Monthly Program Update - Texas (November 2020)

TEXAS HURRICANE RELIEF UPDATE NOVEMBER 2020

TOTAL PROGRAM IMPACT

2,177 396

Current Activities LIVES IMPACTED SITES WORKED ON

19,238

VOLUNTEER DAYS

554

JOBS COMPLETED

In October, after a seven-month operational suspension due to COVID-19, we were delighted to welcome volunteers back to program in Coastal Bend, Texas where we have committed to work until April 2021.

Adhering to our new COVID-19 safety measures, the first cohort of DM12 volunteers hit the ground running, and have already completed their first, high-quality interior, home repair (see details below).

The team continues to collaborate with local partnerships including Catholic Charities and Lutheran Disaster Services who have passed on homes for us to work on, as well as Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation who are supporting us with regular COVID-19 testing to ensure the health and safety of our team and the communities we’re working in.

Community Stories After three years, Leonor and her family finally have a complete home (pictured left)! This is the first home completed by one of our DM12 groups, and Leonor had nothing but good things to say about the team and the quality of work they completed. In addition to the repairs that were made, new LED light bulbs were installed throughout the home, creating a warm and welcoming space.

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Disaster Profile Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25, 2017, near Rockport, Texas as a Category 4 Hurricane that produced a record 52" of rain and 130-mph winds. One third of Houston was completely flooded, with an estimated 136,000 homes affected in Harris County alone. The Coastal Bend region was hit especially hard, and experienced $4.5 billion in damage to an estimated 39,927 structures. Destruction in this region was magnified by high speed winds that took down trees and destroyed roofs, amplifying interior water damage far beyond that caused by the storm surge and flooding.

Our Work Thanks to critical support from donors, partners and volunteers, we’ve been in Houston and Coastal Bend since the immediate days after Hurricane Harvey. During the response phase, our teams were able to complete an impactful 16-week response program in Coastal Bend and an 18-week program in Houston.

Since February 2018, our commitment to the recovery effort has concentrated site supervisors and volunteers on constructing high quality interior repair. We’re driven by the continued recognition of the immense scale of need that still exists in Texas; and the compassion of volunteers to keep coming back.

About All Hands and Hearts We effectively and efficiently address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters. We communicate directly with local leaders and community members and then deploy our unique model of engaging volunteers to enable direct impact, helping to build safer, more resilient schools, homes and infrastructure.

We have earned a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator six years in a row and a Perfect 100. Less than one percent of rated nonprofits have received this distinction for financial and operational efficiency.

Our Partners in Texas

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