Review of our organization mission as it pertains to Long-Term Recovery
Our mission is to assist individuals/families who do not have the ability to recover
on their own over time. The majority of our client base consists of underinsured, uneducated,
poor, disabled, elderly and minority individuals primarily located in Terrebonne and Lafourche
Parishes also including relocating residents from other parishes, with no means of replacing
what was lost.
A brief overview of the current state of recovery efforts in our area
We are at the 3 year mark; our unmet needs committee continues to meet bi-monthly, our
full recovery coalition meets once a month. Currently we are simultaneously addressing
recovery issues and assessing the “real” preparedness capabilities of our local government
and its emergency management plans. Recovery in this area is advancing ahead of most other
affected parishes to the east of us. This is however not indicative of the severity of both
Hurricanes but of the institutional knowledge and recovery capabilities that exist here.
We are moving families out of FEMA travel trailers and back into their homes. We continue to
outreach to all communities within the 2 parish service area regarding the LA Road Home Program
and how those funds are critical to the sustainability of their homes and the overall housing
stock. We continue daily the dialogue with LA Road Home governing agencies in hopes that by
pointing out the problems with the program itself together we can reach the ultimate goals
that the billion of dollars were intended for. We are relentlessly pursuing that equitable
assistance is provided to all our clients.
Looking Ahead: August 2007 – July 2009
We will continue with our reconstruction projects, the LA Road Home advocacy, resolution,
appeal services, and construction project management, and construction education. We will
continue to develop ongoing construction volunteer resources, and partner to provide
volunteer housing through March 2008 (the date may be extended). We will continue to
assess the unmet needs that either the shortfalls of the LA Road Home, ineligibility with
the LA Road Home, or lack of realistic elevation assistance will demonstrate and pursue
funding sources to meet those needs. We will continue to develop sustainable rural coastal
housing to replace destroyed homes; supporting the bayou cultures right to live on the
fragile lands that are their life and livelihood.
We are asking the continued support/partnership to accomplish our goals through August 2009.
We are asking for this support for the following program costs:
- Client Advocacy
- Construction Supervision, Volunteer Worksite Supervision, Construction Estimation
- Volunteer Management, Volunteer Project Management
- Sustainable Housing Development and Technical Assistance – “The LA Lift House”
- Development, Management of all existing programs and those developed organically in the future in conjunction with recovery.
| Overview of TRAC's
Recovery Operations:
Hurricane Katrina & Rita
August 2005 to June 2007
| Category: | Count |
| Client Advocacy - Overall: | $9,973,171.00 |
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| Recovery Cases - Open: | 368 |
| Recovery Cases - Closed: | 1,274 |
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| Appeals (FEMA/SBA/Private) Won For Families/Individuals: | $1,060,581.00 |
| Unmet Needs Committee Awards For Families/Individuals: | $1,240,139.00 |
| LA Lift House Construction Grants: | $266,000.00 |
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| Total Cases - LA Road Home - Open: | 165 |
| Total Cases - LA Road Home - Closed: | 270 |
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| Volunteer Management - Overall: | $5,095,056.00 |
| Volunteers: | 1,802 |
| Worksites: | 348 |
| Volunteer Hours: | 336,625 |
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| In-Kind Donations Of Goods: | $1,440,000.00 |
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| Katrina/Rita Stats - 15AUG18 |
| Program Proposal - AUG07 to JUL09 |
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Data as of August 15, 2008.
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