Communities and Hope After the Storm September 5, 2005 - December 31, 2007 TEXAS FLORIDA
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THE Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund Report Rebuilding “We are proud of our Gulf Coast neighbors Communities and what they have achieved to date. But there is more to be done. We ask that everyone and Hope continue to work together with determination After the Storm towards a future of prosperity and hope.” Former Presidents George W. Bush and William J. Clinton #VTI $MJOUPO ,"53*/"'6/% The Anatomy of Recovery August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina makes landfall as a category 4 storm in southeast Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. The storm caused devastation along the Gulf coasts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, with catastrophic effects on the city of New Orleans. Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans were breached by the storm surge, ultimately flooding roughly 80 percent of the city and many areas of neighboring parishes. The Hurricane damaged more than 850,000 homes and caused an eventual death toll of 1,836 across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Georgia National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) and Tennessee. Cover: Three-year-old Nicolas plays National Hurricane Center estimates that $85 billion of total hide-and-seek in his new home in damages resulted from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Covington, Louisiana, built with region affected by these two hurricanes still struggles to BCKF funds by Habitat for Humanity. recover, both as a place to live and as a viable economy. WASHINGTON MONTANA MAINE NORTH DAKOTA VERMONT MINNESOTA MICHIGAN OREGON N.H. IDAHO WISCONSIN NEW MASSACHUSETTES SOUTH DAKOTA YORK MICHIGAN WYOMING RHODE ISLAND CONNECTICUT IOWA PENNSYLVANIA NEBRASKA NEW JERSEY NEVADA OHIO ILLINOIS UTAH INDIANA DELAWARE WEST VIRGINIA MARYLAND COLORADO CALIFORNIA VIRGINIA KANSAS MISSOURI KENTUCKY NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE OKLAHOMA ARIZONA ARKANSAS SOUTH CAROLINA NEW MEXICO MISSISSIPPI GEORGIA ALABAMA TEXAS January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 September 1, 2005 LOUISIANA November 2005 FLORIDA Tulane University $116 million in Mobile health units Former Presidents Bush September 7, 2005 Katrina redistributes more than December 2005 reopens after four donations received deliver medical and and Clinton asked to lead Alexis Herman and Donald one million people from the Gulf coast Former Presidents award months, the largest private from more than mental health services in a nationwide fundraising effort Powell appointed to the across the United States. $90 million to higher education, southern Mississippi. to help the victims of September 6, 2005 September 20, 2005 employer in New Orleans. 100,000 donors. Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund. Houston receives 35,000 people; Mobile, Alabama houses of worship and affected states. Hurricane Katrina by Children’s Health Fund trains More than $2 Former Secretary of Labor $53 million in over gains 24,000; Baton Rouge, Louisiana adds 15,000; Higher Education awarded $30 million, 223 medical professionals and President George W. Bush. from over Herman and Chairman of the Hammond, Louisiana doubles its size with 10,000; million 50,000 individual Houses of Worship awarded $25 million, serves 1,000 residents. 13,000 donations Federal Deposit Insurance donations received. and Chicago welcomes 6,000 people, more than any Alabama-Louisiana-Mississippi non-profits received online. Corporation Powell establish non-southern city. supported with $40 million. structure and strategies for BCKF. April 2006 Stranded shrimp boats removed. BCKF grants removed boats which threatened public safety. August 2006 NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF Hurricane Katrina December 2006 November 2006 “I call upon State and local governments, June 2006 May 2006 Cameron Memorial Hospital March 2007 1,014 employers have re-opened Libraries rebuilt and Additional grant of gets $2 million BCKF grant to or started new ventures in all the parishes places of worship, and all Americans replenished through $9.7 million for Musical instruments, retain and hire staff. of New Orleans combined. equipment and sound September 2006 to mark this day with services and collaboration between Alabama, Louisiana systems replaced in BCKF, Libraries for the and Mississippi homes, 30,000 students go back to Louisiana through grant appropriate observances. I also encourage Future and the Bill and public service infrastructure school when more than 40 public to Gibson Foundation’s Melinda Gates Foundation. and healthcare services. schools reopen in New Orleans. all Americans to remember and support Music Rising Program. the continued effort to rebuild our Nation’s great Gulf Coast.” George W. Bush August 2007 2ND NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF December 31, 2007 Hurricane Katrina BUSH-CLINTON KATRINA FUND CEASES OPERATION New Orleans has regained May 2007 • $130.6 million raised from more than 100,000 donors 66 % of its pre-Katrina September 2007 population, up from 50 percent. in all 50 states and countries from around the world Enrollment in New Orleans Repairs to 93 public schools reaches 70% • $30 million awarded to 38 Higher Education institutions Gulfport-Biloxi metro area houses in Upper and of pre-Katrina levels, up 59% and support organizations July 2007 employment stands at Lower Ninth Ward from May, 2006. • $40 million in State-based grants awarded BCKF stops accepting 108,000, not too far below its completed with donations. pre-Katrina level of 116,000. BCKF grants. • $25 million awarded to 1,151 Houses of Worship • $35.7 million awarded for Community grants The Anatomy of Recovery “We’ve got a lot of rebuilding to do. First, we’re going to save lives and the situation. August 29, 2005 stabilize Hurricane Katrina makes landfall as a category 4 storm in southeast Louisiana. And then we’re going to Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. The storm caused devastation along the Gulf coasts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, with help these communities catastrophic effects on the city of New Orleans. Levees separating Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans were breached by the storm surge, ultimately flooding roughly 80 percent of the city and many areas of neighboring parishes. The Hurricane rebuild.” damaged more than 850,000 homes and caused an eventual death toll of 1,836 across Louisiana, President George W. Bush Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Georgia and Tennessee. Working Better Together A message from former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton When President George W. Bush asked us to organize a fund to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina, we accepted without hesitation. Like people everywhere, we wanted to help our neighbors in the Gulf region rebuild their lives, restore their communities and preserve their vibrant culture. s former Presidents, we have including homes, businesses, schools and houses committed America’s resources of worship, was damaged or destroyed. There were and talents to revitalize regions, insufficient medical services, electricity and clean states and countries. In 2004 we collaborated drinking water. Fishermen, doctors, waiters and Aon a charitable effort to assist victims of the South college professors lost their livelihoods. Entire Asian tsunami. We knew we could put those communities were washed away, leaving behind experiences to good use. tons of debris and countless lives interrupted. After visiting the affected areas in the Gulf, we Though the situation appeared grim, we knew what were astounded by the magnitude of the storm’s the human spirit can achieve. We recognized destruction. The foundation of this unique region, that we could create a network of relief that would THE BUSH-CLIN T O N K AT R I N A F U N D 3 Working Better Together: Working Better Together: A message from former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton A message from former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton address unmet needs, Soon detailed proposals financial support. Within their neighbors progress prevent people from falling with measurable goals the first four weeks after toward theirs. We thank through the cracks, and were flowing from the storm, BCKF received our donors, partners, provide support that non-profit organizations. $58.9 million through grantees and volunteers could lead to a We grouped grants in 88,000 donations. who persevered even prosperous future. four categories: Higher Over the life of BCKF, we though many were Education, Houses of received more than $90 displaced from their own We appointed Former Worship, State-Based million from foreign homes and offices. Finally, Secretary of Commerce, and Community Grants. governments, corpora- we thank those who gave Donald Evans and Former tions, and large individual of themselves personally Secretary of Labor, Alexis Herman Higher Education Grants helped colleges stay open donors. Overall we raised $130.6 million, and and financially, and most of all we appreciate their as Co-Chairs of the Fund. With the appointed and paid teachers even after tuitions had been refund- awarded it to over 1,200 non-profit organizations. giving with such generosity and compassion. Board of Directors they established the framework ed. We made grants to houses of worship for rebuild- Now that BCKF has closed, this report details some for the Fund. ing and repair, and sometimes to support their com- of our actions and how your generosity helped people Finally, we thank the Board of Directors, the Co-Chairs munity services. State-based Grants restarted small recover after the storm. and the staff for helping us carry out the objectives of We began listening to and talking with people who businesses, rebuilt affordable housing and community the Fund. lived in the affected communities. State governors, centers, and prepared residents for future challenges. We congratulate the thousands of Gulf Coast non-profit organizations and others helped us find Community Grants addressed underfunded services residents who defined their own destiny and helped partners who were knowledgeable, experienced and in affected communities.