Amsar bala'i na farko a cikin gida ta Interchurch Medical Assistance (IMA) ya ba da $19,500 don sake gina aikin da Cocin of the Brothers Emergency Response Office ke gudanarwa. An ƙirƙira shi a cikin 1960 don tallafawa ci gaban kiwon lafiya na tushen cocin ketare da ayyukan ba da agajin gaggawa, IMA ba a taɓa kiran ta don taimakawa bala'in gida ba har sai guguwar Katrina ta afka.