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Federal Employees Volunteer with New Orleans Organizations on Rebuilding Projects
4 Day Service Project Around Katrina 4th Anniversary is Part of the President's United We Serve Initiative. New Orleans, LA - August 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nearly 100 Obama Administration officials and federal employees are volunteering with New Orleans organizations over the next four days to mark the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The four-day effort was launched today in front of the Rebuilding Together New Orleans Community Center, one of several sites at which volunteers will be working. When it is completed, the center will house AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers serving New Orleans.
Secretary Napolitano Announces $32 Million in Funding for Rebuilding Projects at Southern University at...
New Orleans, LA - August 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced more than $32 million in funding for the rebuilding of four educational buildings at the Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO)—reflecting Secretary Napolitano’s strong commitment to recovery efforts in Louisiana following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.