After Katrina: Shared Challenges for Rebuilding Communities
March 19, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Participants in this roundtable discussed rebuilding in the Gulf Coast and how lessons learned from the Katrina disaster might be applied in the future. The event was convened by the Urban Institute and the Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations with the support of the Allstate Foundation.
Welcoming Statements
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| Robert Reischauer, Urban Institute
John Kimble, Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Jan Epstein, Allstate Foundation |
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Discussion |
| Challenges of returning home and rebuilding communities |
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| Role of nonprofits as early responders and long-term recovery leaders
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Keynote Address
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| Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute, Louisiana Recovery Authority |
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Discussion |
| Supports for children and families to rebuild their lives
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| Looking ahead: What does the future hold?
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Complete Recording |
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Roundtable participants
Carol Ann Baker, Department of Health and Human Services
Richard Baron, McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc.
Chuck Bean, Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington
Elizabeth Boris, Urban Institute
Ajay Chaudry, Urban Institute
Sheila Crowley, National Low-Income Housing Coalition
Carol De Vita, Urban Institute
Jan Epstein, Allstate Foundation
Melissa Flournoy, Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Liz Gibson, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Naomi Goldstein, Department of Health and Human Services
Ben Hecht, One Economy Corporation
Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute; Louisiana Recovery Authority
Amanda Janis, United Methodist Committee on Relief; Katrina Aid Today
Nolan Jones, National Governors Association
John Kimble, Louisiana Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Ron P. McClain, Family Services of Greater New Orleans
Jason D. Matthews, Office of Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)
Geoffrey Nagle, Tulane University Institute of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
Casey O’Shea, Office of Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA)
Russ Paulsen, American Red Cross
James Perry, Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center
Tony Pipa, Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation
Cinthia Schuman, Aspen Institute
Margaret Simms, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Karyn Trader-Leigh, KTA Global Partners
Margery Turner, Urban Institute
Gina Warner, Greater New Orleans After School Partnership
Claire Wellington, Independent Sector
Martha Zaslow, Child Trends
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