Relief efforts by the numbers
A sampling of Gulf Coast volunteer activities from August 2006 to August 2007:
9,220 homes rebuilt, repaired, or cleaned by Lutheran Disaster Service volunteers
1,800 people a month served meals by Mobile Episcopal Relief and Development
1,575,000 hours served by Salvation Army volunteers
20,000 college students spent spring break to volunteer in the Gulf region
59 playgrounds built by KaBoom! volunteers to replace facilities destroyed in the storms
1,100 homes built or under construction by Habitat for Humanity, including more than 700 since August 2006
* Figures represent best estimates based on self-reported data gathered by the Corporation for National and Community Service from a group of volunteer-driven organizations.
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