Episcopal News Service Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Remembering Katrina: Mississippi's rebuilding efforts in need of volunteers
By Lauren Wilkes Auttonberry
[ENS, PASS CHRISTIAN, Mississippi] The Oak Park neighborhood of Pass Christian looked much like any modest, working-class neighborhood-until Hurricane Katrina dumped between 15 and 20 feet of floodwater and debris on the area.
Camp Coast Care (CCC), a recovery and reconstruction mission for those in need on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, has sent crews to work on several of the houses in Oak Park. The organization, under the auspices of Lutheran Episcopal Services in Mississippi and a partner in development with Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD), has completely refurbished the interior of three houses and completed the gutting and interior rebuild on five houses, along with many smaller projects on several other homes.
Yet, since late June, CCC has not had the number of volunteers needed to continue putting families back into their homes.
Full story and photographs:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_77436_ENG_HTM.htm
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