volunteering to help Katrina victims

[Trigg]

A long time ago in a far off pace I developed and headed up a crisis response team. That along with my training in grief counseling pushed me into believing I should volunteer to help the Katrina victims. So far I have contacted FEMA and the Red Cross. Much to my dismay i have found that volunteering is much like the UCIS process. By the time they figure out how and process applications it will be too late for any proactive help.

 

Anyone have any ideas as to how and where those of us with ample time and perhaps valuable expertise can be of help without 3 months of processing delay??