Bring Katrina Survivors Home to Rebuild

Help reach our goal of
10,000 letters to Congress!

14228 letters so far
142% of our 10,000 goal!

For over a year, thousands of Katrina survivors have been waiting to return home and shape the future of their communities. Finally, a plan exists to make this happen.

The Gulf Coast Civic Works Project would hire 100,000 Katrina survivors to rebuild their communities—giving them a chance to bring themselves home while saving the government billions of dollars.

Congress can make this plan a reality, but it won't happen without public pressure.

You can help by calling on your representative in Congress to implement the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project:

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	I am a Katrina survivor.

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Here is the letter that we will send to your representatives in Congress, unless you create your own. The letter will have your name on it.

Dear <Representative/Senator name>,

It's been 16 months since Hurricane Katrina devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, the majority of whom are still displaced. They remain the most glaring symbol of our government's inability to meet its citizens' needs.

Now, there's a bold, realistic plan on the table to bring Katrina survivors home and rebuild the Gulf. The Gulf Coast Civic Works Project (GCCW) calls for hiring 100,000 Katrina survivors to rebuild their homes and communities. It would provide them with temporary housing and job training to help them build and repair houses, schools, parks, and other civic buildings.

It's not only a smart path for re-establishing destroyed communities; it's fiscally responsible. Corporate contractors have posted massive profits while almost no money has made it to survivors. In contrast, the initial estimates indicate that the GCCW can be done for one-third of the amount earmarked by Congress for rebuilding the Gulf, which is less than half of what we spend in a month on the war in Iraq. A majority of the funds spent represent a direct investment in the people of the Gulf.

Congresspersons Bennie Thompson (D-MS), William Jefferson (D-LA) and Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) have already voiced their support for the GCCW. What's needed now is legislation and leadership to make this plan a reality and fulfill this country's obligation to those it left behind after Katrina.

As my representative, I ask that you give Katrina survivors the attention they deserve and put your full support behind the Gulf Coast Civic Works Project.

Sincerely,

[your name here]