visibility Similar

Tresia A. Frazer, left, vocational rehabilitation counselor,

Huntsville Center welcomes new deputy commander

ISO 9000 AUDIT TEAM IN ACTION. Public domain image, NASA.

Latricia Kamins, left, the Sexual Assault Response

code Related

[Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 8, 2005 - Thomas Hayes and Katharine Schweighardt were teaching in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina destroyed the area. They are now working at a Disaster Recovery Center helping others that have been displaced, like themselves, to apply for recovery aid. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, LA November 21, 2005 - Fortier High School English teacher Amy Laurenza was without a job after Hurricane Katrina shut down her New Orleans school. FEMA hired her to assist other hurricane victims in the city Disaster Recovery Center. Amy is one of 35 "Teach for America" educators hired by FEMA since September. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA November 21, 2005 - Fortier High School English teacher Amy Laurenza was without a job after Hurricane Katrina until FEMA hired her to assist other hurricane victims as a staffer in a Disaster Recovery Center. Amy is one of 35 "Teach for America" educators hired by FEMA since September. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Baton Rouge, LA, October 8, 2005 - Thomas Hayes was teaching in New Orleans for the Teach For America organization when Hurricane Katrina devastated the area. Now that schools are closed, Hayes is training and working at a Disaster Recovery Center helping other displaced victims, such as himself, get through the application process for recovery aid. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Thibodaux, La., October 8, 2005 - Evan Smith (left), a former Social Studies teacher at Walter L. Cohen High School in New Orleans, was left without a job when Hurricane Katrina struch the city, has been hired by FEMA and is now at the Thibodaux Disaster Recovery Center, 508 St. Mary Street where he is in training to become a DRC manager. Evan is a member of the "Teach For America" program that places new teachers into inner city and low-income areas throughout the country for two year assignments. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] La Place, LA November 21, 2005 - "Teach for America" educators Dan Waldman and Ashely Cusick were hired by FEMA after Hurricane Katrina closed their New Orleans schools. They have been assisting south Louisiana disaster victims at the Disaster Recovery Center in St John the Babtist Parish since September. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Boute, LA November 15, 2005 - Teacher Elaine Hume has been working at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center since Hurricane Katrina closed the New Orleans high school where she taught. Elaine is one of twenty-eight "Teachers of America" employed by FEMA in Louisiana. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] LaPlace, La., October 8, 2005 - Ashley Kusick (right), a high school teacher left without a job when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, has been hired by FEMA and is now in training to become a Disaster Recovery Center manager at the LaPlace DRC at 160 Belle Terre; her old school, Landry High School in New Orleans, is also now a DRC. Ashley is a member of the "Teach For America" program that secures employment for new teachers in inner city schools around the nation. Win Henderson / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA November 21, 2005 - Betsy Dekker (left), a fourth grade teacher at the New Orleans Free School until Hurricane Katrina shut down the city schools, was hired by FEMA to work in a Disaster Recovery Center. She works closely with Kathy Whittler, the DRC lead. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA, October 8, 2005 - Katharine Schweighardt worked as a teacher for the Teach For America organization in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina destroyed the area. Schweighardt is one of several teachers that were displaced and is now training and working at a Disaster Recovery Center helping other victims of Katrina and Rita apply for recovery aid. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

description

Summary

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

label_outline

Tags

hurricane rita katharine schweighardt katharine schweighardt teacher teach america organization america organization new orleans katrina hurricane katrina disaster recovery center disaster recovery center victims aid recovery aid robert kaufmann fema louisiana disaster relief hurricanes hurricane rita 2005 feature stories baton rouge high resolution hurricane rita emergency management programs disasters robert kaufmann us national archives
date_range

Date

08/10/2005
create

Source

The U.S. National Archives
link

Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known copyright restrictions

label_outline Explore Recovery Aid, Teach, Robert Kaufmann

[Hurricane Ike] Galveston, Texas, September 29, 2008 -- Mail is being collected at a mobile mail center parked in front of the heavily damaged Postal Office Building in Galveston. Hurricane Ike has disrupted the use of this new, now flooded, facility. Mail is being delivered to only a portion of the island as power and residents return. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Tim Watts, the chief operations officer of Victorville

Cameron Parish, La., July 21, 2013 -- The Cameron Parish Health Unit received $279,386 in FEMA funding following Hurricane Rita's damages. Lillie Long/FEMA

Galena, Alaska, July 30, 2013 -- FEMA Public Information Officer Victor Inge (L) and AmeriCorps Manager Sarah Tomt (R) greet one another for the first time as they exchange information on the work being done toward the recovery process. FEMA is responding with key personnel and resources to the communities that were affected from the Yukon River flood and partnering with AmeriCorps for recovery efforts. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA

[Hurricane Rita] Houston, TX, October 28, 2005 -- Admiral Thad Allen, accompanied by SFO Dennis Lee and PIO lead Charley Henderson meet with the editors of the Houston Chronicle. Photo by Ed Edahl/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Belle Chasse, LA, October 25, 2005 - This is the diagnostic x-ray and minor surgery suite of the Mobile Medical Unit located in Plaquemines Parish. FEMA provides this transportable clinic, medical staff, equipment and pharmaceuticals, as well as medical care, all free of charge to communities affected by disasters. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Secretary Alphonso Jackson and aides flying over and touring areas of east Texas after Hurricane Rita

[Hurricane Katrina] Thibodaux, LA November 14, 2005 - Evan Smith (right), a New Orleans high school teacher hired by FEMA to manage a Disaster Recovey Center in south central Louisiana, checks an applicant's record with Hoarce Ingalls, a California firefighter working in the DRC as an Applicant Assistant. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, LA, 9-17-05 -- Michael Caswell is able to save some bottles and will try and save some family pictures by carefully cleaning them. Most of flooded homeowners are only able to save a few items. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo

Carlos Cadet, Jr., son of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jalisa

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] LaPlace, La., October 8, 2005 - FEMA representatives (left side of table) speaks to and records information provided to them by applicants who come to this Disaster Recovery Center at 160 Belle Terre to update their contact information, discuss their present situation and speak with program representatives from various agencies that provide assistance programs who staff this office. There are presently 30 DRC's operating throughout the state to provide those who applied for disaster assistance with the opportunity to meet directly with disaster agency personnel. Win Henderswon / FEMA

Chief Warrant Officer Rodney Hughes Sr., team chief,

Topics

hurricane rita katharine schweighardt katharine schweighardt teacher teach america organization america organization new orleans katrina hurricane katrina disaster recovery center disaster recovery center victims aid recovery aid robert kaufmann fema louisiana disaster relief hurricanes hurricane rita 2005 feature stories baton rouge high resolution hurricane rita emergency management programs disasters robert kaufmann us national archives