Gulf Coast Recovery Stories

Progress – complete listing of progress stories

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and volunteers join Habitat for Humanity to celebrate milestone wall raising in Gulf Coast
Habitat for Humanity raised walls on its 1,000th and 1,001st homes in the Gulf Coast today to help low-income families affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The milestone house represents the organization’s goal to have 1,000 homes complete or under construction by mid-2007, and the 1,001st house represents the ongoing effort to help rebuild housing along the Gulf Coast.

Partnerships – complete listing of partnership stories

Reformed Church members build houses, relationships
First Reformed Church of Lafayette, Ind.—with only 120 official members—showed a strong commitment to serving others by sending 26 volunteers to help Habitat for Humanity Calcasieu Area in Lake Charles, La., build houses with hurricane-affected families.

People – complete listing of people stories

House dedication is a happy homecoming for Jeannette Trask
“Thank you, Lord; thank you for blessing me,” said Jeannette Trask, as she stood on the front porch of her brand-new Habitat for Humanity house in New Orleans. To the 75 friends, volunteers and fellow homeowners who stood in the front yard and clapped, she added: “Thank you for coming out and sharing your energy, sweat—and in some cases a little blood—to build this house. A lot of love went into it.”