Friday, August 29, 2008
The Mississippi Gulf Coast has a long way to go before it is truly recovered from Hurricane Katrina. Tens of thousands of housing-challenged storm victims still remain in wrecked homes, cramped FEMA trailers and lodgings that are not their homes. To read the 2008 Steps Report, click 2008StepsReport.pdf
Nov 27, 2007
Four Prominent National Media Outlets Spotlight Steps Within Eight Days »
Bill Moyers Journal Features the Steps Coalition. Watch the video that aired on PBS Nov. 16, 2007. In Leslie Eaton's
Nov 20, 2007 Steps in the News: Three Major Media Pieces in One Week » Bill Moyers Journal Features the Steps Coalition. - Watch the video that aired on PBS on November 16, 2007. Click here. Other recent…
Nov 20, 2007
People Before Ports: Today on NPR’s Tell Me More »
National Public Radio talk program "Tell Me More" covered the Steps Coalition People Before Ports campaign. If you missed the live broadcast, click…
Nov 16, 2007
Bill Moyers Journal Features the Steps Coalition. - Watch the video that aired on PBS on November 16, 2007. Click here. Other recent…
Nov 15, 2007
Triumph Over Tragedy: Leadership, Capacity, and Needs After Hurricanes Katrina & Rita »
The Center for Social Inclusion's new report recommends to foundations and national organizations how to best support local rebuilding efforts by identifying community assets, gaps…
Oct 22, 2007
In low-income neighborhoods across coastal Mississippi, many homeowners are still patching their roofs with blue tarp, positioning plants to collect drips from living room ceilings,…
Oct 17, 2007
House Leaders Call on HUD to Deny MS’s Request to Divert Funds »
Letter submitted by Barney Frank and Maxine Waters to Secretary Jackson, urging that he deny Mississippi's request for waiver to divert funding away from low/mod…
Sep 27, 2007
More Housing Woes in Mississippi »
NY TIMES Editorial- 09/27/07: As the poorest state in the country, Mississippi should have no trouble finding low- and moderate-income homeowners to share in the…
Sep 17, 2007
People Before Ports Campaign »
The Steps Coalition has mobilized advocacy activities around the MDA's Proposal to divert $600 million dollars of CDBG housing recovery funds to the port of…
Sep 08, 2007
This Annual Report details our brief history, our current challenges and our future direction.
Welcome to the Steps Coalition website. The coalition promotes an equitable recovery and healthy, just and sustainable communities for South Mississippi.