Given that it's almost inevitible that New Orleans is going to get flattened, and
Given that the National Guard isn't going to be able to help much, since they're mostly in Iraq, and
Given that I'm currently unemployed, and might as well do something useful rather than sit and wait for calls for interviews that aren't coming,
Does anyone know of any organisations that would accept volunteer labor in the coming weeks? I know that in the aftermath of Andrew, volunteers poured into the state to help clean up and rebuild. I don't know what organisations, if any, they came from, or if there is any structure in place for volunteers who don't know how to run a chain saw or heavy equipment, but still want to do something to help.
So -- anyone have any information on such orgs? Or does this sort of thing arise only ad hoc and we have to wait until disaster has struck to get involved?