Disaster recovery: Help and donations

A year after the spill, many residents of the Gulf Coast are still struggling. Whether you need a helping hand or want to make a donation, contact these local relief organizations.

From the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Post-oil spill mental health impact:
http://www.hhs.gov/gulfoilspill/mentalhealth.html
Info for coastal residents:
http://www.hhs.gov/gulfoilspill/residents.html

Get Help or Make a Donation:

Project Rebound
Wrap around services for almost anything folks are facing due to the recent oil spill disaster. We can help if your needs are: stress related, financial or deeply personal. Our counselors are here 24/7 to talk with you and walk with you to the other side of your problems. Straight talk, no runarounds - local people and real help.
Local lists of resources for those in need:
http://www.projectrebound.org/Mobile_Resources.html
http://www.projectrebound.org/Baldwin_Resources.html

Bay Area Food Bank
Main Office:
5248 Mobile South Street
Theodore, AL 36582
Phone: 251-653-1617
Florida Panhandle Branch:
5709 Industrial Boulevard
Milton, FL 32583
Phone: 850-626-1332
Mississippi Subsidiary:
333 Cowan Road
Gulfport, MS 39507
Phone: 222-822-0836
Toll Free: 866-663-9246
The Bay Area Food Bank, working through member organizations and special programs, will provide nutritious food to meet the challenge of feeding people who are hungry as a result of personal crisis or disaster.

Waterfront Rescue Mission
206 State Street
Mobile, AL 36603-6423
(251) 433-1847
Addressing the complex causes of homelessness while meeting the ever-changing needs of the community takes on many forms. For homeless and addicted men and women along the Gulf Coast, the Mission’s Rescue and Recovery Programs offer hope and bridge the gap to self-sufficiency.

Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama
Main Office ( locations throughout the Gulf Coast):
1009 Dauphin Street
Mobile, AL
(251) 438-7748
The Salvation Army offers assistance in a viariety of fields; such as Older Adult Ministries, Corrections, Day Care, Education, Emergency Assistance, Food, Housing, Substance Abuse, Youth, among others.

Catholic Social Services (partner of Project Rebound)
555 Dauphin Street
Mobile, AL
(251) 434-1500
The Service Center of Catholic Social Services has been providing emergency assistance in south Mobile County for those affected by the oil since May, 2010. Case Managers go to Bayou La Batre on a regular basis and meet clients at St. Margaret’s Parish to assess their needs. Due to the financial generosity of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Mobile, Catholic Charities USA, People for the Gulf, and the Community Foundation of South Alabama, we are able to work with families during this difficult time until they are able to return to gainful employment.

American Red Cross: Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter
35 N. Sage Avenue
Mobile, AL 36607
(251) 544-6100
The Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross currently serves Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Monroe and West Escambia Counties.

American Red Cross of Northwest Florida
222 N Baylen Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
(800) 773-7620
The American Red Cross of Northwest Florida proudly serves Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton County

United Way of Southwest Alabama
218 St. Francis Street
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 433-3624
The United Way of Southwest Alabama helps and collaborates with local nonprofit agencies, providing financial, volunteer and advocacy support. We also advocate for social issues, convene community leaders from across all sectors to solve local human services problems, provide volunteers for a myriad of local projects, study and address long-term solutions to emerging social challenges, and we raise funds through workplace campaigns and individual donors.

United Way of Baldwin County
700 North McKenzie St.
P.O. Box 244
Foley, AL 36536
(251) 943-2110
The United Way of Baldwin County provides support for 43 nonprofit health and human service agencies serving residents in all of Baldwin County. Donations to United Way of Baldwin County stay here in the community helping friends and neighbors.

BPSOS (Boat People SOS)
Bayou La Batre, AL Office:
13835 South Wintzell Avenue
Bayou La Batre, AL 36509-2401
(251) 824-7004
Biloxi, MS Office:
179 Lameuse Street
Biloxi, MS 39530
(228) 436-9999
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21344204135
BPSOS is a national Vietnamese-American community-based organization with the mission to "empower, organize, and equip Vietnamese individuals and communities in their pursuit of liberty and dignity." Since 1980, one in 10 Vietnamese Americans has received assistance from BPSOS while still in Vietnam, on the high seas, in a refugee camp, or after arriving in the United States. Through our 18 office locations in the U.S. and four office locations in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, we provide a web of services to support individuals, families, and communities.