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So much went wrong with the homes built by the Make It Right Foundation that its low-income homebuyers were deprived of the financial security they were promised.

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So much went wrong with the homes built by the Make It Right Foundation that its low-income homebuyers were deprived of the financial security they were promised.

Brad Pitt and Make It Right Foundation built 109 affordable homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Now the development is in disarray.

The vast majority of the recently constructed homes are riddled with construction-related problems that have led to mold, rotting wood, flooding, and more.

The homes are riddled with construction-related problems that have led to mold, termites, rotting wood, flooding and other woes.

Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation built 109 eye-catching and affordable homes in New Orleans for a community where many people were displaced by damage wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Now this housing development is in disarray. The vast majority of the recently constructed homes are riddled with construction-related problems that have led to mold, termites, rotting wood, flooding and other woes.

Kevin Beasley was invited to create an installation in New Orleans for a few months. Instead he bought land, and met his neighbors.

100,000 meals and emergency care packages to be distributed to affected communities.