5 young guys and 6 young girls drove to Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana, from northern Iowa to work for the week of March 1 – 7 with the leadership team. Joining them was 5 members of the Muff family from Minnesota. Tobias Muff had previously...
Disaster Date:08/29/2021
Point Au Chein, LA
Hurricanes
What Happened
On August 29, 2021, the eye of Hurricane Ida slammed into the Point au Chien community causing unprecedented damage and destruction. We are a small state recognized Tribal community situated in the Terrebonne Basin in both Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes with approximately 800 tribal citizens. This storm has displaced hundreds of tribal members. Only a few homes in lower Pointe au Chien are habitable, and the majority of our Tribal families are in need of resources and will need assistance in temporary housing and rebuilding. Over 150 tribal families are struggling during this time.
What MDS Is Doing
MDS work will focus on new builds.
Location
Pointe-aux-Chênes is an unincorporated community located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community shares a zip code with Montegut and has many residents of Houma descent and others of Chitimacha descent.
Weekly Reports
Twelve volunteers, including eight young men and four young gals, joined the leadership team in Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Louisiana, to work a combined 648 hours finishing up outside work at the sites. With the national average volunteer pay rate of $34.79...
For the week of February 15-20, our group came from Indiana. They consisted of 3 young couples and 6 single gals. Between the laughs, singing and energetic fellowship, they accomplished much. They finished the subfloor, built walls and partitions...
