Richard is a cancer survivor. He lost the home he had built his home with his own hands, from scraps and debris left from a previous hurricane. Richard’s wish is that he does not have to die in a FEMA trailer, and to have the peace of mind knowing his wife has a home.

Randy & Cortney -
Daiton, 4 and Cameron, 10 months

We are grateful for this FEMA camper but unless you live in one yourself, you can't know how miserable it is. My kids have stayed sick since we started staying in it, because cold air comes in through the windows. The doors and shower leaks. It stays very damp in here and our clothes and bed stay wet and mildew. Bugs get in through the windows and the shower and my kids have bites on them.

Renee & Steve -
 Shauna 11 and Steven 14

...finally arriving home... we found ourselves looking at what remained of our home and our town. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!!!!!

Yvonne recently lost her husband. Her home was not a total loss, but what little insurance money she received was not enough for reconstruction .

Jessica & Leroy -
Lucretia 15, Xavier 5 Isaac 4, and lost a child

...I pray to have a home for our children again. They are everything. They are what makes us get up and go and not want to just drowned in our loss of our home and our other child. For that we are grateful. FAMILY OF FIVE NEEDS HELP! 

Lee & Lis -
 Matthew 3, Maisie 5, MJ 4, Nene 21 monthshs

This family has to pay the current mortgage (on a house that has been destroyed) and another loan while supporting 4 children. The kids have to be in a suitable home because they are foster children or the state will be forced to take them away from the only family they EVER knew. They not only lost their home, but also their 2 dogs, their cats and pet birds in the storm.

Charles 74

Charles spent seven months living in his car after his home was destroyed. He now has a FEMA camper, but no money and no help.

Gregory and Joan -
David 15 Alex 14 Gabrielle 8 and Gregory Jr. 3 

I have 4 children. The hurricane took our home. The only thing that is left on property is a slab. No flood insurance . Still have a mortgage.

This family is split up because there is not enough room in the camper.

Diane 71

On the day before the hurricane I evacuated taking only 2 days of clothes, medicines, and valuable papers with me. As I locked my door and backed out of my driveway I never dreamed I'd never go back to my home again.

Tim & Marcia

Tim and I moved into our home in the early 1990's. We raised our two children there.

...We were totally shocked to see our front yard virtually clean of debris, but the rest of the lot covered with various roof tops, walls and debris that, for the most part, we did not recognize. Our entire house was gone except for a small portion of what used to be the attic over our second story. It rested on the ground...

For the next three weeks we spent every day... searching through the rubble for something/anything. We found precious little, but realize how precious each possession is when you have so little left...