Katrina aftermath - what the fuck???

[furrygirl]

Besides the same old, "Do we blame those poor black crackheads, or do we blame the rich white cokehead running the country?" debate, does any have any leads for groups that are taking on-the-ground volunteers WITHOUT medical training?

I've been looking for days, and I can not find a group who does human or animal rescues in flooded areas that accept non-professionals. Seriously, do really I need a degree to be able to round up stray dogs or pass out blankets? It's incredibly frustrating that with the current bottle-necking of resources coming in to the area, everyone wants money, but not personel. I don't drive or own a car, I don't have a boat, I don't live in the south, but surely there's some sort of formal project that needs actual physical help.