The header image show above is of Hurricane Katrina over the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane on August 28, 2005 at 11:45 a.m. EDT. Photo by NOAA.
The purpose of this page is to provide information to lower and middle class families with children under the age of 18 in their home. This information is currently largely targeted specifically at families living on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties, but is slowly being expanded to include other areas on the Gulf Coast.
There is information on these pages about recovering in the long run after a hurricane since it does take a long time. It also includes information on preparing for the next hurricane given that they have hit the area repeatedly. The information here is not targeted at immediate help people may need after a hurricane, although there is some overlap.
There are general contact numbers and websites listed below that give you the most basic contact information for different organizations. More detailed information can be found on the rest of this page.
The information here is separated into different categories for ease of use.
There is also some information in Spanish and very little in Vietnamese.
Special thanks to Christina Ortiz for her help with the Spanish translations.
If there is other information you would like to see here, please leave a message below!
