On
May 17, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Gulfport, Miss., during National
AmeriCorps Week to celebrate the 100th home restored byYouthBuildthrough
its Katrina rebuilding project.
Since July 2006, 34 YouthBuild AmeriCorps graduates and more than 140 students
from across the country have used the construction skills they learned from
their programs to rebuild housing on the Mississippi coast that was devastated
by Hurricane Katrina. Primary support for the project came from the Corporation
for National and Community Service.
The ribbon-cutting event also
marked the launch of a new, permanent YouthBuild AmeriCorps Gulfport program
that is engaging youth who reside on the Mississippi coast in learning
construction skills to rebuild homes in their communities. This project will be
funded for three years by the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service.
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