Help the IRC Support Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in the Seattle Area

The International Rescue Committee is assisting many of the estimated 1,000 Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita evacuees who have moved to the Seattle area by helping them:       

• Locate permanent housing
• Enroll their children in school
• Find jobs
• Obtain a Washington State driver’s license
• Sign up for food stamps and other social services
• Get medical attention
• Receive donated food
  

Interested in helping Katrina and Rita evacuees?  We are seeking the following donations:

• Winter coats - Must be new or like-new
• Phone cards
• Gift Cards - Target, Sears, or Fred Meyer cards are preferred

For more information, please contact Midhat Aljic (Phone: (206) 235-6525, E-mail: midhata@theIRC.org) or Shanna Scherbinske (Phone: (206) 235-6525, E-mail: shannas@theIRC.org).