Organization Overview

In December 2006, Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...

 founded Make It Right to rebuild 150 safe, energy-efficient and affordable homes for families from New Orleans Lower 9th Ward who lost everything to Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...

. As of November 2011, Make It Right has completed 75 homes and is beginning work on the second half of the project.

Mission

To be a catalyst for redevelopment of the Lower 9th Ward, by building a neighborhood of safe and healthy homes that are inspired by Cradle to Cradle Design thinking, with an emphasis on high-quality design, while preserving the spirit of the community’s culture

Celebrities

In addition to Brad Pitt, the following celebrities are also involved with the Make It Right Project:

• Angelina Jolie
  Angelina Jolie
  Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
  
  
• Ellen DeGeneres
  Ellen DeGeneres
  Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedienne, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season....
  
  
• Mike Holmes
  Mike Holmes
  Michael James Holmes is a Canadian professional contractor. He is the host of television show Holmes on Homes, where he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong; and its successor TV series, Holmes Inspection...
  
   (Holmes on Homes
  Holmes on Homes
  Holmes on Homes is a Canadian television series featuring general contractor Mike Holmes visiting homeowners who are in need of help, mainly due to unsatisfactory home renovations performed by hired contractors....
  
  )

External links

1. http://www.makeitrightnola.org/
2. http://blakeboyd.com/
3. http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/12/04/lkl.brad.pitt/index.html
4. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/02/brad-pitt-on-today-make-i_n_147667.html
5. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/arts/design/03pitt.html
6. http://housing.com/categories/homes/new-orleans-make-it-right-project.html
7. http://www.southcoastsolar.com/bradd-pitts-make-it-right-foundation-selects-south-coast-solar/
8. http://www.unplggd.com/re-nest/news/make-it-right-first-brad-pitt-homes-completed-in-new-orleans-066070
9. http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/11/make-it-right-begins-constructing-houses/
10. http://graftlab.com/
11. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/12/brad-pitt-tries.html
12. http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/dec2007/id20071217_222687.htm?chan=innovation_architecture_green+architecture
13. http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes/features/2009/01/pitt_article_012009
14. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/01/brad-pitt-high-from-new-o_n_147477.html
15. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%2BD_Museum:_Los_Angeles#Past%20Exhibitions