Upended by Hurricane Katrina, Desire Street Ministries hoped it could return to New Orleans through the aid of a $10.1 million federal disaster grant it received in 2009. With that money, the nonprofit has plans to build a “community wellness center” where its school once stood on Desire Parkway. Desire Street so far has only spent $1.8 million of its $10.1 million grant.

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