EnviRenew is a program supported by The Salvation Army that seeks to address the glaring discrepancy between good quality, sustainable homes and their high purchasing and occupancy costs. The New Orleans Salvation Army became acutely aware of this incongruity during the housing crisis that followed Hurricane Katrina; it was incredibly difficult for low-to-moderate New Orlenians to return after the levee failures to rebuild not only their homes, but also their communities. The Salvation Army created the EnviRenew initiative to tackle both of these issues.
EnviRenew aims to establish a replicable model for affordable housing while at the same time establishing community capacity so that New Orleans communities can grow even stronger than before.