2005 Hurricane Response
Long-term Strategic Plan

Long-term strategic allocation adopted by the PDA Advisory Committee

• Seven year plan extending to 2013
• Continuous operation of the six PDA Volunteer Villages
• Relief and rebuild funds for five presbyteries located in the heart of the storm-damaged areas (including 16 host sites for volunteers)
• Set aside of community based recovery funds
• Establishment of Young Adult Volunteer site in damaged area
• Unallocated reserve to address changing reality on the ground

The need and context

• The Katrina/Rita/Wilma Hurricanes impacted an area roughly equivalent to Great Britain.
• 600,000 homes were destroyed or damaged.
• Conservative estimates project that more than $24 billion worth of private residential construction materials will be needed to address the needs.
• Some areas of Louisiana, particularly New Orleans, are not ready to begin rebuilding because of a complex set of decisions that have not yet been made.
• Mississippi has a smaller number of cases than Louisiana but is further ahead in their recovery.