First Day at St. Bernard Project

Greetings from Cindy, Caitlin, and Lindsey:

We spent the morning at St. Bernard Project, an amazing non-profit that assists St. Bernard Parish residents in rebuilding their homes post-Katrina.

We're spending four days researching the organization and gathering stories to create a community outreach and fundraising effort in the Pacific Northwest.

We interviewed:

• Zack, the founder of St. Bernard Project
  
• Colleen (office manager) and Joe (office staff member and former client)
  
• Families assisted by this amazing non-profit organization (stories and pictures will be posted at later date)

Some interesting facts about the county of St. Bernard Parish:

• Katrina destroyed 100% of the homes (27,000 residences), displacing 65,000 residents
  
• 1800 families are still living in FEMA trailers
  
• approximately one-half (32,000) of the 65,000 residents have returned
  
• St. Bernard Project has completed 131 homes, and is currently working on 30 homes
  
• 60 people are on the waiting list
  
• St. Bernard Project can rebuild a house with volunteer labor for approximately $13, 500

For more information, visit St. Bernard Project's website: http://www.stbernardproject.org/

Look for more information tomorrow!