Hurricane Katrina
and Jackson County, Mississippi
- 100,000 people homeless initially after the impact of Hurricane Katrina in Jackson County out of a population base of 133,000.
- The storm surge reached a peak of 32 feet in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
- 23,250 single family dwellings, apartments, and mobile homes were completely destroyed by Katrina in Jackson County. 34% of the homes completely destroyed in Mississippi by Hurricane Katrina were located in Jackson County.
- The suicide rate in Jackson County doubled from 2005 to 2006, the year after Hurricane Katrina.
- Domestic violence has increased since 2005 in Jackson County.
- Drug use by our youth has increased since 2005 in Jackson County.
Donate to help our children to receive counseling in their homes.
Hurricane Relief Efforts by the Jackson County Community Services Coalition:
Since August 30 ,2005 the Jackson County Community Services Coalition has been involved in a number of critical issues with the recovery and rebuilding efforts in Jackson County and the outlying counties.
- The Coalition formed the Good Samaritan Project with teenagers helping people remove debris from their damaged homes.
- Organized a central station and supplied clothing to Jackson County employees.
- The Coalition was a central supply point for young children's needs, diapers, clothing, formula, etc.
- In-home counseling for people in the storm surge areas.
- Completed more than 100 debriefings since June 1st, 2006 to give people coping skills in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
- Formed alliances with a number of local volunteer organizations in assisting families in the rebuilding efforts.
- Located funding for Christians Organized for Relief Efforts (CORE) to assist them continue their volunteer efforts along the Mississippi gulf coast.
- Partnered with Mercy Corp Inc. to initiate the Jackson County Daycare Project which connects all the daycares in Jackson County to one website,www.jccsc.org/daycare.html
- Organized the training for Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) in Jackson County, Mississippi.
- The Executive Director of JCCSC was the Medical/Mental Health Branch Director of the Unified Command of Jackson County.
