[StBernard] St. Bernard and Habitat

[Westley Annis]

I think its all a buncha political %^-kissing.  I implored them for help in
10/05-1/06 and got more runaround than FEMA.  I finally gave up on all
the"benevolent societies" that are funded by hmmm, the MBA, the NFL; who's
going to make who look good?  and put my faith in the church groups that
stayed with us and gave us a hug with our tuna helper; Bless YOU, boys and
girls; those were the front lines; not Harry Connick, Jr. or John Travolta.

Ms Simms

	> ----------------------------------------------------- 
	> "Give back for the holidays Since Katrina, New Orleans Area
Habitat for 
	> Humanity (NOAHH) has become the 
	> leading home builder in the city." 
	> 
	> Jer: I'm leery about this organization and wonder (from
observation) about 
	> its mission. 
	> 
	> I can recall when "expedited" to Georgia abruptly about how it
operates. 
	> Immediately after Katrina I begged this well-know organization for

	> consideration about qualifying for a Habitat home. I was denied
because I 
	> was not in the "strike zoned" state although they were building
habitat 
	> homes in the small town/area. The qualifying was for minorities
and believe 
	> it or not, the builders were overwhelmingly, Caucasian doing the
work. 
	> 
	> In attempting to return early to LA, I again notified, applied,
etc. and 
	> again I was denied. Again, all I saw were homes built around the
New Orleans 
	> area and again, --minorities were selected as homeowners. 
	> 
	> It begs the question. The release below mentions St. Bernard
Parish. Is it 
	> reasonable to ask whether the homes included anyone of the
"Caucasian 
	> Persuasion"? Are there homes being built in da parish's
neighborhoods and 
	> does anyone know if this theory/observation is disproved? 
	> 
	> This writer is wondering as it appears to be more of a liberal
attempt (in a 
	> social-economic target) to appease minorities (which ideally is
not only 
	> inappropriate, it is wrong to target one culture over another in
large 
	> numbers, especially if one or many are getting a home and has not
been a 
	> former homeowner? 
	> 
	> --I'm not only confused, but am trying to understand this
organization's 
	> mission--espec ially if it is true that the goal is minorities
over anyone 
	> else who qualifies. 
	> 
	> --jer--