A Message From Louisiana Serve
for
People
Interested
in
Volunteering
to
Help
with
Wildlife
Oil
Spill
Response
Activities
If you want to volunteer to help
and receive updates click here
or call 2-1-1 (out of state: 800-755-5175).
To learn more about
volunteering in an oil spill,
For up-to-date information about the spill, please visit:
For information on BP SPILL RESPONSE training, email: horizonresponse@pecpremier.com.
For a listing of Human Services volunteer opportunities:
For Donations
Louisiana Portal for donations of up to $10,000
Louisiana Portal for donations over $10,000
Thank you for your continued patience as we continue to identify areas where volunteers can be deployed.
An aggressive cleanup operation to secure our Gulf Coast and protect environmentally sensitive sites is ongoing. Oil is a toxic substance and dangerous if handled improperly. Only specially trained responders may clean it up or dispose of it. We ask volunteers to avoid any site where oil is spotted on land and keep children and companion animals safely away.
We
have
received
a
number
of
offers
from
individuals
and
businesses
wanting
to
donate
goods
or
financial
support
to
assist
nonprofits
responding
to
this
event.
While
we
are
not
asking
you
to
donate,
unsolicited
donations
may
be
offered
in
the
following
manner:
For
donations
with
an
estimated
cash
value
up
to
$10,000,
we
ask
that
you
submit
the
offer
through
the
National
Donations
Management
Network
at
Aidmatrix
Network.
For
offers
that
exceed
an
estimated
cash
value
of
$10,000,
we
invite
you
to
register
with
the
If you want to register for volunteer opportunities, please do so at www.volunteerlouisiana.gov to receive updates and information on any volunteer opportunities as they are identified. You may also register with the Gulf Response Involvement Team (GRIT) for some beach mitigation efforts: www.lagulfresponse.org. Volunteers at this time will not be assigned to oil-touching activities.
While there are still limited environmental response activities, we do expect more needs to be identified in the coming weeks. We are working closely with conservation groups who are developing their strategy for what is going to be a long recovery effort. At the same time, the human services volunteer opportunities continue to grow. For a listing of these opportunities, please visit the HandsOn New Orleans Oil Spill Response Calendar for a listing of these opportunities: Oil Spill Response Calendar or Catholic Charities of New Orleans Volunteers Needed link. Please note that some of these opportunities will help with individuals affected by the oil spill. Many people's lives have been displaced by this event. While you may be interested primarily in environmental issues, please consider the human services opportunities as well.
Depending
on
your
locations
and
availability,
you
may
also
want
to
reach
out
to
www.volunteermississippi.org,
www.servealabama.gov
or
www.volunteerflorida.org
to
see
what
opportunities
they
may
have.
LA
Serve
will
continue
to
keep
volunteers,
who
have
provided
their
email
addresses
and/or
telephone
number,
updated
as
the
situation
changes.
Again,
thank
you
for
your
interest.
NOTE:
Volunteers
must
be
trained
before
participating
in
any
direct
contact
oil
spill
response.
You
must
be
at
least
18
years
old,
able
to
follow
both
written
and
oral
directions,
and
meet
both
the
training
and
physical
requirements
for
the
role
you
would
fill.
BP
is
providing
all
of
this
training.
Volunteers
must
be
trained
to
rescue
and
care
for
the
injured
wildlife.
Unauthorized
individuals
can,
even
with
the
best
of
intentions,
harm
irreparably
the
affected
animals,
some
species
of
which
are
not
accustomed
to
any
kind
of
human
interaction.
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