"Stranded and Squandered: Lost on the Road Home"
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8/28/08 (DRAFT), Loyola Law School, Katrina Clinic

This article describes significant obstacles our clients, and we as their advocates, have faced with the Road Home Program; it does not attempt to reveal all difficulties with every policy and implementation method, which are vast. Many hundreds of applicant stories, some of which are included here, frame our perspectives and inform our understanding.

We hope that describing these barriers will result in increased government transparency and accountability. Most importantly, we hope that with increased attention, the people in our communities will finally receive the rebuilding assistance they are due. We know this will not happen from the writing of an article alone and are counting on readers to continue to support our communities and demand justice.

Updates:

• After intense advocacy from many organizations, the State has rescinded most of the Road Home deadlines. The only remaining deadline requires that applicants return benefit option letters by November 1, 2008. See the Press Release.

This page exists to provide Road Home applicants with assistance as they navigate this broken system. Visit the Template Appeals page to find templates that may help you prepare a letter to appeal a Road Home decision. See here for links to additional information.

If you have questions or comments, contact:

Davida Finger
Loyola Law School Katrina Clinic
504-861-5596
davida.finger [at] gmail [dot] com