Rebuilding Project:
Operation TLC

Operation TLC was a unique facility in the old Pascagoula High School Gymnasium that played a vital role in Gulf Coast rebuilding. What was a storm damaged, flooded, basketball arena complete with score board and bleachers became a dormitory equipped to house up to 150 volunteers.

The very first donation made by Hope Has A Face Foundation in October 2006 was a contribution of 150 air mattresses that the facility needed for arriving volunteers and AmeriCorps Teams.

Americorps had at least one group of approximately one dozen team members at the facility at all times and those teams helped build playgrounds, deliver furniture and appliances to disabled residents, removed storm debris and helped needy residents repair their residences. Without this vital labor pool of generous and giving individuals, much of the Gulf Coast rebuilding work could not have been accomplished.

During the 100 Homes project, Operation TLC performed a vital role as project headquarters, warehouse and staging area for as many as 200 volunteers and AmeriCorps member per day. For this project alone, over 55,000 volunteer hours were coordinated and/or housed through Operation TLC.

In July 2007, the facility was returned to the City of Pascagoula for renovation and now is back in use as a state of the art Community Center.