VYCC continues to send crews to help support Hurricane Katrina victims as part of the VYCC’s Disaster Relief program. Our fourth nine-person VYCC Crew this year departed Vermont for the Gulf Coast on November 30th, joining crews from Florida, Utah, and Minnesota as part of a Gulf Coast Recovery Corps sponsored by the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps (NASCC). The Vermont crew is currently working at Buccaneer State Park, a 398-acre Mississippi State Park that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina, where they are helping to restore the park by hauling debris, restoring trails, rebuilding fences and barriers, and performing other critical work.

The crew will return home on Wednesday, December 20. In addition to the work they have completed, we are hoping to send another crew in February, if funding allows, to continue helping to rebuild and repair areas that are still devastated one year later. This holiday season, please support our Hurricane Katrina Recovery Crews and make a donation to help send another crew to the Gulf Coast. For more information, please contact Kate Villa at 434-3969 ext. 110 or kate@vycc.org.