coming home and like seeing him when i walked in the door, i remember kissing all of us on the head. reporter: so from the start, this town has focused on the recovery of children as much as the return of adults because as mayor tommy longo puts it, more than business, more than government the families are the heart and soul of your community. reporter: as a result, some of the earliest recovery projects here were family oriented. baseball fields and parks, a community center, a new library, new schools, and safe places for children and their parents to retreat from the devastation and debris. it s an ongoing process. at st. claire s church, still in a temporary building, a new youth group has just been started. beth krazinsca s an organizer and never had any doubts in
the battered shores of waveland. no community was hit harder by katrina, and none has been more mindful of the fact that children suffered just as much as adults. caroline collins can attest to that, because she remembers her father staying through the storm and returning to find him amid the wreckage. coming home in like seeing him when he walked through the door and i remember him kissing all of us on the head. i still remember it. reporter: and so from the start this town has focused on the recovery of children as much as the return of adults, because as the mayor tommy longo puts it, more than business and more than government families are the heart and soul of the community. reporter: as a result, some of the earliest recovery projects here were family-oriented. baseball fields and parks, a community center, a new librar new schools, and safe places for children and their parents to