a l’orange aussi.
With federal relief money still bottlenecked in the system and 14,000 residents displaced by Katrina about to go through their third winter in FEMA trailers or tents, the housing charities of Mississippi are trying to raise $300 million dollars to Finish The Job of getting these people back into permanent housing. There’s more after the jump.
It’s been noted elswhere how insurance settlements have been lowballed or stalled in ongoing litigation.
It’s been noted elsewhere how state politics and bureaucratic red tape have kept federal relief funds from reaching the residents of the gulf coast.
It’s been noted elsewhere on the long term health risks the FEMA travel trailers pose, and how they were never designed to be occupied for years on end.
What’s not well-known is that many of the charities that have organized, financed and carried out the bulk of the rebuilding over the past two years are now running out of money.
A new 501(c)3 is trying to raise one dollar per American to provide the funds for these organizations to continue their work.
You can watch their video here.
You can make a contribution online here.
Give what you can, or better yet, go yourself. I’ll be in Bay Saint Louis the week after Christmas with a group of 30; come by and say hey.
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of sites to promote. Excellent post, clearly stated with a course of action and link to even more information.
Often filled with mold and formaldehyde, these FEMA trailers take a toll on their inhabitants. Look for a new wave of multiple chemical sensitivities, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome in the folks who lived in these trailers.
just what everyone wants their kid immersed in. This makes me so angry — actually, angry doesn’t even begin to describe it. There aren’t any words.
Happy to donate to this and THANK YOU for posting this. Maybe see you there!! What a great way to spend the week!
sort of like the work for Pretty Bird Woman House? Thanks.
if you go to sphere.com and type in Katrina and Mississippi, this post is the first one cited.
http://www.sphere.com/search?d…
What does this mean? It means the site is ready to handle the heavy lifting of major fund-raising efforts and organizing progressive events.
Thanks everyone!