Hurricane Katrina brought to light many questions about Americans' preparedness for handling large-scale disasters: Is FEMA effective? Are the local, state, and federal governments sufficiently coordinated? Examining issues from various perspectives, this work offers students the tools to form their own opinions by bringing such events into focus.Establishing adown-payment-assistance programs, and rent-to-own programsa to aassist families that had uninsured homes ... distinct psychological, medical, educational, nutritional, and financial needs, for which increased federal attention was necessary. ... The problem, she noted, was particularly severe for infants and toddlers: Before the hurricane, Louisianaa#39;s capacity to meet the needs of these young children was limited. ... The program targets children from low-income families.
Title | : | Disaster Relief |
Author | : | Alan Marzilli |
Publisher | : | Infobase Publishing - 2007 |
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