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Taking care of my family, my extended family, and hopefully the rest of -- everybody feels like we're family. >> reporter: hurricane gustav tested their work two years ago and it went well but they keep improving, always mindful of the chaos of katrina. >> i think organization exists to reduce and never have happen what happened five years ago. i mean, that just can't happen. >> reporter: beverly mitchell is counting on that. there are people here who don't have transportation, people with medical problems, people with financial problems, people who have questions who are afraid. >> yes, yes. ...

>> i think our organization exists to reduce and never have happen what happened five years ago. that just can't happen. >> reporter: beverly mitchell is counting on that. there are people here who don't have transportation, people who have medical problems, people who have financial problems, people have questions who are afraid. >> yes. evacuteer is a blessing for all of us. >> reporter: and assurance that as long as the evacuteers can find a way in, they will have a way out. tom foreman, cnn, new orleans. i want to bring you breaking news on this story we've been following about these esc...

It's been almost five years since hurricane katrina slammed into new orleans exposing tragic failures in the city's preparation plans. now hundreds of volunteers want to make sure help will be available before the next storm hits. it's an example of tearing down obstacles and building up america. here's tom foreman. >> reporter: in the wake of katrina, tens of thousands of new or liens residents were stranded because they lacked transportation, knowledge or the inclination to move. beverly mitchell with a clunker of an old car was one of them. >> i didn't believe katrina was going to be so dev...

Weeks away. they have made enormous progress to have a rebirth in the city. they are mindful, of course, that another devastating storm could strike. which is why one group is making sure that everyone is prepared for it. here is tom foreman. >> reporter: in the wake of katrina, tens of thousands of new orleans were stranded because they lacked the inclination to evacuate before the storm. beverly mitchell with a clunker of an old car was one of them. >> i really didn't believe that katrina was going to be so devastating. >> you learned otherwise? >> yes, i did. >> she wound up in the superdom...

>> reporter: in the wake of katrina, tens of thousands of new orleans residents were stranded because they lacked information, transportation or the inclination to evacuate before the storm. beverly mitchell was one of them. >> i really didn't believe katrina was going to be so devastating. >> reporter: you found out otherwise? >> i sure did. yes, i did. >> reporter: she wound up in the super dome's heat, squalor for days. another group is building up their plan to avoid a repeat of this calamity. this is evacuteer.org. robert is the founder. >> if we're not preparing our vulnerable residents ...