Hurricane aid.

Here's a list of resources that can help direct your donation to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, from the New York Times:

Relief Organizations:
Charity Navigator: charitynavigator.org

Red Cross: 1-800-HELP-NOW or https://www.redcross.org

AmeriCares:americares.org

Episcopal Relief & Development: 1-800-334-7626 or http://www.er-d.org/

United Methodist Committee on Relief: 1-800-554-8583 or http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/hurricanes/2005/

Salvation Army: 1-800-SAL-ARMY or http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/

Catholic Charities: 1-800-919-9338 or http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/

FEMA Charity tips: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/help2.shtm

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster: http://www.nvoad.org/

Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: http://www.la-spca.org/

[Image: Canal Street, New Orleans. By Rick Wilking/Reuters]