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Charlotte, a native of Canada, moved to
New Orleans in 2002. With her partner Bill, who is originally from New
Orleans, she bought and completely renovated a shotgun house in Mid-City. However, not long after the project was finished, Hurricane Katrina struck New
Orleans and completely flooded the house. Determined to rebuild, Charlotte
used her insurance funds to gut and begin repairing her home.
Like many people in post-Katrina New
Orleans, Charlotte faced numerous obstacles to rebuilding. She was cheated
by an dishonest contractor who performed and charged her for unnecessary work on
the house, and also by a plumber who falsely claimed to be a licensed
electrician. After she paid him, he did work that did not pass inspection
and needed to be redone, a problem that is unfortunately very common in this
area. As a result, Charlotte soon ran out of insurance money and was
unable to continue the work on her home.
In 2007, Charlotte applied
for assistance from Phoenix of New Orleans (PNOLA), one of SAFER's local
non-profit collaborators. PNOLA referred her to SAFER, and we have been
working together ever since. So far, SAFER volunteers have replaced
Charlotte's vinyl siding as well as installed insulation and drywall. We
plan to paint the interior and install flooring before the project is complete.
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(Date of completion: February 2008)
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SAFER
310 South Broad Street,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119
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