Evacuees Coming To Pittsburgh? Maybe NotPOSTED: 7:45 am EDT September 6,
2005 PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh was prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina evacuees as early as Wednesday.But are the evacuees coming to Pittsburgh, after all?Gov. Ed Rendell, attending Pittsburgh's annual Labor Day parade, said he expected Allegheny County to begin receiving its first wave of families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.The county was prepared to accept about 300 people over the next week, Chief Executive Dan Onorato told Channel 4 Action News.The Pittsburgh Project, a social services agency in the city's Perry Hilltop section, was expecting evacuees at its North Charles Street facility as early as Wednesday.But Wednesday, Pittsburgh's status was changed -- the city is "on standby."The County held a 4 o'clock news conference Wednesday to discuss the status of the evacuees.  Video: Sheldon Ingram Reports On The Latest Developments Copyright 2006 by ThePittsburghChannel. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | CASH DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEER INFO:
Want to find a charity in Pennsylvania? Try the Department of State Charity Checker The Pittsburgh Foundation is guiding people who want to make a donation to support this effort to a number of organizations. Visit www.pittsburghfoundation.org. Allegheny County is offering a way for local residents to volunteer in the hurricane relief effort. Visit its Web site. Donate cash to: American Red Cross 1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English, 1-800-257-7575 Spanish Operation Blessing 1-800-436-6348 Brother's Brother 412-321-3160 America's Second Harvest 1-800-344-8070 Donate Cash to and Volunteer with: Adventist Community Services 1-800-381-7171 Catholic Charities, USA 703-549-1390 Christian Disaster Response 941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554 Christian Reformed World Relief Committee 1-800-848-5818 Church World Service 1-800-297-1516 Convoy of Hope 417-823-8998 Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org Lutheran Disaster Response 800-638-3522 Mennonite Disaster Service 717-859-2210 Nazarene Disaster Response 888-256-5886 Presbyterian Disaster Assistance 800-872-3283 Salvation Army 1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769) Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief 1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440 United Methodist Committee on Relief 1-800-554-8583 For further information: visit the website for the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) at: nvoad.orgWESTMORELAND COUNTY HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF PROJECTS: Operation Airport Katrina Outreach needs cash, cleaning supplies and donated construction materials to rejuvenate New Orleans and Biloxi Airports. Drop items off at any Unity Township Fire Station. Find out more at: www.unitytownship.org. Operation Get Involved is collecting food, clothes, toys and cash for Hurricane Victims at fire stations in Mount Pleasant, Greensburg and Latrobe. Find out more at: www.operationgetinvolved.org. WTAE-TV Pittsburgh on Facebook
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