Quick Gift Guide
Your gift could help buy:
- $10 = Box of Nails
- $35 = Roof Shingles
- $50 = Low Flow Toilet
- $75 = Window
- $100 = Kitchen Sink
- $150 = Front Door
- $500 = Siding
- $1000 = Wallboard
- $2000 = Flooring
About Habitat’s Gulf Recovery Effort
What is Habitat’s Gulf Recovery Effort?
The Gulf Recovery Effort is Habitat for Humanity International’s response to the destruction caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 when the two storms struck the southeast US coast of the Gulf of Mexico. While Habitat for Humanity cannot be the answer to all low-income housing needs created by the hurricanes, Habitat expects to assist thousands of people and to work together in partnership with other organizations to serve as a catalyst in the rebuilding process.
How is Habitat getting the job done?
This unprecedented disaster is too large in scope for any one agency to address alone. In recognition of that fact, Habitat for Humanity continues to build on existing alliances and proactively works to include the support of other organizations. Appropriate collaboration maximizes limited resources, prevents duplication of efforts and, ultimately, provides more homes than would otherwise be possible. Habitat is working with many entities for the common good of the hurricane victims and new partnerships and collaborations continue to emerge.
Additional Facts:
• 1st Habitat hurricane-response house began construction in early October 2005, just six weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit
• 500th hurricane-response home began construction in November 2006
• More than 1,300 Habitat hurricane-response homes built or are under construction
• Tens of thousands of volunteers have worked through Habitat for Humanity to carry out recovery efforts
• In 2006, some 1,500 volunteers ranging from ages 16 to 73 logged 10,500 hours building with Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West near New Orleans. As a result, 20 St. Tammany families celebrated Christmas in their own homes.
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Habitat for Humanity International makes every effort to honor your designation; however Habitat reserves the right to apply funds to another purpose if in the sole judgement of the Board of Directors of HFHI, the original designation becomes, in effect unnecessary, incapable of fulfillment, or inconsistent with the charitable needs of the community or area served.
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