Anti-Poverty Practitioners Gear Up for Orlando Convention After Hurricane Katrina Shuts Down Their 2005 Meeting
Community Action Partnership:
WASHINGTON, DC - One year after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans along the Gulf Coast---many of them low-income---and caused the cancellation of a convention for the nation's anti-poverty practitioners, the Community Action Partnership will explore the lessons learned from this disaster during its 2006 Annual Convention, September 5-8 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida.
The group's 2005 convention in New Orleans was washed away by the hurricane and many of its Community Action Agencies (CAAs) along the Gulf Coast assisted with relief efforts while dealing with damages to their own buildings and the homes of employees.
Hurricane Devastation 2005: Where Are We One Year Later will provide an overview of the tragic devastation of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma and the response by government, non-government organizations, and communities at large in the year since.
Disaster Preparedness...Are You in the Loop will highlight the Georgia Community Action Association's strategic approach to engaging local Community Action Agencies in the process of educating and equipping low-income citizens and communities on disaster response strategies.
"We felt that this experience, while very devastating to the nation, our Community Action Agencies and the low-income people we serve---offered an example of what CAAs need to do when faced with an emergency on the scale of Hurricane Katrina.
