Philly To House 1000 Katrina Families

I'm not saying that we shouldn't help those in need... We need to lend a hand to those that cannot do for themselves... But how about having Dubya declare a NATIONAL state of emergency and hustle up the same type of fervor (and funding) for those that are displaced all over our country.

Philadelphia To House 1,000 Families Displaced By Katrina

City Contacted By Department Of Housing And Urban Development

POSTED: 12:29 pm EDT September 2, 2005
UPDATED: 1:52 pm EDT September 2, 2005

PHILADELPHIA -- Mayor John F. Street has offered to take in 1,000 families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. "We will be prepared to receive our brothers and sisters, our fellow Americans as soon as they can be brought to the city of Philadelphia," Street said. "It is our belief that we can do no less." Street on Friday said he had been in contact with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Details of where the families would stay weren't immediately clear. Street said he and the Philadelphia Housing Authority would help decide where the families would go.