster Response depot in Keen following Hurricane Rita.
  • 1,000 lightweight blankets to Bexar County Office of Emergency Management in San Antonio in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 500 lightweight blankets to the American Red Cross in Bay City for disaster preparedness.
  • 100 lightweight blankets to First United Methodist Church in Victoria in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 16,875 Health Kits, 3,750 School Kits to International Orthodox Christian Charities Hurricane Relief in Stafford in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
  • 10,035 Health Kits to the Adventist Community Service Disaster Response Depot in Keen in response to Hurricane Rita.
  • 6,030 Health Kits to the San Antonio Food Bank in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 2,010 School Kits, 1,035 Health Kits, 510 Baby Kits to Cristo Rey Church in Beaumont in response to Hurricane Rita.
  • 1,035 Health Kits and 1,020 School Kits to Bexar County Office of Emergency Management in San Antonio in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 630 Health Kits, 150 School Kits, 60 Baby Kits to Boat People SOS in Houston in response to Hurricane Rita.
  • 405 Baby Kits, 405 Health Kits to the Red Cross in Livingston in response to Hurricane Rita.
  • 300 Baby Kits and 300 School Kits to Centro Familiar Cristiano in Sugar Land in response to Hurricane Katrina.
  • 135 Health Kits to First United Methodist Church in Victoria in response to Hurricane Katrina.

Virginia totals: 1,730 Kits

  • 810 School Kits, 720 Health Kits, 200 Kids Kits to the Southeastern Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross in response to Hurricane Katrina.

Grand totals

Kits 136,123
Blankets 56,970

Back to Hurricane Katrina response • Back to top