region: Gulf -> Gulf Coast

notes: Serves: Pearl River County, Mississippi, and local surrounding areas Speciality: Rebuilding homes for reoccupation due to Hurricane Katrina Description of volunteer needs: Skilled labor to do roofing, hang sheet rock, and basic carpentry. Could use assistance for food distribution (twice/wk) and for the free medical clinic (thrice/wk). Skills volunteers are required to have: Carpentry, Roofers, Electricians, Plumbers, Framers, etc. Useful Skills: Any carpentry skills; ability to assess costs of repairs Tools or supplies volunteers should bring: Personal tools, if possible. Any tools associated with plumbing, electrical, carpentry jobs. Will volunteers need to bring any money or material, such as for housing: They will need to be responsible for their own food and personal items. Housing must be scheduled in advance. Length of time volunteer can help: One week or longer Size of volunteer team: Any size Are individual volunteers welcome? Yes Age restriction, if any: No one under age of 18 years Denomination/affiliation, if any: Ecumenical If yes, must volunteer be a member: No Any other restrictions: No Housing provided for volunteers, if any: Yes, if scheduled in advance. Please call for specifics. Meals provided for volunteers, if any: No. Individuals are responsible for their own meals - however, there is available kitchen access. Any additional notes: Helping low income and elderly. Located within 50 minutes of New Orleans and within 2-1/2 hrs. of Alabama Gulf Shores Orange Beach area. Approximate date the project started: Jan-01-2006 Estimated date the project will end: Jan-01-2009 -> Serves: Pearl River County, Mississippi, and local surrounding areas Speciality: Rebuilding homes for reoccupation due to Hurricane Katrina Description of volunteer needs: Skilled labor to do roofing, hang sheet rock, and basic carpentry. Could use assistance for food distribution (twice/wk) and for the free medical clinic (thrice/wk). Skills volunteers are required to have: Carpentry, Roofers, Electricians, Plumbers, Framers, etc. Useful Skills: Any carpentry skills; ability to assess costs of repairs Tools or supplies volunteers should bring: Personal tools, if possible. Any tools associated with plumbing, electrical, carpentry jobs. Will volunteers need to bring any money or material, such as for housing: They will need to be responsible for their own food and personal items. Housing must be scheduled in advance. Length of time volunteer can help: One week or longer Size of volunteer team: Any size Are individual volunteers welcome? Yes Age restriction, if any: No one under age of 18 years Denomination/affiliation, if any: Ecumenical If yes, must volunteer be a member: No Any other restrictions: No Housing provided for volunteers, if any: Yes, if scheduled in advance. Please call for specifics. Meals provided for volunteers, if any: No. Individuals are responsible for their own meals - however, there is available kitchen access. Any additional notes: Helping low income and elderly. Located within 50 minutes of New Orleans and within 2-1/2 hrs. of Alabama Gulf Shores Orange Beach area. Approximate date the project started: Jan-01-2006 Estimated date the project will end: Jan-01-2009