Workin' On A Building

Just as a follow-up note, we made some donations over the weekend, and want to encourage those who can to do likewise. Our main donee was Habitat for Humanity; building housing for poor and working-class families is an essential task both for evacuees who want to return and those who will settle elsewhere. Habitat has the structure and know-how to do this well.

We also made a donation to Planned Parenthood. Non-governmental organizations in New Orleans will also have to recover to be able to do their work and their branches elsewhere will be taxed by the impoverished evacuees. It goes without saying that most of the non-conservative, non-faith-based groups will receive little or no government support, and must rely on the public for help. The assistance they render to those who need it - whether they're still in New Orleans or living as refugees in Texas or elsewhere - needs to be supported during the rebuilding days that lie ahead.