This paper explores the experiences of Honduran migrant children in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Honduras and New Orleans, the author examines the contribution of these young migrants to their families' survival strategies, including their participation in post-disaster reconstruction work. Findings counter dominant frameworks that pathologize the experience of disaster survivors, assuming their responses to be maladaptive, and conceptualize children as passive, dependent victims.