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Home For Katrina's Children
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Hurricane Katrina left many Gulf Coast residents without homes when it blew ashore August 29th, 2005. And for some, it wasn’t the first time they had to move to a new home—and they’re still dealing with the impact of the storm. Reed Galin reports. |
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(Locator: New Orleans, La.)
Kids come to the Methodist Home for Children in New Orleans for a new
beginning. But Hurricane Katrina brought even more challenges.
Keith Rhodes/Methodist Home for Children, New Orleans: “The
post-traumatic stress that these children have experienced, I don’t
think will probably ever go away.”
Alexander, 12-Year-Old: “I was kind of afraid the whole time.”
About 30 children live and attend school at the Methodist Home. These
are kids who were abused and neglected by their families.
Keith Rhodes/Methodist Home for Children, New Orleans: “I don’t believe
we have a juvenile delinquency problem in this country. I think we have
a delinquent parent problem.”
As Katrina bore down on New Orleans, children from the group home
evacuated to another Methodist children’s home in Ruston, Louisiana.
Terrell DeVille/Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home, Ruston: “When
you’ve got a child who’s already questioning adults, and then you’re
being moved again to a strange setting, these are traumatic things for a
child.”
They thought they would spend a few days in Ruston and then go back. But
days turned into months because the New Orleans home was damaged and
looted.
Keith Rhodes/Methodist Home for Children, New Orleans: “Watching them
watch the television, it seemed like their lights were going dim and
they were going out. They changed.”
Joshua, 14-Year-Old: “Just a lot of people died and stuff.”
Some of the children stayed in Ruston, but most have returned to New
Orleans. Methodist home workers are committed to a brighter future for
these kids, but say it won’t be easy.
Keith Rhodes/Methodist Home for Children, New Orleans: “Keep us in your
prayers. It’s still tough here in New Orleans.”
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To learn more about the New Orleans Methodist Children’s Home or the
home in Ruston, call 318-255-5020 or go to:
http://www.methodisthome.net.
Founded in 1886, as the Methodist Home Hospital, the program originally
provided care for unwed mothers and served as an adoption agency.