An exciting online initiative, the CrisisWiki, is looking for citizen volunteers for help in its response to the Nashville-area flood and the Gulf oil spill.  According to the site, the goal of CrisisWiki:
is to create an editable directory of resources related to disasters and crises around the world. An example of how we’ve done this in the past can be seen at HurricaneWiki.org. What sets CrisisWiki apart from other disaster wikis is that we intend to design the wiki so it can accommodate resources for any disaster, rather than just one specific event, as well as aggregate local, state, national and international emergency preparedness resources before a disaster strikes.
The Wiki offers news, ways of helping & getting help, and many other resources. But it relies on the work of volunteer contributors. For more information, go to its project wiki or contact Andy Carvin (Twitter: @acarvin) who developed the idea.  (Btw, an article I saw on the Nashville Flood Wiki “So Nashville Is Flooded…I Can Help” from Nashvillest.com, offers a comprehensive list of how to assist in the town’s recovery.)
A woman wades through flood water on a downtown sidewalk in Nashville (Getty Images).
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1 ReadyMom // May 6, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Not sure if my website is what you are looking for, but it’s chock full of info folks may need in easy-to-find format. I’ve collected the info from tons of sites across the web over the past 3+ years. -karen
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