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June 6, 2007 - Landrieu News Release
Landrieu helps release essential funding for New Orleans Catholic Charities
WASHINGTON -- United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., announced today that Catholic Charities of New Orleans will receive a $496,000 grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding had been secured in 2004 by former Sen. John Breaux, D-La., but had not yet been released. Sen. Landrieu intervened and facilitated the dialogue between HUD and the Archdiocese that ultimately allowed the money to be obligated.
"It is unfortunate when funding gets tied up in federal bureaucracies and red tape stands in the way of good work," Sen. Landrieu said. "Catholic Charities of New Orleans will now get the funding that was promised to them more than two years ago. With their work in hurricane recovery and fighting hunger, poverty, unemployment and domestic violence, Catholic Charities are providing an essential service to New Orleans. I am proud that I was able to help obligate the funding to support this vital organization, and in particular, their important work with the elderly."
"We are very grateful for Sen. Landrieu's help in securing this much-needed money for the senior citizens of our metro area," said Gordon Wadge, President of Catholic Charities of New Orleans. "Catholic Charities, in partnership with the wider community, will continue making an outreach to seniors so affected by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. The money will be used to create a continuum of care for elderly on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Jefferson Parish to serve the seniors of Jefferson and Orleans Parishes. We will use the dollars to renovate some facilities and create a continuum with our PACE program, the Wynhoven Senior Apartments and the Wynhoven nursing home facility. With this important funding, we can continue our work with well seniors, seniors that become frail and those that ultimately need nursing home care." |
