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Entergy has released possible ETAs for Power restoration in affected areas.

Good morning , here are today's resources:

❄️WALK-UP COOLING CENTERS❄️
🥤Water
⚡️Charging stations
💨Air-conditioned buses (for people & pets)
🐶Pet food
📄FEMA disaster assistance

8am-6pm, located at:
❄️Treme Rec Center (900 N Villere St)
❄️Cut Off Rec Center (6600 Belgrade St)
❄️Gernon Brown Rec Center (1001 Harrison Ave)
❄️Milne Rec Center (5420 Franklin Ave)
❄️Stallings St. Claude Rec Center (4300 St Claude)
❄️John P Lyons Rec Center (624 Louisiana Ave)
❄️Joe W Brown Rec Center (5601 Read Blvd)
❄️Rosenwald Rec Center (1120 S Broad Ave)
❄Level Up Campaign (1123 Lamanche St)

⚜️DRIVE THRU PODS⚜️
MREs, water & ice:
📦8am-6pm: Joe Brown Park
📦8am-6pm: Mahalia Jackson Theater
📦8am-6pm: Skelly Park
📦8am-6pm: Wesley Barrow Stadium
📦8am-6pm: Lyons Center
📦12pm-6pm: Dryades YMCA

🩹FIRST AID STATION🩹
is running a first aid station in Central City:
📍Central City Senior Center, 2101 Phillip St
🕰Running daily, 24/7

Services:
💨Oxygen exchange
⚡️Medical device charging
🩺Basic health assessments
🖊Minimal prescribing ability, but no meds available onsite

🚍TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE🚍
providing limited transportation assistance to shelters. Pickup points at these locations:
📍Treme Rec Center (900 N Villere St)
📍Cut Off Rec Center (6600 Belgrade St)
📍Gernon Brown Rec Center (1001 Harrison Ave)
📍Milne Rec Center (5420 Franklin Ave)
📍Stallings St Claude Rec Center (4300 St Claude)
📍John P. Lyons Rec Center (624 Louisiana Ave.)
📍Joe W. Brown Rec Center (5601 Read Blvd)
📍Rosenwald Rec Center (1120 S. Broad Ave)
📍Central City Senior Center (2101 Phillip St)
📍Engine 4 Fire House (6900 Downman Rd)
📍Arthur Monday Rec Center (1111 Newton St)
📍Level Up Campaign (1123 Lamanche St)
This transportation assistance will bring people to general population shelters provided by the State of Louisiana. If you have medical needs, call 3-1-1 to get connected with the Special Needs Registry.

Get to any of these resources with a free ride:
📱Lyft code: IDARELIEF21
📱Uber code: IDARELIEF2021

✅Meals available throughout the day at dozens of sites, see full list of meals & resources at trumba.com/calendar/hurricaneida

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Need assistance cleaning up your property after ? Call (844) 965-1386 to receive help with debris cleanup, drywall removal, chainsaw work and more. This work will be performed by volunteers until September 17th.

Resources for little ones including diapers & baby supplies are located around at the Cooling Centers (8am-6pm):

📍Treme Rec Center (900 N Villere St)
📍Cut Off Rec Center (6600 Belgrade St)
📍Gernon Brown Rec Center (1001 Harrison Ave)
📍Milne Rec Center (5420 Franklin Ave)
📍Stallings St. Claude Rec Center (4300 St Claude)
📍 P Lyons Rec Center (624 Louisiana Ave)
📍Joe W Brown Rec Center (5601 Read Blvd)
📍Rosenwald Rec Center (1120 S Broad Ave)

More resources: trumba.com/calendar/hurricaneida

Photos from NOLA Ready's post

Jefferson Parish on Twitter

additional water distribution sites in Jefferson Parish:

Jefferson Parish on Twitter “🚨STARTING NOW🚨there is a water distribution at the following locations: 💦 Harvey Community Center on Estalote- 5 palates 💦Woodmere Playground on Glenmere- 7 palates 💦Life Cathedral on Ames- 7 palates 💦Avondale Fire Station on Hwy 90- 5 palates”

if you are needing to charge your devices, water, ice, meals, etc. in Jefferson Parish, here is a list of locations with different resources.

NOLA Ready is providing a list of resources for people in the city without power today. If you need meals, water, charging, AC, etc. check out this list to find the resources you need.

Good morning ! We have many resources available today during ongoing impacts from Hurricane .

📦DRIVE-THRU PODS📦
The is providing free ready-to-eat meals, water, and ice at these drive-thru locations today:
📍8am-6pm: Joe Brown Park, Mahalia Jackson Auditorium, Skelly Rupp Stadium
📍12pm-6pm: Wesley Barrow Stadium

❄WALK-UP COOLING CENTERS❄
The is hosting Cooling Centers daily from 8am-6pm. Water, charging stations, A/C, pet food (available at most locations depending on supply) & FEMA disaster assistance.
📍NORD Cooling Center Locations: Treme, Cut Off, Gernon Brown, Milne, Stallings St. Claude, Lyons, Joe Brown & Rosenwald.

🩹FIRST AID STATION🩹
📍Central City Senior Center at 2101 Phillip St
🕰Running daily, 24/7
🩺Services: Oxygen exchange, medical device charging, basic health assessments, minimal prescribing ability, no meds available onsite.

🍽MEALS🍽
Free lunch & dinner available at each cooling station.
📍Locations: Treme, Cut Off, Gernon Brown, Milne, Stallings St. Claude, Lyons, Joe Brown & Rosenwald, plus dozens of sites around town.

See full list of resources at trumba.com/calendar/hurricaneida

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¡Buenos días ! Tenemos muchos recursos disponibles hoy tras los impactos del Huracán .

PUNTOS DE DISTRIBUCIÓN DRIVE-THRU: La está ofreciendo comidas listas para llevar, agua y hielo gratis en estos lugares de drive-thru hoy de 8 a.m. a 6 p.m.: Joe Brown Park, Mahalia Jackson Auditorium, Skelly Rupp Stadium y 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.: Estadio Wesley Barrow

CENTROS REFRIGERADOS A PIE: La ofrece centros refrigerados todos los días de 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Agua, estaciones de carga, aire acondicionado, comida para mascotas (disponible en la mayoría de los lugares según el suministro) y asistencia de la FEMA en caso de desastre
Ubicaciones de los centros refrigerados NORD: Treme, Cut Off, Gernon Brown, Milne, Stallings St. Claude, Lyons, Joe Brown & Rosenwald

ESTACIÓN DE PRIMEROS AUXILIOS Central City Senior Center, 2101 Phillip St Funcionando diariamente, 24/7 Servicios: Intercambio de oxígeno, carga de dispositivos médicos, evaluaciones médicas básicas, mínima capacidad de prescripción, no hay medicamentos disponibles en el lugar

ALIMENTOS: Almuerzo y cena gratis en cada centro refrigerado. Ubicaciones: Treme, Cut Off, Gernon Brown, Milne, Stallings St. Claude, Lyons, Joe Brown y Rosenwald, además de decenas de sitios en la ciudad.

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Chào buổi sáng ! Hôm nay chúng tôi có nhiều nguồn trợ giúp sẵn có trong khi chúng ta chịu tác động liên tục của Bão .

CÁC ĐIỂM CẤP PHÁT THUỐC CHO NGƯỜI LÁI XE QUA: sẽ cung cấp đồ ăn liền, nước và đá miễn phí tại các địa điểm phục vụ người lái xe qua này từ 8am-6pm hôm nay: Joe Brown Park, Mahalia Jackson Auditorium, Skelly Rupp Stadium & 12pm-6pm: Wesley Barrow Stadium

TRUNG TÂM LÀM MÁT PHỤC VỤ NGƯỜI ĐI BỘ TỚI: sẽ tổ chức các Trung tâm Làm mát hàng ngày từ 8am-6pm. Nước, trạm sạc, điều hòa không khí, thức ăn cho thú nuôi (có sẵn ở hầu hết các địa điểm tùy thuộc vào nguồn tiếp liệu) & hỗ trợ thảm họa của FEMA

Địa điểm Trung tâm Làm mát NORD: Treme, Cut Off, Gernon Brown, Milne, Stallings St. Claude, Lyons, Joe Brown & Rosenwald

TRẠM SƠ CỨU Central City Senior Center, 2101 Phillip St Hoạt động hàng ngày, Dịch vụ 24/7: Trao đổi oxy, sạc thiết bị y tế, đánh giá sức khỏe cơ bản, khả năng kê toa tối thiểu, không có sẵn các loại thuốc tại chỗ

BỮA ĂN: Có sẵn bữa trưa và bữa tối miễn phí tại mỗi trạm làm mát. Địa điểm: Treme, Cut Off, Gernon Brown, Milne, Stallings St. Claude, Lyons, Joe Brown & Rosenwald, cùng với hàng chục địa điểm quanh thị trấn.

This is a list of the cooling centers in New Orleans. if you need to charge your phone and get some AC you can go to one these locations to get some water, cool off, and charge your devices.

Dependable In Home Care Ida Response:

We are here to help you. If you are no longer in New Orleans, please contact us and let us know your location. In many cases we may have caregivers who have located to where you are and can service you, Mobile, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Pensacola, Houston, Shreveport etc. I applaud all the families who are trying to go it alone. We may be able to help. Call us, we are here. We will never leave you.

Sincerely,

Joni Friedmann-Lagasse, Owner

August is National Water Quality Month, the quality of our water is incredibly important to the health of our planet. This month, we can take time to see how we can take steps in your life to protect our water. Visit nationalwaterqualitymonth.org to learn more about National Water Quality Month and protecting our water.

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