Oil Spill Volunteer Information

United Way has set up a fund to meet the health and human service needs of our gulf coast residents impacted by the oil spill. Through our local partnerships, we will see that those who have been affected by this crisis receive the support they need to provide for their families.

Volunteer Related Resources:

• Dial United Way’s 2-1-1, United Way’s information line for volunteer opportunities
• Alabama Coastal Foundation – 251-990-6002 or info@joinacf.org
• Mobile Baykeeper – 251-433-4229 or info@mobilebaykeeper.org
• The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program: (866) 421-1266/251-431-6409 or visit http://www.mobilebaynep.com/ or mbnep@mobilebay-nep.com
• BP Volunteer Hotline: (866) 448-5816
• BRACE: http://www.bereadyalliance.org (Citizen Corps and CERT)
• Audubon of Florida: http://audubonoffloridanews.org/
• Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research: (302) 737-9543 or visit http://www.tristatebird.org/
• Anyone in the Mississippi area can contact the City of Biloxi and leave contact information through an online form: http://www.biloxi.ms.us/Volunteer.asp. Volunteers will be notified as soon as opportunities to help have been organized.
• The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana has joined with partners on the local, state and federal level to start registering volunteers. Sign up at http:www.CRCL.org.

 

Job Related Resources

• THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS is opening a satellite office in Bayou La Batre to assist workers who lose their jobs because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Workers can also file online at http://www.dir.alabama.gov or by calling 1-866-234-5382.
• THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT announced that the Alabama Career Center System is taking applications for jobs related to the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Individuals interested in applying for these jobs should contact their local one-stop career center or apply online at www.joblink.alabama.gov. Career center phone numbers are listed under Alabama Career Center System. For more information, contact Don Fisher, Associate Director, Field Services, Governor’s Office of Workforce Development, 334-293-4711.

NOTE: IF YOU ENCOUNTER OILED WILDLIFE, PLEASE CALL 1 (866) 557-1401. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH OR DISTURB OILED WILDLIFE, FOR YOUR SAFETY AND THEIRS.

TO REPORT OILED SHORELINE – 866-448-5816