Kids can help after a disaster
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Children affected by hurricanes and other disasters contribute meaningfully to recovery—older kids organized activities and childcare in shelters during Hurricane Katrina, helped gut damaged homes afterward, and some teens took jobs to support family recovery; children outside disaster zones raised money, collected supplies, packed backpacks with school supplies, and participated in mission trips to help with physical reconstruction.
The article focuses on children's capacity to help and the psychological benefits of age-appropriate involvement; it does not assess the scale or systemic impact of youth-led recovery efforts.
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