CDP & Fair Housing Release the "People's Analysis of Impediments (AI) to Fair Housing"
The "People's AI" provides recommendations for how New Orleans can effectively understand and overcome barriers to housing choice. Read More »
Title Clearing Collaborative Reaches Over 120 Clients and Counting!
Attorneys with the Collaborative are working with more than 120 clients, far outpacing initial expectations, and they have already cleared title to a number of properties. Read More »
CDP visits the Coast and Clients
Summer legal interns traveled with CDP staff to the Gulf Coast to help kick off two new initiatives in New Orleans, meet with clients, and learn about the challenges facing the region. Read More »
- Feb 03 CDP Launches New Initiative with the University of District Columbia School of Law Community Development Law Clinic CDP partners with University of District of Columbia School of Law Community Development Law Clinic to assist in Gulf Coast Recovery efforts.
- Dec 09 Port Restoration an Economic Disappointment and Likely Environmental Burden for Mississippi At a community event today, the Steps Coalition and its partners in the recently formed Port Campaign Coalition demonstrated that the $480 million federally-funded restoration of the State Port will produce an approximate net increase of only 330 direct jobs to the Port’s pre-Katrina workforce.
- Nov 01 Title Clearing Collaborative Has Reached Over 120 Clients And Counting! The New Orleans Title Clearing Collaborative provides pro bono legal assistance to homeowners in Orleans Parish that need help clearing title to their land. Once homeowners get clear title, they will be able to access federal and state aid money to repair and return to their homes that were damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Attorneys with the Collaborative are working with more than 120 clients, far outpacing initial expectations, and they have already cleared title to a number of properties. More than 1,000 people have attended one of the 20 community education and intake events held throughout New Orleans.
