Category Archives: FAQ
Is money really coming to New Orleans?
Vice President Joe Biden says stimulus package is helping rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast by Jonathan Tilove, The Times-Picayune Monday August 24, 2009, 6:00 AM AP photo Vice President Joe Biden meets with members of the White House … Continue reading
A Week of Change..
A Week Volunteering in New Orleans We volunteered with Katrina Corps. (Please see photos.) We saw people suffering, homeless, jobless, penniless and hopeless. We saw people hurting … bad. We feel sad because there is overwhelming work to be done … Continue reading
On a personal note..
Dear Katrina Corps, …On a personal note I want to thank you for the attention and help you gave my daughter and her friends in the spring. Working with the Katrina Corps was a life changing experience for all of … Continue reading
KC on Season Finale of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition!
The 2 hour season finale aired this Sunday! Thank you so much to everyone who participated…their time, energy, and products for this doozie of an episode. It was the most massive effort ever and it was just amazing the group … Continue reading
Sign Up For Summer Projects!
Hey everyone, we now have our summer projects lined up and our Sign Up page activated. Please visit our FAQS page for travel and housing information among other things. Any further questions can be directed to info@katrinacorps.org Summer session runs … Continue reading
Housing Information
St. Vincent’s Guest House, 1507 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, diannepeterschreiber@earthlink.net, office-504.523.0042, fax-504.525.4573 Description Historical, beautiful, St. Vincent’s is in the heart of New Orleans. Located in the Garden District, just a 5 minute bus ride from the French … Continue reading
Katrina Corps: A Strike Force of Good Neighbors
For those of you who are into genealogy, the Katrina Corps was conceived early in December of 2006 and born on December 29, 2006 after three days of hard labor in Madison, Wisconsin. Not a very long gestation period. Katrina … Continue reading
“Who are those guys, anyway?” (Sundance Kid to Butch Cassidy)
Following are some short Bios of the people who started the Katrina Corps: Pam Murtaugh, Director, leads Pam Murtaugh & Co – management catalysts to Fortune 100 companies, specializing in a re-orientation from “consumer” strategies to human strategies. Her email … Continue reading
Introducing Katrina Corps
Imagine… 5000 homes gutted and ready to rebuild in 5 weeks Imagine… A generation of youth demonstrating that “we the people” can rebuild the Katrina Frontier, because “IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING!” The Situation At the current rate of volunteers, it will … Continue reading
Want to Make History? Be Part of the Katrina Corps
Every generation gets the chance to be part of something magnificent. Some people sign up. Others sign off. The Katrina Corps hopes you’ll choose to spend one week of your Spring Break ‘07 working your butt off helping the people … Continue reading