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OVERVIEW Mercy Corps is currently working along the Gulf Coast to help children and families recover from the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. After an immediate response, the agency is now focusing on rebuilding the region. Mercy Corps programs in the U.S. are also assisting Pacific Northwest entrepreneurs in the in their quest to build businesses. Mercy Corps Northwest helps low-income, minority, female, immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs start and expand business, leading to local economic development and income to support families. Read more about Gulf Coast Recovery > Learn about Mercy Corps Northwest >	Korona Presley's business encourages people during difficult times in their lives. She's been down before. Today, she creates and sells greeting cards that offer encouragement for people going through trying times.

Video: Deconstruction Documentary

This brief video documentary, which discusses and demonstrates deconstruction, was filmed during Mercy Corps' Flight of Friendship to New Orleans in April 2007.

Two Years Later, Still Working for Recovery

BY RICK DENHART

Two years after Katrina, the challenges are still staggering. But Mercy Corps is still there, working alongside the people who are committed to bringing their city back.

Building By Dismantling

Rick Denhart, Mercy Corps New Orleans-based Director of Gulf Coast Hurricane Recovery, has been in construction - and deconstruction - all his life.



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Two Years Later, Still Working for Recovery

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