SBP - formerly known as St. Bernard Project - is a national non-profit organization focused on disaster resilience and recovery. It was founded in March 2006 in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina.
Today, SBP is headquartered in New Orleans and is a national organization with a mission is to shrink time between disaster and recovery. Since its founding SBP has rebuilt homes for more than 2,000 families with the help of 130,000 volunteers in 13 communities across the U.S. and in the Bahamas. SBP shrinks time between disaster and recovery through five interventions: Rebuilding efficiently; Sharing its model with other organizations; Preparing home and business owners through resilience training; Advising municipal and state officials; and Advocating for policy changes and improvements to the disaster recovery industry. To achieve our mission, SBP takes a holistic approach to disasters—increasing resilience before and streamlining recovery after.
SBP has rebuilt homes and advised state and local government officials in Louisiana, New York, New Jersey, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Texas, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas.