Rebuilding after Katrina
by Kimberly on September 1, 2005
in Hurricane Katrina
There is a persistent need in all parts of the United States for well-built, affordable housing. That need has increased beyond imagining in the parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and beyond that Hurricane Katrina has devastated.
I wish that I had time to write more about this today, but I have an affordable housing project here in the state of Washington that’s demanding my immediate attention. So I’ll get straight to the part where I ask you to pitch in and help with the costs of the massive rebuilding that will eventually occur. Habitat for Humanity and Architecture for Humanity are two remarkable organizations, dedicated to the idea that everyone deserves a safe place to live. I urge you to support their Hurricane Katrina relief efforts (the buttons below will take you to their sites), or those of any charity of your choice. I will match your donations to either of these organizations up to a total of $500.
I’m joining in with lots of other bloggers; you can find them at TTLB’s Katrina Blog Relief Day and Strengthen the Good’s Matching the Good.
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What a great gesture from you, we did a collection at work and it’s being sent over via moneygram tomorrow. I think to the Red Cross, but if everyone everywhere can spare a bit it’ll really help those in need.
My new fears revolve around the idea that the rebuilding might make the city worse than it ever was before. In Ohio we get a fair number of tornados wreaking havoc through our tiny towns. I lived near Xenia, which is devastated like clockwork every ten years. The wind will pull out a nice grid of 1920’s bungalows, and what gets put in it’s place is a sprawling community killing carfest. The town gets enough disaster money to rebuild, but they do so in a way that makes the town less and less inhabitable every time. I hope New Orleans doesn’t become a highway dominated stripmall like so much of the southeast.
Kimberley, what a generous gesture you’re making. I’ve never heard of Architecture for Humanity–will look it up ASAP. Here’s my question, though: is there such a thing as Engineers for Humanity, too? My big fear is that NO and the surrounding cities will be rebuilt without attention to the physical realities of the land and the weather. I don’t mean to discount your efforts at all. I’m just curious because I know so little about all of this.
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