February 5, 2009
The Louisiana Family Recovery Corps (www.recoverycorps.org) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation based in Baton Rouge, La., and formed in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The Recovery Corps' mission is to facilitate human recovery for the State of Louisiana in the aftermath of disaster, both natural and man-made. The Recovery Corps has partnered with human service and non-profit organizations throughout the state and the country to deliver assistance as effectively and efficiently as possible, allocating more than $70 million to recovery efforts and assisting more than 30,000 families and individuals since January 2006.