Help with Housing Repairs and Building for Cameron Parish?

I decided to try to help the people of Cameron Parish (whether they want it or not...) because I have a lot of family there.

I decided to help from a distance because 1) I'm stuck in AZ 2) I don't have the proper ID to get in the parish and it's a long way to go to be turned away 3) I am guessing the kind of help I can provide (the kind that needs telephones and electricity) is the kind they are not able to provide for themselves right now... even if they had the before mentioned luxuries - because from what I gathered from brief phone conversations with my Cameron Parish relatives, they are a bit short on time to research available aid, since they're trying to salvage the life they had before Rita.

So... I started looking for charitable or government organizations to help them with what I think they'll need in the long and short run: housing. My first thought was Habitat for Humanity. They build houses for people that don't have them, and they have an NBC covered event at Rockefeller Plaza to build "houses in a box" for Katrina victims.

First thing I noticed on the HfH website was the absence of the name "Rita". I attempted to contact the affiliates of HfH near Cameron Parish... Beaumont, Orange, and Calcasieu and one email bounced back (Orange), haven't received an answer from Calcasieu (didn't expect one since there isn't any power), and a response from Beaumont stating

"I'm sorry, but we are in Beaumont, TX - another area that was hit by the hurricane. You will have to contact either a Louisiana affiliate, or better yet - www.habitat.org. Good luck. Beaumont HFH".

So I did as Beaumont suggested and called HfH's headquarters and spoke with a very nice lady on the helpline. She put me on hold and returned with the answer to "call back in about a month". When I asked if any money I raised for HfH would be directed towards providing housing for Rita victims in Cameron Parish... she said it would be applied to the local affiliate. When I reminded her Cameron Parish doesn't have an affiliate... she wasn't sure but thought it would be applied to HfH's general fund or the affiliate closest to Cameron Parish or overseeing efforts in Cameron Parish (I assume Calcasieu). I asked about their "Friends Helping Friends" program for Katrina and if it could be used to help Rita victims, and she *thought* the funds would go to aid both Katrina and Rita victims, but she wasn't sure. She also told me it would be a month before they could asses the area or even get started down there, so I gave up and agreed to call her back in a month.

I found another organizaiton - Rebuilding Together. At the top of their home page they only mention Katrina, but lower they mention RITA, give a link to volunteer AND a link to ask for help! I emailed the closest local affiliate, Christmas in April, Calcasieu Area, but don't expect a reply any time soon since they are located in Lake Charles.

The Enterprise Foundation is

"working with partners to help plan, finance and manage the construction of thousands of new homes for low-income Americans left homeless by the storm."

The storm, of course, is Katrina. So I emailed them and asked if Rita victims would be included. No reply yet.

Of course, there's our friend FEMA. They list some info about grants, etc. available to

"make damaged dwellings safe, sanitary and functional".