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Louisiana's Katrina Experience - Teachable Moments: Rebuilding and Preparing for the Future
The document discusses Louisiana's recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina, detailing immediate responses, including volunteer efforts and outreach for disaster recovery. It highlights the importance of community collaboration and ongoing support for families affected by the hurricanes, while also mentioning the phase of planning for future disasters. Research methodologies and resources for preparedness and recovery guidance are outlined, aiming to enhance resilience in vulnerable communities.
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Louisiana's Katrina Experience - Teachable Moments: Rebuilding and Preparing for the Future
- 1. Louisiana’s Katrina Experience Dr. Rebecca White(Family Development) Dr. Diane Sasser (Family Development) Charles Hebert (4-H Agent) Teachable Moments: Rebuilding and Preparing for the Future CYFAR Pre-Conference May 16, 2006
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- 3. What would youdo if a category 5 hurricane threatened your family?
- 4. What would youdo if this is what is left of your family home?
- 5. What would youdo to help your community recover?
- 6. What would youdo to help your organization recover?
- 7. What would youdo to help your child’s school recover?
- 8. Lauren’s Experience Lauren Faust St.Bernard Parish 4-H agent
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- 10. Helping Families in theFirst Weeks After Katrina • Immediate Disaster Response – Volunteering – Media blitz – Information outreach • Expertise provided included: – – – – – – Child and youth development Stress management Financial management Home cleaning, repair and hazard mitigation Food safety Community development
- 11. Phase 1 –Immediate Response
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- 14. Media Blitz • Mediaeffort by – FCS state specialists – 4-H state specialists – Communication specialists • Media Targets – Radio stations, newspapers and television stations
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- 17. Information Outreach • DisasterRecovery materials
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- 20. Recovery Efforts • • • • • Task Forces Collaborations/partnerships Presentations/workshops DisasterRecovery Centers 1-800 help line
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- 22. La House Rebuild Stronger,Safer, Smarter
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- 24. Project MAT Moving AheadTogether • USDA – CSREES – grant • Baton Rouge area • Targets – 6 trailer communities – Summer youth day camps • Collaboration • Our roles– Youth and adult life skills – Coordination of non-formal education at 6 sites
- 25. Collaborative 4-H Outreach Efforts •Community Agencies • Media • School Systems • Service-Learning
- 27. Internal Efforts • Howwere the needs of faculty and staff addressed? – Individual Counseling – Group Therapy – Service-Learning Efforts
- 28. THANKS • Letters ofHope • Care packages • Quilts • Monetary Donations • Corporate Donations
- 29. Results • 55+ clubsdonated 5000 boxes of hope • Louisiana 4-H 700+ boxes of hope • 1116 letters from 27 states • $155,000 relief fund – $92,000 AgCenter family – $42,000 4-H directed – $15,000 Grant Walker
- 31. The Need forVolunteers • Recruitment • Placement • Maintenance
- 32. Continuing Needs • Preparationfor upcoming hurricane season – Physical – Emotional • On going service needs in stricken communities and parishes – In state support – Other support
- 33. “No act ofkindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Aesop
- 34. Phase 3 Planning forthe next hurricane season
- 35. Families & Disasters(FAD) Research
- 36. Methodology • Mixed-methods • 50families from the affected areas of both hurricanes • Research teams of twos • Field interviews, audio recorded • Purposive sampling • Inclusion criteria – Moderate to severe property damage • Screen for mental health
- 37. Rita: Recruitment • SELA, suburban families • SW LA, rural and farm families • Introductory letters and phone calls
- 38. – Since the hurricane,what about your family’s economic situation is more challenging? What about your family’s economic situation is less challenging? – How has your extended family/kin affected your family’s recovery? Why is this important for your family? – How has your community affected your family’s recovery? Why is this important for your family? – How have you (as a family) dealt with problems?
- 39. Getting Ready New informationmaterial – a publication called Preparation for the Storm is being developed for mass distribution June 06
- 40. Getting Ready • 100,000Storm Recovery Guides • Rebuilding Our Lives (for low literacy audiences) print ready • New pub in the works – Family Recovery Guide • Disaster Recovery Fact Sheet Series print ready
- 41. Getting Ready • Collaborations –Child mental health counselors – Boys and Girls Clubs – Big Buddies – Red Cross – Family Recovery Corps
- 42. Rebuilding and Renewal •Opportunities are emerging for exciting partnerships – La House – KaBoom – MAT – Out of school time activities – School teachers
Editor's Notes
- #4 What would you do if a category 5 hurricane threatened your family?
- #5 What would you do if this is what is left of your family home?
- #6 What would you do to help your community recover?
- #8 What would you do to help your child’s school recover? One of many schools in coastal Louisiana devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.