Gulf Coast Recovery Commentaries
"Black, white, Asian; young, middle-aged, elderly; affluent and impoverished, we all suffered during and after Hurricane Katrina. St. Bernard Parish was completely submerged, got no immediate help from the feds, and the overwhelming majority of its residents were white. "
Posted January 3, 2011
Posted September 7, 2010
Posted August 30, 2010
"Poverty rates in the city remain high, while the suburban poor now outnumber those in Orleans Parish. The city's lack of affordable housing means that 58 percent of renters pay more than a third of their income for their apartments."
Posted June 7, 2010
"The loss would be especially devastating for New Orleans, which is desperately short of housing for the low-income workers who are essential to the city's service economy. "
Time for a New Federal Approach
"It is to them, and to many other Latino workers in New Orleans, that I'll raise a toast today, Cinco de Mayo"
"Hurricane Katrina put thousands of Louisiana families through those heart-wrenching conditions. That's reflected in a report saying Louisiana had the nation's worst rate of child homelessness in 2005-06"
"Health advocates have pushed for years to establish more health clinics around New Orleans to allow low-income residents to get regular doctor care"
"The point of the new policy is to keep low-income families on temporary assistance until they can complete the complicated process of qualifying for a permanent Section 8 housing voucher"
"Expanding the number of AmeriCorps volunteers working with low-income families in schools, clinics and non-profits is one of the fastest and least expensive ways to reinforce our social safety net"
Outlining a Comprehensive Plan for Gulf Coast Recovery.