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4 yrs later, Katrina victims in need

Street Stories

Updated: Friday, 23 Oct 2009, 6:43 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 23 Oct 2009, 6:42 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (WPRI) - Four years later the damage from Hurricane Katrina is still raw for one of the New England Patriots.

Jarvis Green took that damage and ran with it. The Jarvis Green Foundation helps working mothers who are the sole providers for at least two children, in places like Providence, Boston and New Orleans.

"What I want to do, I did it for a reason. It came from my heart. It's not for the publicity. It's just trying to help those in need."

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