Monday, August 31, 2009

Nonprofits help Katrina victims rebuild their homes, lives - CNN.com

Nonprofits help Katrina victims rebuild their homes, lives - CNN.com: "We've been very focused in the first seven months [of the Obama administration] on cutting red tape, making sure that recovery moves ahead. And that we can get as fast as possible to the completion of the recovery phase.'

Donovan said HUD's plans will help hundreds of millions of federal dollars be directed to areas across New Orleans, helping rebuild communities and get families into permanent houses.

But Donovan also said this could still take another 18-24 months, and that if it weren't for nonprofits there would be little to no progress, even four years after the storm."