The BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund is a Section 501(C) (3) non-profit organization formed to operate as a charitable service to benefit individuals and families determined to be victims of publicly declared disasters. The BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund has received temporary tax exemption status to immediately expedite its ability to begin soliciting and distributing donations to benefit those affected by Hurricane Katrina.

The Hurricane Katrina disaster has displaced families across the Gulf Coast region. In cooperation with Reach Media Inc., The Tom Joyner Morning Show and BlackAmericaWeb.com, the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund will accept donations to provide resources to support families who are assisting those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. These funds will go to individual families who have opened their homes to families displaced by Hurricane Katrina, to supplement their personal households as the recovery efforts continue.

To identify families in need, the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund intends to partner with churches throughout states neighboring the affected areas. We ask that churches serve as grassroots conduits for families to request relief assistance from the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund. BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund assistance requests are available at churches across the Southeast, and can be downloaded at www.blackamericaweb.com/relief. All relief requests must be submitted by the church or partner organization.

If you are a church organization and would like to make this available, download this form Blackamericaweb relief fund.pdf

If you are a family housing displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina download this form. Forms will only be accepted if submitted bya church Blackamericaweb relief for families. pdf

The fund will accept donations at www.blackamericaweb.com and by mail at:

BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund
PO Box 803209
Dallas, TX 75240

The popular "Cash Call contest," a daily fixture on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, will be suspended for the month of September and the "$1000 per hour" prize will be used to seed the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund. This will seed the Relief Fund with more than $70,000.

Sponsors and partners interested in providing matching funds are encouraged to contact Katrina Witherspoon, President & CEO of the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund at 972.371.5850.

The BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund is committed to delivering relief to families in need and will ensure that the dollars donated to the fund get to the families who need them.