Gulf Coast Recovery Commentaries

The New York Times, March 2, 2010: (Editorial) An Essential Fix

"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. "

June 22, 2009: Renewing Our Commitment to the Gulf Coast Region: How Coastal Erosion Contributes to Poverty, By Courtney Howell, Director, and Diane Huhn, Volunteer Coordinator, Bayou Grace Community Services

Time for a New Federal Approach

The New Orleans Times-Picayune, May 5, 2009: (Op-Ed) Newcomers deserve day to celebrate

"It is to them, and to many other Latino workers in New Orleans, that I'll raise a toast today, Cinco de Mayo"

The New Orleans Times-Picayune, March 16, 2009: (Editorial) For the children

"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"

The New Orleans Times-Picayune, March 9, 2009: (Editorial) A healthy development

"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 New York Times, February 12, 2009: (Op-Ed) Some Sense, at Last, About Katrina

"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"

USA Today, January 15, 2009: (Op-Ed) Obama's call to service can't start soon enough

"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"