New Orleans to Receive Aid for Post Hurricane Gustav Relief

2008-09-08

As a response to the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season that has caused damage in multiple countries, Giving Children Hope sent a shipment of aid to New Orleans Dream Center, located in downtown New Orleans.

The Dream Center is opening a relief center within the Dream Center for those who will be let back into the city. They are one of few groups allowed back into New Orleans. They anticipate that people with special needs will be returning this weekend.

It is a 40,000 sq. ft. facility and they predict to be serving more than 2,000 people a day.

The center will be sending Giving Children Hope a wish list of items they will need which will include but not be limited to food, diapers and hygiene items.

Giving Children Hope has partnered with the New Orleans Dream Center for the last three years for long-term relief from Hurricane Katrina.

Give today to assist those that are displaced.

Your donation goes to procure and ship needed items that the New Orleans Dream Center needs:

• Non-perishable food
• Water
• Baby items (diapers, wipes, formula)
• Medicines (pain relievers)
• Glucose test kits (Bayer Contour)
• Urinalysis strips
• Urine specimen cups

• Pregnancy test kits

Medical items needed to enhance ability to respond to emergency first aid and special needs persons returning:

• Portable AED (Automated External Defibrillator)
• EKG (Portable self-analyzing)
• Hemoglobin A1C meter and supplies
• INR meter for measuring blood thinner levels

• Cholesterol meter