February 21, 2006 — Homeowners in the Hurricane Katrina ravaged city of Pass Christian, Mississippi, will soon have access to the “one-stop” housing repair and financing services of the “Home Again” program. The program was created by Enterprise Community Partners and Enterprise Corporation of the Delta (ECD) with $1.3 million from the Rebuild the Coast Fund, a charity founded by Renee and John Grisham, the Home Depot Foundation and an anonymous donor. Enterprise, ECD and NeighborWorks America are working on a second pilot in another Mississippi coastal community, and NeighborWorks America has committed resources to help expand Home Again.

The Home Again program uses the NeighborWorks education and counseling model,
which covers a full-range of homeownership issues to ensure families make the most of
the biggest investment of their lives. For example, Mississippi residents will have access
to NeighborWorks guidance in making repairs, rebuilding, refinancing, redevelopment of
neighborhoods, improvements in safety and more. View news release. [PDF]