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Oil Spill: 2-1-1 help hotline and other information.
(Separate Website)
The 2-1-1 help hotline and other information about the oil spill. The 2-1-1 hotline is a free 24/7 service.
By: GNO.com and VIA Link
Oil Spill: SNAP Outreach Sites
(Separate Website)
Information about outreach sites for SNAP (food stamps) in seven parishes affected by the oil spill.
By: DSS
Oil Spill -- What to Do and Why (health and safetly)
(Separate Website)
Answers to your oil spill questions about the safety of food, beaches, water and more.
By: Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
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Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt
Oil Spill: the United Way Responds
(Separate Website)
Information from the United Way. Help for people affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
By: United Way
Oil Spill -- Emergency Rules to Help Louisiana's Coastal Families
(Separate Website)
Find out more about what the state is doing to help people in the seafood industry whose jobs and businesses were harmed by the oil spill.
By: Louisiana Department of Social Services
Oil Spill -- Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF)
(Separate Website)
This is the site of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, or GCCF.
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Oil Spill -- Health and Hazard Information
(Separate Website)
Information about health and safety issues tied to the oil spill.
By: Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals
Oil Spill: BP opens Slidell claims center
(Separate Website)
News article describing claims center.
By: The Times-Picayune
Oil Spill: Fact Sheet: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Legislative Package
(Separate Website)
President Obama wants Congress to pass new laws to help with the oil spll -- find out more here.
By: The White House
Oil Spill: Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
(Separate Website)
See this site to track areas hit by the oil spill and other information.
By: State of Louisiana
Oil Spill: Greater New Orleans Foundation Resource Page
(Separate Website)
Information and links about the oil spill collected by the Greater New Orleans Foundation.
By: Greater New Orleans Foundation
Oil Spill: Help from the Community Center of St. Bernard
(Separate Website)
See the site of the Community Center of St. Bernard. The center is helping people affected by the oil spill. The center also continues to help people affected by other disasters, like the Gulf Coast hurricanes.
By: Community Center of St. Bernard
Oil Spill: Information from the Centers for Disease Control
(Separate Website)
See these oil spill resources from the Centers for Disease Control.
By: CDC - Centers for Disease Control
Oil Spill: Louisiana Emergency Information
(Separate Website)
See this site for updates about the oil spill, from the State of Louisiana.
By: State of Louisiana
Oil Spill: Oil Spill Jobs Posted on LaWorks
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about getting an oil spill job.
By: Louisiana Workforce Commission
Oil Spill: President Barack Obama expects BP to foot bill for wages lost because of drilling
(Separate Website)
Times-Picayune story about efforts to help people who lost work and pay because of the oil spill.
Oil Spill: St. Bernard Parish, BP establish call center for parish residents
(Separate Website)
See this news article about a call center to help St. Bernard Parish residents cope with the oil spill.
By: The Times-Picayune
Oil Spill: The White House Resource Page
(Separate Website)
See this page from The White House Web site for links to resources about the oil spill. Includes information for reporting oil on land, water and wildlife.
By: The White House
Oil Spilll - List of Resources with links
(Separate Website)
See this list of resources for people affected by the oil spill. There is information about unemployment insurance, SBA loans, food aid, help from Catholic Charities and more.
By: New Orleans Bar Association
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