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#Katrina10: Relive the Week in Service in Our New Storify
Resilient Katrina Survivor Serving to Make NOLA Better for All
Ten years after Katrina, AmeriCorps alumna reflects on building in New Orleans
#Katrina10 Recap: Red Jacket Weekend
By Mallory Orr, AmeriCorps member serving on the Entergy Louisiana Team at Broadmoor Middle School
“That’s the story of New Orleans…a city that, for almost 300 years, has been the gateway to America’s soul. Where the jazz makes you cry, the funerals make you dance, the bayou makes you believe all kinds of things. A place that has always brought together people of all races and religions and languages. And everybody adds their culture and their flavor into this city’s gumbo. You remind our nation that for all of our differences, in the end, what matters is we’re all in the same boat. We all share a similar destiny.” —President Obama marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
President Obama Commemorates 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
(Source: obamawhitehouse)
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#Katrina10: Hurricane Katrina Memorial
Today we gather at the Hurricane Katrina memorial to say a prayer and lay a wreath in memory of those lost 10 years ago.
View More#Katrina10: The Strength of the Gulf Coast - From Destruction to Growth and Recovery
#Katrina10: KaBOOM! Build Brings Partnership and More Time Outside for NOLA Kids
KaBoom in partnership with AmeriCorps NCCC and Communities In Schools brought the community together to construct a new playground at John A. Shaw Elementary in New Orleans. This service project is important to the neighborhood and school as it increases opportunities for children to play outside and explore their imaginations while being active.
Learn more about national service around the Gulf Coast on our Katrina 10 portal
View More#Katrina10: Welcome Home Mrs. Clemons!
St. Bernard Project, CNCS join the block party celebrating the NOLA resident’s return to her community
#Katrina10 Stories of Service: AmeriCorps NCCC Alumna Kelsey Blum
AmeriCorps NCCC alumna Kelsey Blum talks about her service in the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, and the lessons she’s learned about preparedness and making sense out of chaos.
Learn more about National Service on our #Katrina10 portal
View More#Katrina10: Jack Styczynski - Tulane AmeriCorps VISTA
#Katrina10 Stories of Service: Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps Alum Chris Monforton
AmeriCorps alum Chris Monforton served on one of the first assessment teams for Habitat for Humanity around the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. Watch to hear his memories of service and the gratitude he expresses for the volunteers on the 10th anniversary of the storm.
Learn more on the National Service Katrina10 portal
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#Katrina10: Mississippi First Lady, CNCS Team Help Finish Katrina Anniversary Habitat Home
Habitat for Humanity Bay-Waveland Area got an assist on the 202nd home it has completed in the area as Mississippi First Lady Deborah Bryant, Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Wendy Spencer, AmeriCorps members, and local officials joined in the service project today in Waveland, MS. To date, Habitat has completed 54 single-family homes in the area.
Learn more on the National Service Katrina10 portal
View More#Katrina10: Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes Discusses National Service and the Katrina Recovery
The city of Gulfport was one the Mississippi towns that bore the brunt of a heavy hit from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In the video above, Mayor Billy Hewes talks about the role national service played in the community’s recovery after the storm. Here’s part of what Mayor Hewes said:
“AmeriCorps was key because it was so well organized and came down and they were there consistently. And they were kind of the fabric that when folks would come or groups would come and go, you always had the continuity of the volunteers through AmeriCorps that really kind of came and gave stability to an unstable situation. …
“So just having folks there to listen to you, to do things physically, to just help us move forward and move ahead made the difference, and certainly AmeriCorps was a critical component of that.”
Watch Gulfport Mayor Billy Hewes video on YouTube
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#Katrina10: AmeriCorps NCCC Members Join Project Homecoming Build in NOLA
Today, nine AmeriCorps NCCC members joined volunteers with Project Homecoming to work on a home in the New Orleans East neighborhood. Project Homecoming helps New Orleans families whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Katrina and works with families who are hoping to become homeowners by building brand new homes on abandoned or blighted properties. The group also works to improve community spaces, such as local gardens, and provides workforce training.
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