The philanthropic response to Puerto Rico post–Hurricane Maria has come in many shapes. This one connects mayors of cities that have faced similar circumstances as they seek to not just recover, but rebuild with sustainability and equity after disaster.
New Orleans’ experience should give Houston a lesson on some things not to do when rebuilding.
PREMIUM CONTENT | Taking an informed risk as a nonprofit is very different than living in the midst of uncertainty but the at the same time nonprofits can take steps inform themselves on risk they can prepare themselves to weather the far-end possibilities of an unpredictable environment. This practical article explains what those steps are.
New Orleans’s new Columbia Parc neighborhood is built atop the St. Bernard Projects, one of four major public housing complexes Hurricane Katrina demolished.
Can the marketplace solve the problems of unequal and inadequate education? The experiments in New Orleans and Detroit offer little comfort.
As a New Orleans architect says, keep the water in: A proposed new water plan might better the environment while saving 11 billion dollars in costs.
The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, along with some intrepid New Orleans nonprofits, are keeping the public’s attention focused on the continuing challenges of recovering from Hurricane Katrina, including the devastating poverty afflicting the city’s black population that has gotten worse rather than better during the past 10 years.
In recognition of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s strike on the Gulf Coast, NPQ would like to recommend this multi-faceted documentary about organizing for place and environmental and racial justice in an environment that’s anything but post-racial.
Competing narratives have developed about the recovery of New Orleans, post-Katrina. On one side, city authorities and major institutions portray a largely positive dynamic; on the other, grassroots advocates see the recovery as having damaged low-income people and the black community.
While Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation has largely accomplished its goal of building 150 eco-friendly homes in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, the model cannot compete with the types of ambitious, scalable efforts needed to deliver necessary goods and services, along with housing, to all citizens.
