UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Response and volunteer program.

Unitarian Universalist congregations and groups can take an active part in the Gulf Coast recovery work by participating in the UUA-UUSC Gulf Coast Volunteer Program.

Reports and articles
Blueprint for Gulf Renewal: The Katrina Crisis and a Community Agenda for Action AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2007

A Report of the Mississippi State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People: Envisioning a Better Mississippi: Hurricane Katrina and Mississippi -- One Year Later

Creating Innovative Public Policy to Rebuild and Transform Mississippi

Forgotten Communities, Unmet Promises: An unfolding tragedy on the Gulf Coast (A report on the first anniversary of Katrina.)

AND INJUSTICE FOR ALL:  Workers’ Lives in the Reconstruction of New Orleans July 2006

Gulf Coast mental health issues

Mental illness on increase in Gulf Coast communities The Times-Picayune November 1, 2007

Suicidal thoughts, PTSD rising in the Gulf Coast MSBNC August 21, 2007

Reports of Serious Mental Illnesses Increase Among Gulf Coast Residents Two Years After Hurricane Katrina, Survey Finds

Study Says Long-Term Mental Health of Children Who Survived Katrina, Rita Not Met By Gulf Coast Schools

Multimedia education and action
This short film, "When the Saints Go Marching In," tells several heartbreaking stories of families who survived the storm and continue to struggle to rebuild their lives.

“This Is My Home” is a documentary about the fight for public housing in New Orleans. Most of the city’s public housing withstood the hurricane with little or no damage, yet thousands of families are still shut out of their homes and remain displaced across the country.

“Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence” delivered 4 April 1967 at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City

Grassroots and nongovernmental organizations
The Katrina Information Network (KIN) is a collaboration of groups in the Gulf and across the country to build power for change.

Advancement Project is a democracy and justice action group. Using law, public policy and strategic communications, we act in partnership with local communities to advance universal opportunity, equity and access for those left behind in America.

Equity and Inclusion is building a national movement that advocates for an equitable and inclusive recovery of Gulf Coast communities destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The Katrina Research Project on Equity (KRPE) is a clearinghouse and network for research on the role of race and class in the Post-Katrina recovery process in the Gulf Coast and in displaced communities. KRPE facilitates communication and collaboration among researchers, volunteers, and community groups interested in research on race and class disparities in reconstruction programs. Our goal is to encourage community-directed research that promotes a just and equitable society.

Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch: A project of the Institute for Southern Studies

Governmental organizations

Senate Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery