What's New
Actor Brandon Routh Works with Local Non-Profits to Rebuild Home in New Orleans
Event coincides with the passage of Serve America Act, expanding opportunities for community service. more
New Google Maps Show RT's Completed Homes
RT begins PRC-wide effort to map programs' impact on New Orleans. more
RT Launches Ambitious Deconstruction Program
RTNO joins FEMA and Mercy Corps to help reuse materials from buildings that are being demolished. more
About the Program
A lot of things have changed since the storms, but one thing remains the same: Rebuilding Together is still a leader in community redevelopment and an advocate for New Orleans’ low-income elderly and disabled homeowners.
Rebuilding Together New Orleans is a local affiliate of a national nonprofit organization – Rebuilding Together – which has restored and revitalized more than 100,000 homes over the past 19 years. With all work done at no cost to the homeowner and utilizing predominantly volunteer labor, Rebuilding Together allows low-income families in communities across the country to live in warmth, safety, and dignity.
We believe that by reinvesting in and restoring the existing housing stock of the city, we can bring homeowners displaced by Hurricane Katrina back to their former homes, as well as provide a model for restoring and preserving New Orleans’ historic neighborhoods.
Rebuilding Together’s home rehabilitation program targets the populations most affected by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: the urban poor. Families that return to their homes in New Orleans – rather than live in exile or in a trailer – sustain a constant, stable, healthy living environment while building their equity and regaining financial independence.