Katrina Survivors Who Fled Alone Are Better Off, Study Finds

A report released on Monday by the Appleseed Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes social justice, found that victims of Hurricane Katrina who fled on their own have fared better than those who were rescued, reports the Associated Press.

The study, which was conducted by seven law firms recruited by the Appleseed Foundation, found that nonprofit organizations, religious groups, and local and state governments responded more quickly to the disaster than the federal government did.

The report also concluded that evacuees who were placed in cities with fewer fellow evacuees fared better than others. An estimated 150,000 evacuees are still in Houston, and 70,000 to 80,000 in Atlanta. Read The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s article on how Houston nonprofit groups have been affected by the influx of Katrina survivors.)