N.O. Place Like Home
The city of New Orleans is known worldwide for it’s mélange of historical intrigue, cultural diversity, charming architecture, delicious cuisine and musical heritage. People marvel at the grandeur of the Garden District, the excitement of the French Quarter, the grace of the cemeteries and the power of the Mississippi River. They enjoy the unique neighborhoods, parks, museums, restaurants and night clubs. Individually these points of interest are simply places. Collectively they are the body of New Orleans. When the majority of the people of New Orleans fled their drowning city, the body was left without a soul and New Orleans was near death.
Although they held jobs, owned homes and contributed to the cultural, social, ethnic and economic “gumbo” that was New Orleans, many of our citizens lacked the resources to evacuate. Communities across the nation opened their hearts to our stranded citizens, offering them a place of refuge from the devastation caused by our failed levies. Our people were put on buses, trains and airplanes and some were sent to familiar places like Houston and Atlanta. Others ended up in far away places like Philadelphia, Omaha and Salt Lake City. Though all were glad to be rescued from the flooded chaos that overwhelmed their beloved home, most had no intention of permanently leaving New Orleans. They expected to return when the flood waters subsided and services were restored.
According to the Rapid Population Estimate Project, before the levies failed New Orleans had nearly 485,000 citizens and as of January 2006 the population was just over 181,000. Now that some areas of the city have been restored, people are eager to return and participate in its restoration. They will forever be grateful for the donations of food, clothing, shelter and services from all over the world. Some have even decided to create new lives for themselves in their host cities, but many are anxiously awaiting the day that they can return to New Orleans and breathe life into their languishing city.
Though it’s been a painfully slow process, the resuscitation of New Orleans is underway. Broken parts of the body are being repaired and as people return to their homes, the city is showing signs of life. With or without the help of government agencies and insurance companies, the people of New Orleans are determined to get home and get back on their feet. Unfortunately, many citizens who took shelter in other cities cannot afford to travel back to New Orleans.
The N.O. Place Like Home Fund, believing that every evacuated citizen of New Orleans has the right to return home, will assist them in their endeavor by providing displaced families with the means to move back to New Orleans to begin the process of rebuilding their lives in their city. A city without its people is like a body without a soul. Please join us in our effort to bring the soul back to New Orleans.
The recipients of the N.O. Place Like Home Fund must meet the following requirements.
They must prove prior residence in Orleans Parish and have a safe place to live upon their return to the city.
They must have no criminal record.
They must plan to work within four weeks of returning to the city
They must need assistance funding the move
Upon meeting these requirements, the Fund will assist evacuees with travel costs and moving expenses and provide them with a list of local resources that can assist them in their efforts to reestablish themselves. Be assured that your support will assist people whose greatest desire is to participate in the revitalization of New Orleans. For people around the world, there is no place like New Orleans. For its citizens, there is no place like home.
For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation please contact N.O.PlaceLikeHome@hotmail.com. The people of New Orleans thank you.
Although they held jobs, owned homes and contributed to the cultural, social, ethnic and economic “gumbo” that was New Orleans, many of our citizens lacked the resources to evacuate. Communities across the nation opened their hearts to our stranded citizens, offering them a place of refuge from the devastation caused by our failed levies. Our people were put on buses, trains and airplanes and some were sent to familiar places like Houston and Atlanta. Others ended up in far away places like Philadelphia, Omaha and Salt Lake City. Though all were glad to be rescued from the flooded chaos that overwhelmed their beloved home, most had no intention of permanently leaving New Orleans. They expected to return when the flood waters subsided and services were restored.
According to the Rapid Population Estimate Project, before the levies failed New Orleans had nearly 485,000 citizens and as of January 2006 the population was just over 181,000. Now that some areas of the city have been restored, people are eager to return and participate in its restoration. They will forever be grateful for the donations of food, clothing, shelter and services from all over the world. Some have even decided to create new lives for themselves in their host cities, but many are anxiously awaiting the day that they can return to New Orleans and breathe life into their languishing city.
Though it’s been a painfully slow process, the resuscitation of New Orleans is underway. Broken parts of the body are being repaired and as people return to their homes, the city is showing signs of life. With or without the help of government agencies and insurance companies, the people of New Orleans are determined to get home and get back on their feet. Unfortunately, many citizens who took shelter in other cities cannot afford to travel back to New Orleans.
The N.O. Place Like Home Fund, believing that every evacuated citizen of New Orleans has the right to return home, will assist them in their endeavor by providing displaced families with the means to move back to New Orleans to begin the process of rebuilding their lives in their city. A city without its people is like a body without a soul. Please join us in our effort to bring the soul back to New Orleans.
The recipients of the N.O. Place Like Home Fund must meet the following requirements.
They must prove prior residence in Orleans Parish and have a safe place to live upon their return to the city.
They must have no criminal record.
They must plan to work within four weeks of returning to the city
They must need assistance funding the move
Upon meeting these requirements, the Fund will assist evacuees with travel costs and moving expenses and provide them with a list of local resources that can assist them in their efforts to reestablish themselves. Be assured that your support will assist people whose greatest desire is to participate in the revitalization of New Orleans. For people around the world, there is no place like New Orleans. For its citizens, there is no place like home.
For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation please contact N.O.PlaceLikeHome@hotmail.com. The people of New Orleans thank you.
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