Support for Named Disaster: 2005 Hurricane Katrina Support available at Hope Coalition America (Division of Operation USA)

We continue to focus on the needs of the clinics. Buildings remain in disrepair, disaster resilience is low, evacuated clinical staff have been unable to return, displaced families need services, and chronic conditions have been exacerbated by the events surrounding the storm and the recovery from it – all of which places an overwhelming strain on clinics and healthcare providers.

Operation USA has recently granted an additional $816,000 to 22 health agencies in Louisiana and Mississippi. As with our initial round of grants, Operation USA once again partnered with local and state clinic associations working directly with them to identify their members most pressing needs. Our current projects include the installation of emergency generators, the hiring of additional clinical staff, and the development of mental health programs for both clients and providers.

The generosity of our donors has enabled us to help those clinics and people most in need. However, we find ourselves at a critical juncture where the continued viability of the clinics, the health of the area population, and, indeed, the very stability of the Gulf Coast region, is dependent on steady donor interest and support.

The flood waters have receded, yet the physical and emotional wreckage persists.

To read about the 22 clinic recipients of this recent round of grants in the Gulf Coast region, please click here.

To donate to Operation USA's Gulf Coast disaster relief and recovery efforts
https://donate.opusa.org:444/form.php

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