With the first wave of Hurricane Katrina evacuees expected to arrive in Pittsburgh perhaps as early as today, teams of volunteers and businesses were scrambling to provide them with all the comforts of home.
We hope to make them feel like they're here visiting family," said Saleem Ghubril, executive director of the Pittsburgh Project, an urban Christian community development group that will be the first stop for evacuees not needing immediate medical care.
The complex on the North Side offers a new dormitory with 324 beds, a dining hall, community garden, classrooms, recreation rooms and a chapel.
Last night, Allegheny County officials were awaiting word from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on when the first group of evacuees would arrive and how many would be coming.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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