[Elspode]

Nothing says that...but FEMA does provide low interest rebuilding loans, I believe, as well as some stipends for getting back on one's feet (feel free to correct me if I am wrong, here).

This is a pretty clear-cut case where people in this country need to reach out and help the afflicted. As much as it worries me to do so (because you never know who you'll end up with), we have put ourselves on a list offering to house survivors (I'm on board with the notion that we don't call the displaced from Katrina "refugees") in our home. Mrs. Elspode is trying to find out how to help Heart to Heart International collect material goods for transport to the Gulf Coast, and we've kicked in what cash we can afford to Red Cross.

We feel helpless, but we really feel like we must do *something*. I'll let you know if we end up with guests...