Temple to Temple has been working in the Mississippi Gulf Coast since the first weeks after Hurricane Katrina, with continuous support from World Shelters. Their initial objectives were to provide immediate relief to the devastated neighborhoods in East Biloxi peninsula that were hit simultaneously by 27ft storm surge from the north and the south. These low-income neighborhoods are a mix of African American and Vietnamese communities. Based in the Buddhist Temple in East Biloxi, Temple to Temple created a 'point of distribution' that provide food, water, ice, household supplies and many other identified services such as debris removal to the surrounding neighborhood.
