Guest Speaker-1/24/13-Project Hope

Today's guest speaker was Lou Scotti and Theresa Leuffren of Project Hope.  Project hope was started by FEMA directly after Hurricane Sandy which devastated parts of Long Island and New Jersey.  Project Hope concentrates on helping individuals, businesses and communities with crisis counseling following this tragedy.  This part of the recovery process is often overlooked by people not directly affected.  A great analogy given by Lou Scotti, was "Its like a death of a loved one, the first 2 weeks you are overwhelmed with support, then as time goes on, you realize you are all alone".  They offer support, or just someone to talk to for people after all the immediate help goes away.  Project Hope representatives are located helping out in all the counties affected by Super Storm Sandy.  Great Job!