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Dial 211 for shelter: The United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast has set up the help line for evacuees who need shelters information.
Alternate: 713-957-HELP.

Houston Red Cross shelters: Find a shelter by calling 1-866-GETINFO (1-866-438-4636). . . . The Red Cross has opened 13 shelters in the Greater Houston area to help disaster victims forced from their homes by Hurricane Katrina. The shelters will remain open and additional shelters will be opened as necessary. . . . As of Thursday morning: Mont Belview Sr Center (112 capacity) 11607 Eagle Drive . . . Baytown Community Center (250 capacity) 2407 Market St Baytown, Tx . . . Memorial Baptist Church (capacity 135) 600 W. Sterling Baytown Texas 77520 . . . # St. Peter Claver (capacity 220) 6005 N. Wayside Drive Houston Tx . . . Moody Methodist Church (capacity 300) 2803 53rd Street Galveston, Texas . . . Spring Tabernacle (capacity 200) 3034 FM 2920 Spring, Tx 77338

FEMA aid: Disaster assistance process for individuals. Call to Apply for Assistance 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). The speech or hearing impaired may call (TTY) 1-800-462-7585.

posted by LoZo 3:04 PM