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Q & A with Fair Housing leader Teresa Bettis

Today in Mobile, Alabama, community leaders from across the Gulf Coast got together for day one of a two-day summit on fair housing and environmental justice.  At the end of a day packed with panels, workshops, and speeches, I spoke with Teresa Bettis, who played a major role in organizing the summit. [...Read more]

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Ada McMahon

Katrina survivors respond to news of new housing assistance in Mississippi

crowdNorth Gulfport, Mississippi - Yesterday Governor Haley Barbour, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Mississippi housing advocates represented by Reilly Morse, announced a major agreement that makes $133 million available to assist low-income Mississippians in repairing their Hurricane Katrina-damaged homes.  [...Read more]

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Bridge The Gulf

Q & A with Reilly Morse – attorney behind MS housing victory, HUD's new Katrina program

North Gulfport, Mississippi - Yesterday Governor Haley Barbour, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, and Mississippi housing advocates represented by Reilly Morse, announced a major agreement that makes $133 million available to assist low-income Mississippians in repairing their Hurricane Katrina-damaged homes. [...Read more]

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Ada McMahon