How about doing what many Asian and Central American immigrant families do and have several families pitch in and share a car?
Give them all a new car to go with their new home. Its AMERICA land of the free. Free homes, freecars, free paychecks.
I think this is a case of a reporter manufacturing a news story, not someone looking for a forum to complain in. We have no way of knowing how Ms. Lee's words were edited to paint a more dire picture.
I think most of the Katrina evacuees, including the subjects of this story, are still worthy of our help. I urge everyone to donate to Toys for Tots - the USMC does a wonderful job - or to a charity of your choice.