Katrina Project in Chalmette, LA
Brethren Disaster Response announces the opening of our 4th active Katrina recovery project as of Feb. 11, 2007. This project is based in Chalmette, Louisiana. IL/WI is slated for February 25 - March 3
Chalmette is in St. Bernard Parish where Katrina caused levee failures inundated homes throughout the parish with 6-20 feet of water for over 2 weeks. Over 200 parish residents lost their lives, and 100% percent of the homes were officially declared "uninhabitable." Nearly 50% of the residents were senior citizens.
Work to Be Done: Brethren Disaster Response will coordinate with the St. Bernard Project, a local all-volunteer organization. The city has demolished houses and cleared debris. Volunteers will do major repair work including insulation, drywall, laminate flooring, plumbing, electric, roofing, etc. These basics will allow people to get back into their homes.
Volunteer Housing: The St. Bernard Project has obtained seven trailers from FEMA for the Brethren volunteers. Five trailers are for the work crews and two for the project directors. The trailers are in a trailer community of Katrina survivors. The trailers sleep 3 persons each, for a maximum of 15. If you have both men and women, each gender needs to be in multiples of 3. If not it will reduce your group size to 13 or 14. The trailers are air-conditioned and equipped with one double bed and one single bed, a bathroom and a kitchenette.
Volunteer Meals: Volunteers should eat breakfast and pack their lunch in their trailer. Suppers are provided for volunteers free of charge at Camp Hope, about 4 miles away. COOKS ARE NOT NEEDED. Camp Hope has a coin-operated laundry.
What to Bring: All volunteers need to bring their own bedding, pillow and towels.
Note: We still have some open dates in May at all 4 projects.
Chalmette is in St. Bernard Parish where Katrina caused levee failures inundated homes throughout the parish with 6-20 feet of water for over 2 weeks. Over 200 parish residents lost their lives, and 100% percent of the homes were officially declared "uninhabitable." Nearly 50% of the residents were senior citizens.
Work to Be Done: Brethren Disaster Response will coordinate with the St. Bernard Project, a local all-volunteer organization. The city has demolished houses and cleared debris. Volunteers will do major repair work including insulation, drywall, laminate flooring, plumbing, electric, roofing, etc. These basics will allow people to get back into their homes.
Volunteer Housing: The St. Bernard Project has obtained seven trailers from FEMA for the Brethren volunteers. Five trailers are for the work crews and two for the project directors. The trailers are in a trailer community of Katrina survivors. The trailers sleep 3 persons each, for a maximum of 15. If you have both men and women, each gender needs to be in multiples of 3. If not it will reduce your group size to 13 or 14. The trailers are air-conditioned and equipped with one double bed and one single bed, a bathroom and a kitchenette.
Volunteer Meals: Volunteers should eat breakfast and pack their lunch in their trailer. Suppers are provided for volunteers free of charge at Camp Hope, about 4 miles away. COOKS ARE NOT NEEDED. Camp Hope has a coin-operated laundry.
What to Bring: All volunteers need to bring their own bedding, pillow and towels.
Note: We still have some open dates in May at all 4 projects.
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