National Articles
Times-Picayune (New Orleans) - March 2, 2006
Women's Shelters poised to reopen; Facility to house those hoping to rebuild
After bouncing around three states and living in jails and tents, Mary Weinenbacher is finally moving into a home.
The 43-year-old Chalmette grandmother soon will become one of the first people to move into the Women's Shelter, a renovated camelback house that is part of New Orleans Rescue Mission's housing complex on the edge of the Central Business District. Read Full Article.
Business Wire - Dec. 5, 2005
HomeAid Helps Women Victims of the Hurricanes and Domestic Violence; New Transitional Housing Development in Houston Breaks Ground to Provide a Secure Living Environment Where Women in Crisis Can Rebuild Their Lives
With thousands of hurricane evacuees still in a housing crisis, HomeAid, the country's leading non-profit builder of transitional housing, is working in Houston to develop housing or evacuee women in crisis, including women who are victims of domestic violence - a quiet, but critical demographic of evacuees who are in desperate need of a secure living environment. Together, HomeAid and its primary Gulf Coast Rebuilding Fund Partner, Ameriquest Mortgage Company, will break ground on Wellsprings Village on December 8, in conjunction with HomeAid Houston and the Greater Houston Builders Association. The project, consisting of six, four-bedroom homes on three acres of land located in Houston, will serve evacuee women in crisis who have been relocated to Houston from hurricane-impacted areas in the Gulf Coast region. Read Full Article.
