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Food for the Hungry

As you're considering which charitable organization(s) will put your donations to best use in the Katrina relief efforts, may I offer my humble endorsement of Food for the Hungry (Katrina-specific page here.)

Food for the Hungry's North American headquarters is here in Phoenix, and I know several people who work for the organization. They are widely recognized as one of the most efficient charitable organizations in the country.

The organization was one of the NGOs most heavily involved in the Tsunami relief efforts earlier in the year. In these early days of the crisis, their current focus in the Katrina effort is sending personal hygiene care kits, and partnering with other organizations on the ground to distribute food and medical supplies. They also have teams assessing what other assistance they are equipped to provide.