In 2005 Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara teamed up with Allen Associates to build a home for a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The home was built in a Creole architecture style and was "built to ship," meaning it was assembled in Santa Barbara and shipped to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. It was a wonderful community-wide collaborative build and a way that we here in Santa Barbara could help those affected by the disaster.
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| Putting the pieces together in Santa Barbara |
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| The finished house, built in Santa Barbara, now at home in Bay St. Louis |
With news coming again from the south this week of more devastating tornadoes and severe storms, Habitat for Humanity International is again assessing the damage and raising money to help low-income homeowners affected by these storms.
According to HFHI: The central United States has been hit by back-to-back disasters with a devastating tornado in Joplin, Mo., other tornadoes across the south and Midwest and flooding from the Mississippi River. Affected communities face an enormous task of cleaning up and rebuilding. Habitat for Humanity affiliates throughout the region will be assessing the damage to low-income housing in their communities.
Click here for more information and ways to donate to Habitat for Humanity International and the disaster relief efforts. Be sure to designate your gift to: Disaster Response: U.S. Tornadoes and Flooding
