one of the oldest and arguably the most important museum in Brazil is burning to the ground as we speak. home to the portuguese royal family from 1808 to 1821, the Museu Nacional stored fossils, meteorites, pre-historic human skeletons and a variety of artefacts related to natural history. it holds two centuries of latin & brazilian history and now it’s all gone.
some of the things that are now lost forever: the largest collection of egyptian artefacts in latin america; the skeleton of the largest flying reptile ever found in Brazil; the oldest human fossil ever found in the country, named “Luzia” (over 11.000 y.o) and other 20 million extremely important relics and researches just burned to the ground. never to be seen again.
thanks to our government, of course, who didn’t want to pay the museum the necessary funds to make the essencial maintenances since 2014 (which by the way, costed less than a supreme federal court judge’s sallary: R$520 in a year).
another sad instance where the state’s indifference towards culture and history becomes painfully obvious. this is a massive blow to our cultural legacy.
all that in our independe week. happy independe for us, brazilians, who just lost our history and culture in a fire caused by ignorance and indifference.
in case you’re wondering, this is what the museum used to look like:
this is what it looks like now:
thousands of years of culture lost. happy independence week.
“Authorities say the fire lasted for six hours, causing irreparable damage. To put it bluntly: it’s all gone. A meteorite, that can sustain incredibly high temperatures, was found intact. But other than that, there are apparently no other pieces left. It would not be an understatement to call the Museu Nacional the Brazilian equivalent of the Louvre or the British Museum.”
here is some of the international news saying on this, because most articles and videos are all in portuguese, u can check some of the news in english: (here *new york times*) (here *bbc news*) (here *le monde* for french speaking readers) (here *shorouk news* for people who speak arabian) (here *azteca news* for spanish) (here *corriere della sera* for italian).
it was a natural science and historic museum, there were all sorts of important researches and relics. all burned. this was our culture. our history. the first human fossil found in brazil (mentioned above, Luzia) was so important for science, since it proved that way before indigenous tribes existed in Brazil, there were black people.
this is the place where our first constitution was made and the declaration of independence was signed. our independe day is this friday. heartbroken.
I’ve hesitated to do this for so long, but due to things this month, I’m going to have to bite the bullet, ask for help, and hope for the best.
So many of you know that I’ve been stuck in an abusive situation with my narcissistic grandmother for the past six years minus a nine-month stay in Virginia to try (and fail) to move to the UK. Well, things at home have reached a point where I’m truly scared about my future. My grandmother appears to no longer be able to manage her finances effectively, and my little brother is stealing money from her. She’s the only way for me to get financial aid for my psychiatric needs, but I don’t know if I can depend on her anymore for those needs.
Last month, I had to cancel my psych appointment because she stated that she did not have the money to pay for it. However, she gave my little brother a lot of money that he asked for. Furthermore, after she told me that she couldn’t afford to pay for my doctor visit, she buys a new car! I can’t fell if she lied to me, or if she’s just that impulsive now.
Roll over to this month (May), and my gall bladder situation happens, which means more medical debt. Furthermore, my grandmother has possibly spent all of her $4000/month income within about five or six days. She’s already saying that she can’t afford to pay for my psychiatrist appointment this month either despite me and her talking about it and trying to allocate money for it. So now I cannot see my psychiatrist this month unless I can magically come up with $85.To make matters worse, I learned today that my little brother has been stealing money from my grandmother.
I was supposed to have my disability hearing this month, but my gall bladder issue caused me to have to have it rescheduled, and there’s no telling how long that will take. I’ve been waiting two years for my hearing, and I could wait months for the reschedule. I feel as if the government will take an eternity to hear my case, and there’s always the possibility that they’ll deny my disability and leave me with nothing to hope for. I cannot work because of anxiety disorders and PTSD, so I can’t get a job to make money even if I tried. Without SSI, I’m pretty much either stuck with my abusive grandmother or doomed to be homeless.
Therefore, I need help. I really need it. I’ve been afraid to ask for financial help for so long because of fears of being called a moocher or freeloader.I’ve tried my best to earn my keep, but I can’t do it because of my circumstances. My family doesn’t want to help me because they want me to be financially-independent. That would be OK if I wasn’t disabled and unemployable (even with a master’s in science in meteorology), but unfortunately, I just cannot earn a red cent. Frankly, I’m forever irate at certain members of my family for putting me in this situation to begin with and acting as if I have nothing wrong with me.
If I don’t see my psychiatrist, then it may be hard or impossible to get prescriptions for my medications. If I cannot fill my psych medications, then I will become suicidal and have to be hospitalized, and I risk suicidal actions. It’s happened before, and I can’t risk it happening again. I’m too scared of hurting myself and others due to major depression and extreme anxiety.
I’m going to put a donation link on my blog soon. Going to figure out how to do that and what to do. I don’t know what else to do, and I’m too scared to try to depend on my grandmother for financial needs anymore. She has obviously reached a point where she will probably required assisted living soon. I’m only asking for money to cover medical costs, which are about $160 - $200 for my psych meds and psych visits (med prices can vary), and $80 - $120 during the months I’m not scheduled to see my psychiatrist (I see him every three months). I wish I could do something for the money like commissions, but other than stream games, I have no idea what I could market right now for income.
I hope things improve soon. I want to get my SSI so I can leave my abusive, control-freak grandmother behind forever and move in with @distyduskdraws, who is the sweetest person ever. I also want to use SSI to try and get my life back together and work. However, I can’t do it living on hopes and prayers while six years of bad luck and a broken family destroy my life.
Hey everyone. I don’t usually post these type of things here, but I’d like if you could take a look and help my friend out. Nittany has been supportive of many many projects and I think they need as much help as they can get.
Same. Nittany has been a very supportive fan over the years and I want to make sure he’s alright. Spread the word if you can.
Nitty has been a precious bab who’s supported me through the years as well, help him out if you can or even give a reblog ;v;
You still have my icon Nittany T.T Even if you can’t donate, please reblog. Like everyone has said, Nittany has been an awesome follower of mine for a long time >.<
Nittany is an awesome friend, and he deserves this boost
One week ago, the worst possible legislation curtailing free speech online passed and sex censorship bill FOSTA-SESTA is on its way to be signed into law by Trump.
Hours after the announcement, everything from the mere discussion of
sex work to client screening and safe advertising networks began getting
systematically erased from the open internet.
Thousands — if not hundreds of thousands — of women, LGBTQ people, gay
men, immigrants, and a significant number of people of color lost their income.
Pushed out of safe online spaces and toward street corners. So were any
and all victims of sex trafficking that law enforcement might’ve been
able to find on the open internet.
The Senate has passed the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, or
SESTA, and tacked-on FOSTA (Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex
Trafficking Act), by a vote of 97–2. Lawmakers did not fact-check the
bill’s claims, research the religious neocons behind it, nor did they
listen to constituents. Significant organizations, including the Department of Justice, ACLU, EFF, and more had assembled to object to the bill both publicly and in letters to elected officials. In the process, law professors and anti-trafficking groups, along with sex work organizations, unearthed the bill’s many alarming legal, constitutional, and human rights disqualifications.
It’s
dubbed the “anti-trafficking” bill for the internet, but it’s really an
anti-sex sledgehammer. The bill removes protection for websites under
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and makes sites and
services liable for hosting what it very, very loosely defines as sex
trafficking and “prostitution” content. FOSTA-SESTA puts into law that sex work and sex trafficking are the same thing,
and makes discussion and advertising part of the crime. Its blurry
interpretation of sex and commerce, as well as the bill’s illogical,
incorrect conflation of sex trafficking and sex work is straight out of a
bad movie.
If only the politicians who voted this Morality in Media (NCOSE) mess into law had fact-checked it with Freedom Network USA,
“the largest coalition of experts and advocates providing direct
services to to survivors of human trafficking in the U.S.“ Freedom
Network unequivocally states
that protecting the rights of sex workers, and not conflating them with
trafficking victims, is critical to the prevention of trafficking. They
also have the data to back up the fact that “more people are trafficked
into labor sectors than into commercial sex.”
It’s already an
unmitigated disaster for free speech in America. Which was, of course,
predicted. The Technology and Marketing Law Blog wrote that
there’s no mistaking that FOSTA-SESTA violates the First Amendment; it
plainly stated that “this statute implicates constitutionally protected
speech.”
It’s unconstitutional, but the damage is already being
done. Despite the fact that FOSTA-SESTA isn’t even law yet – it could
take anywhere from 90 days to until 2019 to take effect – online
companies, always dangerously prudish with their algorithms, or
hypocritical with their free speech rhetoric, appear to be in a rush to
proverbially herd sex workers (and all us people who talk about sex for a
living) out of the airlock into places where no one can hear us scream.
Safety resources disappear overnight
Websites are removing content and communities wholesale, the result
of FOSTA-SESTA making safer working conditions more difficult by
criminalizing digital conversations about sex work, screening tools and
discussions about how to be safe doing it.
By way of its ambiguity, FOSTA-SESTA has begun the largest wave of censorship the open internet may ever see.
Craigslist removed its entire Personals section. All these amazing moments can never happen again.
As
some may recall, Craigslist already voluntary closed its Erotic
Services section in 2010 under pressure from conservative groups. This
is despite a study from Baylor and West Virginia Universities, which found
that Craigslist’s erotic services page directly reduced female
homicides in the US by 17 percent, “principally because sex workers were
able to use the free advertising service to move into safer indoor
environments and screen clients more carefully.“ Request for comment to
Craigslist and our queries asking why Personals was removed ahead of the
bill’s signing were not responded to by time of publication.
Within
days, Reddit removed entire communities. Notably, its r/escorts and
r/sugardaddy subreddits. We asked Reddit for comment about its
pre-emptive removal of those subreddits, and how that lines up with the
company’s controversial philosophies regarding freedom of speech, but did not receive a response by press time.
Right now, sites and safety resources are falling like dominoes. In short order, sex work networks NightShift, CityVibe, and furry personals site Pounced
shut down entirely. Sites that facilitated safety in sex work including
The Erotic Review, VeryfyHim, Hung Angels, YourDominatrix, and Yellow
Pages shut down their discussion boards, advertising boards, and
community forums. Other sites, like MyFreeCams, have changed their
policies to ban any talk about transactions of any kind.
FOSTA-SESTA’s timing puts a dark spin on recent Terms enforcement by Google Drive and changes with Microsoft products.
On
the Survivors Against Sesta shutdown list of services, growing every
day, Google Drive is listed as “deleting explicit content and/or locking
out users.“ Google declined to comment on the record, but Engadget was
assured via email from a source with knowledge of the situation that the
enforcement wave on Drive has nothing to do with FOSTA-SESTA.
Similarly,
Microsoft released a Terms update this week that got the company put on
the FOSTA-SESTA censorship list as well. A spokesperson for Microsoft
told Engadget in an email that the changes are not related to FOSTA.
Further, the spokesperson told us, “The recent changes to the Microsoft
Service Agreement’s Code of Conduct provide transparency on how we
respond to customer reports of inappropriate public content.”
Human canaries in the free speech coal mine
The hashtag #LetUsSurvive is a current rallying point on Twitter,
directing attention to the sex work community’s determination to get out
of this insidious wave of conservative anti-sex silencing alive. To
that end, sex work websites feature guides to self-censoring, the kind of thing you’d expect belongs more in Weimar-era Berlin than coming out of modern-day San Francisco.
Sex
workers are right to be scared. They’re facing all this sudden and
casually disastrous censorship as a threat to their safety and
livelihoods, and are well aware that few are willing or brave enough to
fight for their free speech and human rights. Even sex writers such as
myself know this; any of us who’ve tried to make a living off anything
relating to sex online has a list of products, services, banks and payment processors,
social networks, companies, and business tools that everyone else takes
for granted — that we are expressly prohibited from using.
It has been a speech issue for a long time, one most people have turned away from as Instagram censors more nipples, as PayPal freezes and shutters the accounts of sex bloggers and book authors, Tumblr deep-sixes erotic artists, and more.
Hateful gamers? No problem. Death threats toward women?
Here’s a form to fill out. MAGA racists terrorizing women and people of
color off the platform? Gotta hear both sides. But expose a nipple in
artwork, discuss non-reproductive sex ed, or talk about making sex work
safer by screening clients? Now that’s a misguided business plan
guaranteed to create lasting cultural harm. Let’s definitely keep Peter
Thiel on the board. If you thought all that was bad enough, just you
wait. FOSTA-SESTA is making us disappear before your very eyes — and it
will affect you, too.
Under FOSTA-SESTA, we’d most likely have no Stormy Daniels. That
Stormy Daniels is making headlines while the absolute worst is happening
to sex workers online is not lost on anyone.
“In a titillating cross-section of lawmaking and scandal,” wrote
sex worker Morgan Claire-Sirene, “we have on one side Stormy Daniels
suing 45 for unlawful payoffs and calling him to account publicly for
his associates’ threats against her, and on the other side, legislation
that has already silenced common sex workers, with the overlaying
intersections of race and class; good whores and bad whores; victims and
perpetrators; and misinformation all around.”
“Daniels
won’t be caught up in a sting sending her to jail because she had to
work as a streetwalker to help pay her rent and feed her children.
Daniels won’t have to carry a weapon to defend herself when she meets
with a new client.
“Most importantly, Daniels’s children won’t be
woken up to the news that their mother didn’t come home last night
because she was murdered by a serial killer, a class of criminal who
have always targeted sex workers from Jack the Ripper to the Green River
Killer. Poor and working class sex workers, regardless of gender
identity, will pay that price.”
And for a short moment in history, the advent of the open internet reduced that horrible cost.
—
Everyone should be concerned by this!
Are you one of two (or more) consenting adults with a healthy sex life? Is a partner located far away?
Too bad, no sexy-time for you!
They can monitor your private Skype calls or get you for writing a racy letter in Microsoft Word!
I’d say you could resort to writing & mailing things longhand, but hell, that’s illegal too!
Просто хочу, что бы побольше людей увидели этот ролик))
This is important to see!
I’m not crying, you are crying.
It always amazes me how much these lil pastel coloured cartoon ponies remind us every day just how human we are..
Reblog this as much as you can and make the world a lil bit better..
Was that male pony in the wheelchair the whole time or did he get that from overexerting himself and trying to help everypony he could, despite being clearly overworked?
Hey guys, Breemod here
aka Jessiie, i am very, very sorry for doing this, but i have no other
choice, theres nothing else i can do..
As most of you guys know,
iv been living with my sister for the past few years, as i moved out of
my mothers house due to the violent environment. My sisters home has
been my home for these past few years as i have nowhere else to go at
the moment. For the past few months we have been struggling a little
with the rent, though we always managed to get it paid, often times
late, but it still got paid.
Today on 10th of December 2016 we received these letters from the homeowner (our landlord) and hes come to the decision that he’s going to evict us and we
need to be gone by the 31st of December 2016 giving us only 3 weeks to
find a new place, find the money for a new place, and to pack up and
leave. We have nothing right now, this has come as a huge shock to
us as we’ve never had any problems with the landlord before. 3 weeks is
hardly enough time and on top of that my sister also has a 7 month old
baby, so not only will we be homeless, its putting my nephew in danger
too. Honestly this year has just been absolutely terrible luck-wise, and
i dont know what else to do.
We’re going to need money to put a
deposit down on a new home, for any extra deposits we may need to put
down and to pay a months rent in advance, since almost every property
over here will not accept you unless you’re able to pay a months rent in
advance. Im really sorry for coming to you guys for help, but there is
nothing i can do, i dont want to end up homeless, on the streets and i
definitely dont want that for my nephew either.
The rest of my
family know about this situation and are currently looking for any available places we could possibly move in to, we cant move in with any
other family members as there is not enough room for all of us, we NEED
to find somewhere new to live and we NEED to find that place, and get
enough money to pay it off in just 3 weeks or we’re out on the streets.
After
talking to my sister about this whole situation we’ve worked out that
we’ll need around £700- £800 to get us into a new place, this money will
be used for a deposit onto the new place, any extra deposits that we’ll
need to pay and the month in advance rent.
Please if anybody can help us, either by donating money to my paypal or spreading the word we will really, really appreciate it.
Donations- If you would like to donate to help us out, my paypal email is doommuttxx@live.co.uk there is also a donation button on my blog if you would like to donate that way.
Commissions- If you would like to commission a piece of art from me to help towards the funds i will accept that too, just note that i cannot work on any new commissions until January next year, when this has hopefully all be sorted out and fixed.
If you cant help through donating or commissioning me, then please spread the word, it would mean the world to me, EVERYTHING will help out right now.
Lastly, if you would like to talk to me about my situation, donations etc you can either drop me a message on Tumblr or add me on skype, my skype name is xAkilarosex
Thankyou so much for taking the time to read this post, if you have any questions or concerns please let me know, if all goes well i will make regular posts updating you guys on the situation and how things are going, thankyou everyone <3
It’s been raining every damn day over there. Twelve days of storms…and counting. Two feet of rain in less than 72 hours. They said the water came up so fast…
Is the government doing anything? Sending boats in to help? Anything?
I’ve heard mostly about private citizens helping each other or businesses matching donations to the red cross. I don’t know if I haven’t heard about the government helping because me and the fam didn’t need to be rescued or because they are doing the minimum to help
So I know I just reblogged this but I’d just thought I’d let those not in Louisiana know that it’s raining again
The rain isn’t gonna let up until next Sunday. Plus the high humidity…That shit is insane.
Here’s a list of organizations that are seeking resources and/or donations:
Accepting: Blankets, bedding, feminine hygiene products, diapers, baby wipes, cleaning supplies, pet food, pet crates and pet bedding.
Where to donate: Church Alley Coffee Shop & The Good Shop, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.; Dashing Bicycles, 1234 N. Broad St.; Balance Yoga, 120 S. Cortez St.; Solo Espresso, 1301 Poland Ave.; Dirty Coast, 5631 Magazine St. and 2121 Chartres St.; Dancing Grounds, 3705 St. Claude Ave.; Rouler, 601 Baronne St.; The Stacks, inside the Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St.; Buff Beauty Bar, 720 Carondelet St.; Electric Expressions, 2317 Veterans Memorial Blvd., #3
New Orleans restaurants
Accepting: Bulk food items and water to help feed volunteers and those in the shelter at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center. Also accepting clothing and shoes in various sizes, feminine hygiene products, baby wipes, toiletries, diapers, garbage bags, coloring books and children’s toys. The group is also working with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank.
Where to donate: Langlois, 1710 Pauger St.; Sylvain, 626 Chartres St.; Meauxbar, 942 N. Rampart St.; Barrel Proof, 1201 Magazine St.; Cavan, 3607 Magazine St.
Treo and Finn McCool’s Irish Pub
Accepting: Nonperishable foods and basic needs items
Where to donate: Treo, 3835 Tulane Ave., and Finn McCool’s Irish Pub, 3701 Banks St.
When: Business hours through Wednesday
Junior League of New Orleans
Accepting: Diapers in all sizes, feminine hygiene products and gift cards in $20 amounts for Target and Wal-Mart
Where: Junior League of New Orleans Headquarters, 4319 Carondelet St.
When: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
City of Kenner
Accepting: New and unused toiletries, feminine hygiene products and baby needs like wipes, diapers and formula
Where: 1905 24th St., Kenner
When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16, through Friday, Aug. 19
Caroline Fayard for US Senate New Orleans Office
Accepting: Nonperishable food items, blankets, bedding, feminine hygiene products, diapers, formula, baby food, baby wipes, cleaning supplies and pet food
Where to donate: 4327 Canal St.
When: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday
Crescent City Farmers Market
Accepting: Canned food, water, cleaning supplies and toiletries.
Where to donate: All week at the main office at 200 Broadway St.; Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Uptown Square, 200 Broadway St.; Thursday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Can Building, 3700 Orleans Ave.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at Reily Foods, 700 Magazine St.
O'Henry’s and Waitr
Accepting: Canned food, clothing, toiletries, bedding and any other immediate needs items
Where: 8859 Veteran’s Memorial Blvd., Metairie
When: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. through Wednesday, Aug. 17
Magnolia Physical Therapy
Accepting: Nonperishable food items, toiletries and household cleaning supplies
Where: 5606 Jefferson Highway, Harahan; 2372 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans; and 2525 Jena St., New Orleans
Accepting: Books, new toys, toiletries, feminine hygiene products, phone chargers, craft and school supplies, baby formula, diapers, baby wipes and unopened bottles of OTC medicines like aspirin and cough syrup. Not accepting clothing donations.
Where: First Look Ultrasound, 4621 W. Napoleon Ave., Ste. 205, Metairie; Flavors Snowballs and Ice Cream, 500 Vintage Dr., Kenner; Monogram Express, 2109 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie; Laser Tag of Metairie, 6801 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie; Elmwood Self Storage, 1004 S. Clearview Parkway, Elmwood; 1st Source Servall, 400 Lapalco Blvd., Suite A, Gretna; Phil’s Grill, 3020 Severn Ave., Metairie; Jefferson Auto Service, 901 Shrewsbury Road, New Orleans; Dance Innovation, 7343 Jefferson Highway, Harahan;Atonement Lutheran Church, 6500 Riverside Drive, Metairie; Kindred Studios, 5228 Magazine St., New Orleans; 5 Minute Oil Change, multiple locations across New Orleans metropolitan area
The Social Club Barbershop
Accepting: Water, pet supplies, nonperishable food, diapers and other baby items, clothing in various sizes, blankets, toys, toiletries, cleaning supplies and household items not including furniture.
Where: 3515 Melvil Dewey Drive, #104, Metairie
Triangle Roofing
Accepting: School supplies, pet food and pet treats.
Where: 563 Hickory Ave, Harahan
When: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19.
Mattingly Motors
Accepting: Nonperishable food items and water.
Where to donate: 6900 Veterans Boulevard, Metairie
When: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday (Aug. 20)
Where to donate: 1139 St. Bernard Ave., New Orleans
When: Daily from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Chalmette Movies
Accepting: Clothing in all sizes
Where to donate: 8700 West Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette
When: Daily, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Given 2 Give
Accepting: Toiletries, nonperishable food items, clothing, new packages of underwear in all sizes, feminine hygiene products, and baby and children’s needs, including bottles, diapers, formula and wipes.
Where to donate: Uniform Apparel, 1683 North Broad St., New Orleans
When: Through Friday, Aug. 19, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Pagoda Cafe
Accepting: Cleaning supplies, personal care items, baby and childcare items, bedding, toilet paper, nonperishable foods and water.
Where: 1430 N. Dorgenois St., New Orleans
When: Business hours through Saturday, Aug. 19
Cafe Reconcile
Accepting: Cooked meals, which they are delivering three times per week for two weeks to Baton Rouge. Deliver meals in disposable containers. Suggested dishes are chicken, beef, fish, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, rice, gumbo, green beans, mixed vegetables, corn, red beans, black eyed peas, bread and cookies.
Where: 1631 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., New Orleans
When: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Aug. 26. Drop off items between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
The Computer Geeks
Accepting: Non-perishable food items, new blankets and bedding, feminine hygiene products, packaged diapers, baby wipes, baby food and formula, baby supplies, pillows, bath towels, toiletries cleaning supplies, pet food, pet crates and new pet bedding. No bulk items or furniture.
Where: 4409 Magazine St., New Orleans
When: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday, Aug. 19
Crescent City Clouds
Accepting: Dry goods, nonperishable foods, water, towels, new packages of socks and underwear.
Where: 4344 Earhart Blvd. Ste. C, New Orleans
When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturdays
New Orleans Harley-Davidson
Accepting: Nonperishable items, canned foods, clothing in bags or boxed and other basic needs items. They will be donated to the Red Cross.
Where: 6015 Airline Drive, Metairie
When: Business hours through Aug. 31
- Little Pnuts Toy Shoppe
Accepting: Children’s items including books, clothing, toys, arts and crafts supplies, coloring books and school supplies.
Where: 209 Harrison Ave., Suite C, New Orleans
When: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays
Where: 3301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Metairie; 3801 Magazine St., New Orleans; 7350 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge
When: Business hours through Aug. 31.
Alarm Protection Services
Accepting: Books, pillows, diapers, baby wipes, new toys, toiletries, feminine hygiene products, phone chargers, formula, craft supplies for kids and school supplies.
Where: 4440 Trenton St., Metairie
When: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Realty Point
Accepting: Water, clothing, bedding, toiletries and nonperishable food.
Where: 230 Polk St., New Orleans
When: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays through Aug. 31
Urban League of New Orleans
Accepting: Cash donations online or the following items in-person: Clothing, new packages of underwear and socks, toiletries, nonperishable food, baby formula, baby food, disinfectant wipes, blankets, towels, wash cloths, pillows, Ziploc bags and baby bottles.
Where: Urban League of Greater New Orleans, 4640 S. Carrollton, New Orleans
Brown Butter
Accepting: Cleaning supplies, toiletries, baby care items and pet supplies.
Where: 231 N. Carrollton Ave., New Orleans
When: Through Tuesday, Aug. 23
NORTH SHORE
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies
Where to donate: Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, or weekdays from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. at 411 West Coleman Ave., Hammond
Ain’t Life Grand Investments, 1950 N. Highway 190, Covington
Mugshots Grill & Bar, 300 River Highlands Blvd., Covington
Glory Bound Gyro Co., 500 River Highlands Blvd., Covington
Friends Coastal Restaurant, 407 St. Tammany St., Madisonville
Honda of Covington
Accepting: Basic flood relief items
Where: Honda of Covington, 100 Holiday Square Blvd., Covington
When: Between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Tallow Creek subdivision volunteers
Accepting: Cleaning supplies such as paper towels, brooms, mops, tools, mold masks and gloves plus general use items like socks, flip flops, boxes and toiletries
Where to donate: 755 Solomon Drive and 630 Amy Court in Covington
When: Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Project Blessings St. Tammany
Accepting: Toiletries, cleaning supplies, baby items and gently used blankets
Where to donate: Victory Bible Church’s Faith Outreach Building, 317 W. 30th Ave., Suite B, Covington
When: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Chimes - Covington
Accepting: Water, food, clothing and cleaning supplies
Where to donate: 19130 Rogers Lane, Covington
When: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tammany Oaks Church of Christ
Accepting: Water, food, clothing, baby items, cleaning supplies, school supplies and uniforms.
Where: 3700 Highway 59, Mandeville
South Paws Veterinary Surgical Specialists
Accepting: Pet supplies, which will be donated to the St. Tammany Humane Society and the Tangi Animal Shelter
Where: 2631 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville
The Little Gym
Accepting: Gift cards to home goods stores such as WalMart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s
Where: 51 Park Place Drive, Covington and 442F Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette
When: Business hours through Aug. 19
Cure, Cafe Henri and Cane & Table
Accepting: Cash donations or nonperishable food items for Second Harvest Food Bank
Where: 4905 Freret St., 800 Louisa St. or 1113 Decatur St.
BATON ROUGE, LAFAYETTE and OTHER LOCATIONS
United Way of Acadiana
Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies. No clothing donations can be accepted.
Where to donate: United Way of Acadiana, 215 E. Pinhook Rd., Lafayette, LA 70501
When: Daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Capital Area United Way
Accepting: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies.
Where to donate: 700 Laurel Street Baton Rouge, LA 70802
St. Charles Parish
Accepting: Toilet paper, hand sanitizer, tooth brushes, tooth paste, soap, shampoo, deoderant, feminine hygiene products, baby food, baby formula and bottles, diapers, wipes, buckets, mops, cleaning supplies, non-perishable foods, towels and packaged underwear
Where: Edward A. Dufresne Community Center, 274 Judge Edward Dufresne Parkway, Luling, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or the Allen Arterbury Building, 14564 River Road, New Sarpy, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
St. Charles Parish Animal Shelter
Accepting: Cat litter, plastic litter boxes, pet food, Dawn detergent, prepaid Visa gift cards. Items will be delivered to the Lamar Dixon Expo Center.
Where: 921 Rue La Cannes Drive, Luling, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Baton Rouge River Center, a temporary shelter for evacuees
Accepting: All items must be brand new. They most require pillows, underwear, baby clothes, socks, men’s shoes, blankets and deodorant.
Where: 275 S. River Road, Baton Rouge
Lamar Dixon Expo Center, a temporary shelter that is also housing animals
Accepting: Volunteers, hay, buckets, brooms, cleaning supplies, cat litter, plastic litter boxes, pet food for dogs, cats and horses.
Accepting: Pet supplies and volunteers to assist with the increased number of animals as the shelter accepts those that have been evacuated from flooded areas
Where: 934 Highway 3185, Thibodaux
In & Out Smart Repair Stores
Accepting: Ziploc bags, blankets, pillows, towels, wash cloths, toiletires, water, coffee, tea, nonperishable food, new packages of underwear, gift cards, cleaning materials and tools.
Where: All locations in Thibodaux, Houma, New Iberia, Lafayette, Mandeville and Hammond. See map for details.
Urban League of Greater New Orleans’ Baton Rouge drop-off
Accepting: New packages of underwear, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deoderant, disposable razors, shaving cream and lotion
Where: Star Hill Church, 1400 N. Foster Drive., Baton Rouge OR the James Law Office, 830 Main St., Baton Rouge
Denicola’s Furniture & Upholstery
Accepting: Furniture, especially mattresses, bed-frames, kitchen tables and chairs, dressers, end tables, night stands and lamps.
Where: 2152 N. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge.
When: Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. until further notice
Accepting donations via telephone. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or text LAFLOODS to 90999 to donate $10
Companion Animal Alliance, Baton Rouge’s city animal shelter
Needs: Foster homes to house pets temporarily, large bath towels, paper towels, water and food for volunteers and staff. Donations can be made online to assist with these needs by going to the organization’s website, www.CAABR.org.
NOLA Pay It Forward
Accepting: Greater New Orleans Foundation collecting donations to aid neighboring parishes in early relief and rebuilding efforts. Access the site here.
United Way of Southeast Louisiana
Accepting: Donations online by going through the United Way of Southeast Louisiana’s website. Checks can also be mailed to: United Way of Southeast Louisiana, ATTN: Flood Relief, 2515 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
Denham Springs Animal Shelter, which was devastated by the floods
Accepting: Donations via a GoFundMe account, which PetCo is matching dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. The shelter also has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
Tangi Humane Society, which is privately run and was devastated by the floods
Accepting: Donations via a GoFundMe account. The society also has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana
Accepting: Donations, 100 percent of which will be turned over to teachers who have lost classroom materials in the floods. They can be made online through APEL’s website. Teachers can also apply for the financial aid through the same link.
Assess the Need
Accepting: Donations for Livingston Parish schools, 15 of which flooded. Donations can be made online by going to Assess the Need’s website. They can also be emailed to Assess the Need, PO Box 1802, Denham Springs, LA, 70727
Catholic Charities
Accepting: Donations to aid families in immediate and longterm needs. Accepting donations online.
Save the Children’s Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Fund
Accepting: Donations to help protect children and support immediate needs of families affected by flooding. They can be sent online.
Accepting: Donations to help purchase emergency medications, medical equipment, appliances and transportation for flood victims in 10 parishes across Acadiana. Donations can be made online.
Foundation for Louisiana
Accepting: Donations for its Strategic Flood Response Fund. They can be made online through Paypal.
SBP
Accepting: Donations to assist in cleaning, gutting and rebuilding homes for those affected by the floods. They can be made online.
Lighthouse Louisiana
Accepting: Donations to clean up its Baton Rouge facility and repair and replace damaged items. They can be made online.
Northshore Weather Relief Fund
Accepting: Donations to help those affected in Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Helena and Tammany parishes. They can be made online.
Foundation EBR
Accepting: Donations to assist with cleaning and resupplying flooded East Baton Rouge Parish schools. They can be made online.
What they need: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, pet cages, kennels, leashes, collars, pet food, cat litter, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies
Where to mail items: United Way of Southeast Louisiana, 2515 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70119. Phone: 504.822.5540; United Way of Greater New Orleans, 411 W. Coleman Ave., Hammond, LA 70403. Phone: 985.542.8680
Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter
What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters.
Where to mail items: Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter, 1869 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072. Phone: 504.349.5111
Companion Animal Alliance
What they need: Leashes, pet treats, pet food, dog toys, cash donations, temporary fosters until transportation is available Wednesday, Aug. 17.
Where to mail items: Companion Animal Alliance, 2680 Progress Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70807. Phone: 225.774.7701
Capital Area United Way
What they need: Buckets, bleach, cleaning detergent, mops, Shockwave for mold, mops, brooms, paper towels, large garbage bags, rubber gloves, masks, scrub brushes, scouring pads, sponges, air freshener, toiletries, hand sanitizer, shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, hand soap, adult diapers, disposable razors, shaving cream, toilet paper, diapers for babies, baby wipes, baby food, baby formula, sippy cups and bottles, bottled water, nonperishable food items and school supplies.
Where to mail items: Capital Area United Way, 700 Laurel St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Phone: 225.383.2643
Junior League of New Orleans
What they need: Diapers in all sizes, feminine hygiene products and gift cards in $20 amounts for Target and Wal-Mart
Where to mail items: Junior League of New Orleans Headquarters, 4319 Carondelet St., New Orleans, LA 70115. Phone: 504.891.5845
Tangi Humane Society
How to mail items: The society has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
Denham Springs Animal Shelter
How to mail items: The shelter has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
Louisiana Bobcat Refuge
How to mail items: The shelter has an Amazon Wish List. By making purchases on Amazon, needed items will be sent directly to the shelter.
