Cindy A Holmstrom 858-361-6164
http://www.visionsandiego.com
Samaritan's Purse Hotline at 858-244-2961
http://www.efcc.org
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Free Sealey Mattresses - Fire survivors
are offered the choice between twin, double, queen, or California Mattress sets
(one FREE set per household) which much be picked up at one of Living Spaces
Furniture two locations in the
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Free New Munire Cribs - USA Baby has
generously made arrangements with a top crib manufacturer, Munire, to make
available at least 100 FREE new Munire cribs to recent
SDSU Alumni Assoc. will replace free of
charge, SDSU-related items for alumni lost in the wildfires, such as diplomas,
transcripts, and athletic season tickets.
Contact: alumni@sdsu.edu or (619) 594-ALUM
$500 to Pet Owners Affected by Fires - The San Diego Humane Society has established the Fire Relief Pet Assistance fund in order to provide financial support to pet owners directly affected by the fires. The fund will provide reimbursement of up to $500 per household to cover pet-related expenditures incurred due to the fires. Reimbursement is available for veterinary expenses, transportation and boarding expenses, pet food, livestock feed, and pet or livestock supplies. Pet owners directly affected by the fires may find out more about the Fire Relief Pet Assistance Program and complete an application for assistance by emailing Kimmy O’Connor or by calling (619) 243-3434."OUT OF THE ASHES" ORGANIZATIONAL
TOOL CREATED AND DISTRIBUTED BY CEDAR FIRE VICTIMS - To assist families
who lost their homes in the Witch Creek fire, a group of nearly 100 Scripps
Ranch volunteers designed, assembled and are distributing 1000 file system
totes, customized to the needs of recovering fire victims. Each portable,
plastic tote contains pre-labeled hanging files and manila folders to help
organize the many important forms, receipts, and documents acquired during the
recovery process. Many of this project's volunteers lost their Scripps
Ranch homes in the 2003 Cedar Fire and are now eager to "pay it
forward" by sharing their post-fire experience and knowledge with those
who are beginning the recovery process in Rancho Bernardo,
Attorneys throughout
Valley
(Tribal Lands - La Jolla - 43, Rincon -
84,
For on-site general information about assistance or
to offer help in the
For on-site general information about assistance or
to offer help on tribal lands, contact:
God is
Love Ministries at San Pasqual tribal area (John Villalobos - 760-749-3819
or john_godislove@yahoo.com
Pauma
Christian Fellowship (location of First Nations Ministry)
- 888-560-6883 or foursquarefirstnations@juno.com
(paumavalley.foursquareonline.org)
If your
church would like to be included as a resource in the
Fallbrook area - 240 families
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For on-site general information about assistance or
to offer help in the Fallbrook area, contact:
If your
church would like to be included as a resource in the Fallbrook area, please
email asubia@4sd.net
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For on-site general information about assistance or
to offer help in the
If your
church would like to be included as a resource in the
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Ramona area - 411 families
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Group seeks help for fire recovery center
Ramona Disaster Outreach needs people who are
committed to helping people who have suffered loss from the Witch Fire.
Leland Jones, Bonnie Frede, Karen Clendenen,
and LaVonna Connelly are long-term members of the Ramona fire relief committee.
They need people to help them establish a recovery center in Ramona and are
seeking grants for that cause.
They meet weekly at St. Mary’s in the Valley
Episcopal Church at the corner of
Persons interested in joining the group also may contact them at Ramona Disaster Outreach,
St. Mary’s in the Valley Episcopal Church (www.stmarysinthevalley.org) is actively involved in fire relief. Here's what we're doing and how you can help.To each of the six St. Mary's families who lost their home, we are offering to provide three advocates. One advocate will focus on spiritual and emotional help. One will focus on arranging for practical help – like sifting ashes, moving to temporary housing, or finding something they need. We hope to find these two advocates among our church family. The third advocate to help with the myriad red tape of insurance and rebuilding will come from the Cedar fire relief organization. These folks speak from first-hand experience.For the three St. Mary’s families who had some
damage, we will provide similar services using as many advocates as required to
meet their needs. If you know of anyone that needs help, please let us
know; send e-mail to needshelp@stmarysinthevalley.org
For any needs we cannot meet from within St.
Mary's, we will work with partners outside our church to find a solution. We
have ties to the diocese, Episcopal Relief and Development, other local and
regional fire relief groups and some foundations.
Virginia Pollack will act as coordinator for
all advocates and will channel requests that go outside the church.
How you can help – long and short term
We hope to find at least 12 long-term
advocates within the church. We already have two volunteers. We will
match volunteers to survivors, considering survivor needs and volunteer’s
skills and knowledge. Brief training will be provided. Advocates
should be prepared to serve for a minimum of six months but most likely they
will be needed for 1-2 years.
The best way to volunteer is to send E-mail to
canhelp@stmarysinthevalley.org.
Let us know how you would like to help or what you do best. You should
receive a response within 36 hours. If you do not have access to E-mail,
you can call Virginia Pollack at 788-1536 or leave a message with Kelly in the
church office so
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For on-site general information about assistance or to offer help in the Ramona area, contact:
Calvary
Chapel Ramona (location of Samaritan's Purse) - 760-789-6031 or calvarychapelramona.com
Ramona
Church of Christ - 760-789-7103 or 619-239-6353
If your
church would like to be included as a resource in the Ramona area, please email
asubia@4sd.net
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Rancho Bernardo & Rancho
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The
website at www.RebuildRB.com has good
information for families in the area.
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The Westwood Club is hosting a dinner for
fire-affected families on Thursday November 29, 2007 from 6:00pm – 8:30 pm
so that Westwood families can meet with others who have lost their homes. There
will be no media coverage.
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For on-site general information about assistance or
to offer help in the Rancho Bernardo area, contact:
The
Church at Rancho Bernardo - 858-592-2434 or thechurchatrb.org
Maranatha
Chapel (headquarters of Samaritan's Purse) - 858-613-7800
or maranathachapel.org
Rancho
Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church (Jan Rasmussen) - 858-487-0811
or transformedlives.com
San
Rafael Catholic Church (Tom Hanson) - 858-484-3980 or sanrafaelparish.org
For on-site general information on assistance or to
help in the Rancho
The
If your
church would like to be included as a resource in the Rancho Bernardo or Rancho
Santa Fe areas, please email asubia@4sd.net
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For on-site general information about assistance or
to offer help in the
Informational
webpage - http://nccwwt.googlepages.com
If your
church would like to be included as a resource in the
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Harris Fire Area - 283 families
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Thank you Jamul for all your generous
contributions! The
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Rescue
Task Force (Andrea Stone) - 619-328-6511 or rescuetaskforce.org
If your
church would like to be included as a resource in the Harris Fire areas, please
email asubia@4sd.net
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Robin Kaufman, Chairman of the RB Community Council, asked me to spread the word that the home page of the RB Community Council provides a constantly updated list of goods, services, and other resources being offered to fire victims. If you or someone you know was affected, please let them know about this resource: www.RBCommunityCouncil.com
The Union Plus Credit Card Disaster Relief Fund is available
to help cardholders who are facing financial hardship due to the fires. Union
cardholders are eligible to apply for Disaster Relief Fund grants of $500. The
money does not have to be repaid.
Attorneys throughout San Diego County will provide free legal services for families whose lives have been affected by the recent wildfires. Anyone affected by the wildfires may access legal assistance by dialing the toll-free FEMA-ABA/YLD disaster hotline at 1-866-636-9041. Additional legal resources for wildfire victims, including an application for assistance, can be found at the San Diego County Bar Association’s website www.sdcba.org/disasterrelief. Legal issues faced by the fire victims will run the gamut from insurance coverage to landlord-tenant concerns to employment questions. The assistance program will connect people to experienced lawyers for advice. The lawyer assigned will not charge the client for his or her legal services, which will be available in both English and Spanish.