Jackson, Mississippi - February 22, 2007 - Pangea
Foundation today announced that it has been selected
by Enterprise Corporation of the Delta (ECD) to develop
a robust counseling software application that will
assist in the redevelopment of communities in Mississippi
that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The
effort is part of the Phase II Homeowner Grant Assistance
Program (HAP II).
HAP II has been designed by the Mississippi Development
Authority (MDA) and approved by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) to provide grant assistance
to qualifying homeowners who suffered damage to their
primary residence as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
ECD has been selected by MDA to provide counseling
services for HAP II participants.
“We are honored to contribute to the important
work now being done in Mississippi by ECD,” said
Kraig Kuipers, Chief Executive Officer of Pangea Foundation. “The
software we will develop for ECD will facilitate the
process of bringing the victims of Hurricane Katrina
to recovery.”
The Pangea Foundation software will help ECD provide
counseling services intended to help families achieve
their recovery goals. Each family will be assigned
a Professional Counselor who will work with them to
identify their options and develop a feasible recovery
plan, assess their financial ability to accomplish
their recovery goals, and assist them in executing
their customized recovery plan.
About Pangea Foundation
Pangea Foundation
is the Nonprofit Impact Reporting Specialist™. Founded in 1996, we are an award
winning nonprofit organization based in San Diego,
California. Pangea Foundation equips data-driven nonprofits
across America with intuitive, secure, and easy-to-use
Web applications that help organizations visualize
and communicate the impact of their programs. We spark
support movements for America’s most respected
nonprofits using Impact Visualization—a compelling
way to engage evidence-based funders and the public
by fusing real-time statistical program results with
advanced data visualization technologies. What we deliver
is Impact Visualization On Demand™. Our real-time
Web applications transform static data into eye-catching
graphical pictures and visual analytics to help you
communicate program impact with clarity. To learn more,
visit www.pangeafoundation.org, or call us toll free
at 1-866-615-0982.
About Enterprise Corporation of the Delta
(ECD)
ECD is a private, nonprofit community development
financial institution (CDFI), that provides commercial
financing, mortgage loans and technical assistance
to support businesses, entrepreneurs, home buyers and
community development projects. ECD's mission is to
strengthen communities, build assets and improve lives
of people in economically distressed areas of Arkansas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee. ECD
also sponsors Hope Community Credit Union, which provides
a range of financial products and services that meet
the needs of low- and moderate-income residents in
its three-state service area. Since 1994, ECD/HOPE
has generated over $300 million in financing for entrepreneurs,
homebuyers and community development projects, and
assisted more than 30,000 individuals in low-income
communities throughout the Mid South.
