Krivit & Krivit, P.C. is pleased to be assisting the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and EDOLA's Office of Disaster Response in their vital recovery and rebuilding efforts to transform lives and neighborhoods afflicted by Hurricane Katrina.

We invite you to learn more about the important work that is being done by the Diocese and its Office of Disaster Response to relieve the suffering of thousands of our fellow-Americans and helping them to rebuild their lives, their homes and their communities in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. You can use the links provided below to access the Home Page of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and the EDOLA Office of Disaster Response.

   Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana (EDOLA)
   Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana (EDOLA) - Office of Disaster Response

Krivit & Krivit is currently focusing its efforts on behalf of the Diocese of Louisiana on legislative initiatives to affirm the historic role of faith-based and voluntary organizations in providing disaster recovery case management services, and to also ensure that our fellow Americans whose lives have been devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will continue to receive vital disaster recovery case management services to help them rebuild their lives. We are also working on development of a legislative initiative to create a community service jobs program for unemployed and underemployed residents and returning residents of New Orleans and other Gulf Coast communities afflicted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, to be administered by faith-based and voluntary non-profit organizations with demonstrated effectiveness in large-scale disaster recovery. Through this program, victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will be employed to rebuild neighborhoods and public infrastructure, and assist in providing vital community-based services to residents and returning residents of New Orleans and other afflicted Gulf Coast communities.

During our own recent site visit to New Orleans, we witnessed the unprecedented scope of the devastation caused when the levees broke and raging floodwaters swept away lives, homes, entire neighborhoods and vital public infrastructure. Thousands of jobs and local economies were also swept away by the hurricane winds and the raging floods. You can hardly believe you are standing inside the borders of the United States of America when you see the terrain of tragedy confronting you a full two years after Hurricane Katrina.

And yet, in the midst of the devastation, we also witnessed powerful symbols of hope, resilience and renewal. A humanitarian recovery effort without parallel in American history is being led by the nation's faith-based and voluntary non-profit community. On many levels, government has failed, but the selfless and tireless commitment of faith-based and voluntary non-profit organizations has persevered despite daunting challenges. Inspired by their moral example, over 1-million Americans have joined an army of volunteers, working side by side with displaced New Orleans residents to clear debris and begin the task of rebuilding houses one by one. Now, we have a moral obligation as a nation to ensure that every unemployed, underemployed and displaced citizen of New Orleans and other afflicted Gulf Coast communities, and every returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran from those affected communities, can be productively employed in rebuilding homes and neighborhoods, schools, health care facilities, transportation, public safety and other public facilities, and restoring natural environments that can reduce storm surges and deplete the destructive energy of hurricanes. We also have an obligation as Americans to ensure that the legacy of historical architectural forms are preserved and reflected in rebuilding New Orleans and other affected communities, by supporting the return home of master craftsmen and artisans who can help to train the next generation of highly-skilled builders and guide the rebuilding and restoration of historic neighborhoods in New Orleans and throughout the Gulf Coast region devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. And, perhaps most importantly, we have an obligation as Americans to ensure that no fellow American citizens and no American communities are ever regarded as beyond the reach of our hearts and our help.


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