The following organizations have put together teams of volunteers to help muck and gut homes, along with other relief efforts. If you have damage to your home from the flooding and need clean-up assistance, call the organizations from this list:

• NOLA Tree Project: 504.415.8434
• Red Cross: 855.489.2528
• United States Recovery Project: projects@UnitedSaints.org or 504.383.5554
• All Hands Volunteers: 225.236.6677 or louisianafloodresponse@hands.org
• Reach Out Worldwide: Contact Mike, 859.408.1073
• St. Bernard Project: 504.277.6831
• Nechama: 763.732.0610
• Evacuteers: 504.517.3580

Crisis Cleanup can be reached at 1-800-451-1954, if you want assistance from them to contact these and other volunteer agencies.

There are alo several Church Organizations volunteering their services for clean-up efforts and donating items to those in need:

• Hope Ministries: 225.355.0702
• Catholic Charities: 225.376.6890
• First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge: http://www.fpcbr.org/content.cfm?id=1423, volunteer clean-up services and flood resources on web site
• Operation Blessing International: 757.226.3401
• Compassion Corps International at All Nations Fellowship: 504.330.5793
• Church of Christ - 1225 S. Purpera, 225.236.2015, boxes of food, personal care items, water
• Household of Faith Church: 10469 Airline, Gonzales, 225.644.3111, supplies, cleaning, water, etc.
• Baptist Association of Southeast Louisiana: Stan Statham, 985.839.3827 or his cell 985.515.4367, or domstan@basela.org, gutting and spraying for mold
• First United Methodist Church: 930 North Blvd., 225.383.4777, house gutting
• Mennonites for gutting houses: 330.275.7379 (Denham Springs)
• Mormons for gutting: 1.800.451.1954, 10533 Highland Road, cleaning and hygiene supplies, food, moving furniture out, gutting, sheet rock, tarps; expecting 3,500 volunters weekend of 8/26-8/28
• Crossroads Church with Samaritan's Purse: 337.349.5130
• Samaritan's Purse in Baton Rouge: 985.402.4350
• Healing Place Church: 757.274.8650, work in gutting etc.

Tide Trucks Arrive in Denham Springs to Help With Washing, Drying and Folding

Tide "Loads of Hope" trucks have arrived at Sam's Club in Denham Springs (201 Bass Pro Blvd.), and volunteers are there to wash, dry and fold for free. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.