This site was created to promote and support the efforts of the New Orleans Summer Project May 29-June 26, 2006.

We are working with three public school districts and the New Orleans parochial schools.

The MAX school
The parochial schools in the New Orleans area were very hard hit. Schools need significant repair, and housing for the nuns and priests who teach at the schools was damaged as well. In order to meet the needs of their students, three historically African American Catholic schools have united on the least damaged campus, forming a combined school called the MAX school.
St. Tammany Parish School District
This district lost several school structures including one high school. In order to provide classrooms for all students, schools have had to be combined and school days shortened.
Jefferson Parish School District
Many the buildings in this district were severely damaged by the hurricane. This district is also serving students displaced from the city of New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish.
St. Bernard Parish School District
Every building in this school district was flooded by Katrina’s storm surge. Originally operating 14 schools with almost 9000 students, the district is operating one school with 400 students.