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====Recovery==== A group of social activists seeking to better the lives of local residents, called the "[[Rainbow Family]]", arrived in Waveland soon after Hurricane Katrina. From early September to early December 2005, they ran the "[[New Waveland Cafe & Clinic]]"<ref>[http://newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802125650/http://newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com/|date=August 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5025313 |title=Hippie Kitchens Serve Final Meal to Hurricane Victims |publisher=NPR |date=2005-11-23 |access-date=2013-05-19}}</ref> in the parking lot of Fred's Dept Store on Highway 90. The cafΓ© provided free hot meals three times a day. The clinic was staffed by volunteer doctors and nurses from throughout the United States who saw over 5,000 patients during the duration, free of charge and dispensing free medications. Donations of medications and supplies came from a multitude of sources, with International Aid<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalaid.org/ |title=International Aid |publisher=International Aid |date=2013-04-22 |access-date=2013-05-19}}</ref> arranging the most donations. Waveland Elementary School, which has served public school students in Grades K-3 (Grades 4-5 attend Second Street Elementary in nearby Bay St. Louis), was heavily damaged by Katrina. The students attending the school were educated in portable classrooms for the beginning of the 2006β2007 school year, pending a permanent solution.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/08/16/432140225/a-decade-after-katrina-hopes-of-recovery-remain-unfulfilled-in-waveland-miss |title=A Decade After Katrina, Hopes of Recovery Remain Unfulfilled in Waveland, Miss. |date= August 16, 2015 |work=[[NPR News]] |first=Evelina |last=Burnett}}</ref> The recovery of Waveland was due in part to the faith-based disaster recovery effort in and around the Waveland area. Shoreline Park Baptist Church in Waveland and Pastor Ed Murphy were vital to this effort, housing and feeding hundreds of missionaries from around the country for many years following Hurricane Katrina in what were referred to as "Pods for God". Shoreline Park Baptist Church directed the repair and, in some instances, the rebuilding of homes in the area for many years after the devastation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/240 |title=Facility: Shoreline Park Baptist Church (CitizenActionTeam.org Database) |website=Citizencommandcenter.org |date=2006-08-10 |access-date=2017-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014712/http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/240 |archive-date=2015-11-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tdn.com/lifestyles/until-it-s-done-rainier-man-turned-south-at-memphis/article_76ade591-f11a-5039-98c1-4fb130b7af59.html |title=Until it's done β Rainier man turned south at Memphis for the mission of his life | Lifestyles |website=Tdn.com |access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref> After the storm, the similarly named town of [[Wayland, Massachusetts]] saw the town was neglected compared to the [[New Orleans]] area which received more media coverage, and decided to adopt the town of Waveland. They started an organization called Wayland to Waveland which sent a tractor trailer full of essential supplies, rebuilt homes, and restored local parks. Even though Hurricane Katrina was many years ago, the two towns still share a bond.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2015/08/28/hurrican-katrina-wayland-waveland |title=10 Years After Katrina, Connection Remains Between Wayland, Mass., And Waveland, Miss |last=Enwemeka |first=Zeninjor |website=WBUR news |access-date=28 July 2023}}</ref>
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