Katrina survivors get needed help
By worldwise1
@worldwise1 (14885)
United States
June 4, 2009 9:29am CST
It was very consoling to me when I read an article in this morning's Washington Post about Katrina survivors getting a chance to buy homes for as little as one dollar. It was only a few days ago that I heard on the news that FEMA stated that on June 1, they would be free to begin eviction proceedings. Many of these displaced people have not bounced back from losing their homes in the 2005 hurricane which hit Louisiana, and some agree that more should have been done to help them to rebuild their homes or relocate. The Obama administration is promising to take up the slack and get these peopled settled. Have you been following this story at all? I have been due to a keen interest in Louisiana.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/02/AR2009060203897.html?g=0
The above link will take you to the story if you would like to read it.
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@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
5 Jun 09
I hope it's better help than we got after our house fires. We got sold an ancient trailer that didn't even have heat until a year later -- in Ohio.
I'm not complaining, it was enough to keep us alive, and it was donated to the red cross which they sold to us for a buck. Someone gave us what they had. I appreciate that.
I'm just saying that I hope the government, who has more reach than the Red Cross, can help them more.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
9 Jun 09
I think I get what you're saying, xParanoiax, because some help is better than none at all, and thank goodness for the Red Cross.
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
9 Jun 09
I have been following events closely, stephcjh, because New Orleans has always been very important to me for some reason. I can't explain it since I've never even been there for a visit. Those people deserve whatever it takes to make them whole again.
@GardenGerty (169448)
• United States
4 Jun 09
It is a good thing that no one will face evictions, that would be an awful blow, especially with the economy so ill. I also feel positive about the fact that these units will not be sitting vacant after evictions. I do hope the case by case help is there for those physically or mentally unable to make any choice or do anything.
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
4 Jun 09
According to the article, GG, people with disabilities and the elderly will receive the necessary attention.
@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
9 Jun 09
You are absolutely right, Aurone. When a disaster occurs in a foreign land we are often among the first to respond, but that readiness was not evident during Katrina.
