By Julieann Jones | Grants Manager
Our Disaster Assessment and Response Team (DART) arrived just two days after Hurricane Ida made landfall to assess the damage, and within a week and a half, we launched our response program. Our team connected with long-standing partners in the area to ensure our efforts were well coordinated. I’m pleased to update you now as we are preparing to ramp up our work in Southeast Louisiana, which will continue well into 2022.
Our work is largely targeting the underserved communities of Ponchatoula, Kenner and LaPlace by focusing on muck and guts, mold sanitation, debris and tree removal and roof tarping. So far, our teams have completed the following tasks with the support of 125 volunteers:
Total Jobs Completed: 115 at 74 sites
Debris Removals: 7
Demolition: 1
Mold Sanitations: 13
Muck and Guts: 38
Repairs: 1
Tarping: 17
Tree Removals: 38
Total Number of Homeowners Helped So Far: 145
The team took a well-deserved break for the holidays, but are already back on base making preparations for the arrival of volunteers on the 10th. I look forward to updating you on their progress again soon!
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