[altroots] FW: Some resources

This is from Danielle Brazell, former director of Highways, who works for
the Screen Actors Guild.  Please pass this on to anyone who might find it
useful.
Lisa
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From: DANIELLE BRAZELL <djbrazell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 20:44:44 -0700
To: MK Wegmann <mkarts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Lisa Mount <lqmount@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Some resources

Dear MK & Lisa, 

I¹m so grateful to hear through the vine that you two, and the NPN staff did
make it out of NO.  I¹m forwarding this list of potential resources for N.O.
Artists who may be in need of financial help.  While some of these require
membership, others like the Actors Fund of America do not. But these are the
are the only organization that specifically help the ?entertainment¹ field.
Aside from money and housing, please let me know how can the arts community
can help our colleagues?
You both are big in my thoughts as is the population of NO. I trust you are
safe and warm somewhere.

Love, 
Danielle 


Relief Funds: 
Actors Fund of America:
Provides financial assistance to performing artists.

If you are a professional in the entertainment industry in need of emergency
assistance due to Hurricane Katrina, please call The Actors' Fund at
800.221.7303. Please identify where you are calling from and ask to have an
intake worker paged. If you call and get the voicemail system, dial
extension 119. www.actorsfund.org

American Federation of Musicians:
Grants available to Union Members between $200 - $2,000
http://www.unionplus.org/hurricane.cfm

Screen Actors Guild Foundation
Emergency Assistance available to qualified members of SAG.
www.sagfoundation.org
(323) 549-6773

AFTRA Members Located in Affected States.  For AFTRA members located in the
affected states, please contact the Miami office at (954) 920-2476 for more
information on available assistance.  The Miami local can also be reached by
email at miami@xxxxxxxxxx

Society of Singers: Financial Aid
SOS helps singers who have financial needs resulting from personal, medical
or family crises. Charitable grants may be provided for basic needs
including rent, utilities, medical/dental expenses, substance abuse rehab,
psychotherapy and HIV/AIDS treatment. Grants are always paid directly to
creditors. SOS is unable to provide assistance for credit card debts, tax
debts, loans, voice lessons, demos, head-shots and other music projects.
ELIGIBILITY Any individual who has derived his or her primary income as a
professional singer for five years or more may qualify for services.

The Southern Arts Federation has established an Emergency Relief Fund to
assist arts organizations and artists residing in Gulf Coast communities
most devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Distribution and decisions on the use
of funds will be made by state arts agencies. http://www.aact.org/index.htm

Housing: 
Craig¹s List www.craigslist.org

SAG Foundation Housing Board: www.sagfoundation.org ­ It is designed for SAG
members.  But it has been opened for non-members to help with housing swaps
for those displaced by Katrina.
When logging into the system type ³Guest² as the member ID#.







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