BROOME COUNTY, N.Y. -- In August of 2005, a cataclysm called Hurricane Katrina ripped through the southern states, making it the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in US history. Two and a half years later, several areas are still clinging on by fingernails, in search of recovery.

"What you still see is a lot of abandoned homes, lot of abandoned buildings, schools shut down, hospitals closed. You see communities broken apart that used to be vibrant communities," said Mike Ellis, a co-director of the Love Knows No Bounds group.

The hardest hit area is in New Orleans and on March 25th, 20 social work graduate students and professors will head down to the seventh ward to see for themselves. Because of their backgrounds, they'll work with victims on mental health support.

"Our job is to be able to meet the needs of the individuals and one of the biggest issues is that, people are in the whole denial, 'I can't believe this is going on," said Hicania Gomez a Master of Social Work alumni.

"We just want to be there as a presence, not only as representatives of the Binghamton social work community, but also as representatives of human beings, just going and being able to help another person," said Chad Angellotti, another MSW grad student.

The group spent all day Sunday brainstorming potential situations they may have to deal with in their weeklong spring break trip. They're also looking for community support as well.

"We're looking for gift cards from Wal-Mart and Home Depot and Best Buy and Lowe's so that we can give residents gift cards so that they're able to get the building supplies that they need," said Jennifer Marshall, the MSW field education director.

Adding to the belief that every little bit counts.

If you would like to help, you can mail donations to Binghamton University Downtown Center, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13901.