GRASS-ROOTS GENEROSITY

Americans open homes, hearts to storm victims

By Nina J. Easton

Globe Staff / September 2, 2005

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WASHINGTON -- The pitch sounds like a real estate ad: 3,300-square-foot home, nestled in South Dakota countryside next to a lake, two large basement bedrooms with private baths, an excellent school district. But stay-at-home dad John Solheim isn't selling property; he's offering long-term refuge for Hurricane Katrina victims -- and so far, like thousands of other Americans wanting to open ... (Full article: 920 words)