Pam Dorr Quotations

Many of our families have had difficulty unraveling the red tape involved in accessing assistance. We'll work with these families to make sure they are aware of everything they're entitled to. We are committed to supporting Hale County and displaced families recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. With the support and technical assistance from HAC, we can make a difference for our rural families.

We're working to make homeownership possible for more families by establishing a new self-help program. We're trying to develop this new program and we want to be the first to have it in place.

They started Thursday and they are already almost 80 percent complete. They are building the porches right now.

There is the rural development self-help programs and the community development self-help program. When families contribute their own labor to help build their home, their own 'sweat equity' lowers their mortgage costs.