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Watch the video to see the relief and rebuild efforts of Common Ground Relief Volunteers since Hurricane Katrina Meanwhile, mismanaged government programs and inadequate funding deepened the needs of historically neglected communities all around Southern Louisiana and Mississippi after the historic storms. While hundreds of thousands of people were stranded away from their homes, teams of corporate contractors and government officials came to New Orleans and laid out specific privatization and development plans for the future. In an attempt to counter the widespread suffering caused by these and other factors, Common Ground Relief worked to reconnect families displaced by the storms, clean and rebuild homes and community centers, measure levels of toxins in the soil and water, provide legal advocacy, feed people through our community kitchen and offer volunteer support to large, community-wide projects. Since this formative phase, Common Ground has sustained vibrant volunteer-led programs that have served tens of thousands of people. We continue to host a wide variety of volunteer run projects, which provide services ranging from free legal advice to mowing lawns, from construction assistance to wetlands restoration. We hope that you will join in efforts to ensure a more just and sustainable future for all of the communities of the Gulf Coast. Please consider donating time or funds to support these projects. These programs depend on contributions to continue. |
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Common Ground & EPCO: United to Serve the People |
