The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced a telephone hotline for Hurricane Katrina refugees to find shelter. The hotline will also will direct concerned citizens to agencies where they can volunteer or make donations

 

The hotline number is 888-312-4567.

 

The service is a joint effort of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas radio markets. The number will also be displayed on signs to be posted at the Texas-Louisiana border, Cushman said.