Gulf Coast R&R in Biloxi Must Rebuild
SEPT. 5, 2005

The Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative and Gulf Coast Child Care Resource and Referral Agency appear to have suffered extensive damage to their headquarters at Biloxi.

Executive Director Carol Burnett reported to supporters yesterday, “We have reports that Moore Community House’s facilities were ravaged by flood waters, but some structure remains. A neighboring home was lifted from its foundation and washed onto our doorstep. We have heard from eleven of our thirty-four employees and they are all safe, though several of us have lost our homes.”

“We need your help to rebuild and re-open so we can help our community with the long-term recovery process,” she added.

Moore Community House was home to the Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative and the Gulf Coast Child Care Resource and Referral Agency. Moore Community House’s neighborhood is made up of poor and low-income families who will need assistance as they begin to put their lives back together. Burnett commented, “It is likely to be a while before we can return to daily early childhood services, but we will now focus on the more immediate work of hurricane recovery.”

The Southern Regional Office of the Children’s Defense Fund, located in Jackson, is accepting donations for rebuilding Moore Community House. Mail contributions to: Moore Community House, c/o Children’s Defense Fund, P. O. Box 11437, Jackson, MS 39236-1437.
 

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