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- Summer 2008: Due to lack of funding, the Recovery Corps is unable to sponsor summer camp programs this summer.
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Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Connie, a single mother from New Orleans, relocated to a Best Western Hotel in Opelousas that was later flooded by Hurricane Rita. When the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps reached out to Connie, she had a temporary job working at the St. Landry Parish School Board, barely making minimum wage. One of her problems was the debt she accumulated as a result of her involvement with a Payday Loan Company to help pay her monthly bills.
A Recovery Corps liaison helped Connie establish a budget and realized that her monthly bills exceeded her income. The liaison helped her apply for rental assistance with the Temporary Based Rental Assistance Program. In order to qualify for the program, Connie needed air conditioning units with heaters. The Recovery Corps supplied one air conditioning unit, and another was donated by her employer. Connie was able to receive rental assistance, which decreased her rent to less than one-third of what she was initially paying. The Recovery Corps continued to help by providing assistance with utilities, clothes, car payments and necessities.
It was not long before Connie became a permanent employee at the school board, received a significant increase in salary, and got out of the payday loan cycle. Connie is now able to maintain her monthly expenses.
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