Most of the evacuee women will be able to qualify for WIC and Texas WIC can 
give them a manual pump, if appropriate. That is if they end up here in 
Texas. From what I see of the living quarters in the large shelters, there 
is no privacy. There also looks like no way to properly wash and sterilize 
bottles or fix formula. Both the Harris County and City of Houston WICs are 
proactive in promoting breastfeeding with PCs and IBCLCs. So far, I have not 
had any referrals for any hurricane evacuees needing BF help-- although all 
the local WICs here have been extending hours to serve LA clients and 
relaxing the need for documentation. I understand that Houston area IBCLCs 
have taken BF information to the Astrodome and an IBCLC was there on Friday 
in the triage area. I have not heard that there has been much need of BF 
help. So hang on to those pumps and we'll see what women need. Perhaps other 
states that do not have pumps through WIC could use them?

Best to you all, Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC (Houston, TX)

PS: I am very impressed by how Harris County and City of Houston are 
handling the evacuee situation. They are organized. For example, my church 
denomination has been asked to serve food on a certain day and we were asked 
to raise $1,000,000 (yes, one million dollars!!!) to pay for the food for 
the week we are responsible for feeding people at the big dome shelters 
here. I work for Harris County and last summer we had a drill on emergency 
operations with everyone having to do the mandatory training. My church is 
working to help another church feed and clothe and find jobs for 300 people 
in Seabrook. Everywhere you go here, people are very sad looking. Locals and 
the Louisiana people. And these are the people who drove out early, not the 
ones who got stuck there in the flooding. 

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