Needs assessment forms from evacuees seeking assistance from the Acadiana Outreach Center.

Below is a summary of their 2005 Hurricane Recovery Efforts

* Served over 6,000 evacuees * Employed 41 evacuees to help other evacuees and enlist assistance of 319 volunteers * Helped 399 households (1,017 people) access housing, employment, transportation, medical needs with case management and financial assistance through the Center's "Transitional Recovery Action Center for Katrina/Rita" (T.R.A.C.K.) * Households served through TRACK include 70% displaced by Katrina, 30% impacted by Hurricane Rita * Gave 730,000 lbs of food, water, personal supplies to 4,576 evacuees (value of goods given to evacuees: a staggering $1.56 million) * Helped 1,656 households (5,796 evacuees) access financial aid