What Oxfam is Doing
Even as Oxfam provided emergency help, we were looking ahead at ways to help local organizations with the long-term recovery of their communities. more »
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Updates
Two Years Later: Recovery Continues
A House for Miss Betty. Betty Jane Adams lost her home when Katrina hit, but Oxfam America, working together with partners, built her a new home that stands as a model for bayou residents. Includes audio slideshow.
Gulf Coast: One Year Later, Recovery Still Distant
One year after Hurricane Katrina tore into the Gulf Coast, the reality for many Gulf Coast residents is that recovery is still an elusive dream. more »
Katrina: Six Months Later
Half a year after Hurricane Katrina tore into the Gulf Coast, only one thing is clear. For many of the 750,000 people who remain displaced by that storm and Hurricane Rita that followed, home is a long way off. more »
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Stories from the Coast
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Oxfam, Local Advocates Protest Plan to Cut Housing Money for Katrina Victims
Gulf Coast recovery pits a port expansion against the needs of people. |
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Billions Allocated, but Home is Only a Dream for Many on the Gulf Coast
Tens of thousands of residents from Mississippi and Louisiana still find themselves doubled or tripled up in the homes of others or packed—whole families of them—into tiny white boxes for shelter. |
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How One Small Family Got a House After the Storm
Oxfam's Gulf Coast partners tackled a problem and worked magic in a few short weeks--just in time for Christmas. |
