9 Organizations That Never Left New Orleans

On Sunday, August 29, it will be five years to the day since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast. Though dozens of nonprofit organizations made use of charitable donations at the time, many have moved on to other issues in the U.S. and around the world.

We're profiling nine of the organizations that haven't gone anywhere and are dedicated to the rebuilding process no matter how long it takes. Check out our list, vote for your favorite, and add your own!

 

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Brad Pitt promised families he visited in New Orleans to rebuild and to stay dedicated to the area long after the cameras were gone. Make It Right has been building storm-resistant, green homes for families who lost everything.

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Brad Pitt promised families he visited in New Orleans to rebuild and to stay dedicated to the area long after the cameras were gone. Make It Right has been building storm-resistant, green homes for families who lost everything.

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[Connie Markley Boppre]

11:22 AM on 09/01/2010

this is fabulous.

[Jeremiah Zuniga]

06:19 PM on 08/27/2010

Representing the Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley here in NOLA!!!!

[LisaLisa1234]

09:23 AM on 08/27/2010

HOPE worldwide is still there. They're also still in Indonesia & Haiti.

[am10]

07:29 AM on 08/27/2010

I'm going to get punched here, but I don't think Bush's support for Faith Based Initiatives was a bad thing. I trust Catholic Charities, Episcopal Relief, and my local ecumenical food banks to get things done more efficiently than I trust the department of social services.

[Lee Greenawalt]

09:56 PM on 08/26/2010

The National Council of Churches will publish a report with pictures of the work of several cooperative churches' work. The first segment produced by the Presbyterian Church USA will air Friday, August 27th. The churches do not seek individual recognition, but rather seek to make their efforts as effective as possible by sharing their strengths.

[Jane Stevenson]

09:10 PM on 08/26/2010

the Greater New Orleans Community Foundation...the organization through which many of these donations came through...a stalwart of the community.

[MetrointheWoods]

09:16 PM on 08/26/2010

They've been around for a long time. It seemed like after the storm, the Salvation Army was everywhere, more than usual.

[supportamerica]

10:27 AM on 08/27/2010

I worked for the Salvation Army during the storm and after and they are usually first in and the last to leave. The New Orleans Salvation Army branch lost everything right along with everyone else and continued to work to help the community. Getting people out with boats, moved in mobile kitchens from all across the country to feed people, gave away millions of items to replace what those had lost not only in New Orleans but in every state the people of New Orleans went to after the hurricane. It is one of the best organizations out there and gets no Federal money. Donations only from the general public. Check out their website if you wish to know more, they are in 102 countries around the world.

[GorgyPorgy]

09:04 PM on 08/26/2010

Thanks to all who helped rebuild. True nonpartisanship.

[Jennifer Inglee]

08:34 PM on 08/26/2010

Sister Judith Brun is the modern-day Mother Teresa helping kids heal 5 years after Katrina.
http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/08/26/sister-judith-brun-bringing-love-and-service-to-katrinas-children-five-years-on

[MartyJo]

08:32 PM on 08/26/2010

Here's a link to Holmes on Homes building a hurricane proof home in NOLA. Make it Right is Mike Holmes building motto. He has it tattooed on his arm. Mike and Brad Pitt came together on Make it Right. Enjoy the building of this house by Mike Holmes........

http://www.hgtv.ca/neworleans/episodes.aspx?sectionid=290&categoryid=5176889880640737826&postid=67241

[Miriam Lloyd]

08:26 PM on 08/26/2010

alice waters built an edible school yard in a middle school in new orleans. she isnt still there, but i believe that a vegie garden keeps on giving.

[JaneinClover]

07:46 PM on 08/26/2010

I volunteered with one of the above organizations in the Mobile Respite Care unit in
St. Bernard Parish and the Ninth Ward. Meeting and talking with the the local people and,
in some small way, helping to meet the needs of people who were enduring incredibly
difficult living conditions was an experience I shall never forget. My admiration for the
courage of New Orleans and its population is immense.

[xlntcat]

06:38 PM on 08/26/2010

In the future instead of donating to the Red Cross with their well documented history of fraud and corruption including the money donated for Katrina find one of these organizations that actually put your money to work and make a difference.

[ULTRAVIOLET24]

06:17 PM on 08/26/2010

Um, I think you forgot about the Community Action Programs (you know, War on Poverty etc..), HuffPo, quietly picking up the pieces.

[beingthebest]

06:11 PM on 08/26/2010

Bravo to everyone listed above and below. America is filled with kindness, we forget sometimes when we stare at the headlines.

[MillRock]

06:00 PM on 08/26/2010

http://nolafreehealthcare.com/

This site was set up by a Tulane med student who started school after Katrina. It provides listings for all of the free clinics in New Orleans. The list is updated regularly and posted in all (hopefully) homeless shelters and places where people go when they're in need.

It's pretty neat that people are really making an effort for New Orleans...I just wish we all gave back to the broken parts of our communities. I'm guilty for not doing enough.