In crisis situations, contribute to the Salvation Army, the Baptist men’s rebuilders, or to individual churches and families in the affected area. Never give to the over-paid bureaucrats in the Red Cross, who skim the lion’s share of the donations.
Agree, completely.
and another good place to donate is http://www.teamrubiconusa.org/
The Salvation Army is THE best charitable organization...sure there are some others that worthwhile like the Fisher House foundation. We stopped contributing to Wounded Warriors after watching how much they spend on advertising and the CEO makes about $300,000 a year.
Katrina exposed the Red Cross as being inefficient and having too much overhead. Google charities and find those who give the lion's share to their causes.