Monthly Program Update - Texas (March 2020)

TEXAS HURRICANE RECOVERY UPDATE MARCH 2020

TOTAL PROGRAM IMPACT

4,290 4,540

Current Activities LIVES IMPACTED VOLUNTEERS

42,645

VOLUNTEER DAYS

1,208

JOBS COMPLETED

Our Houston, Texas program has officially closed. Over the past 2.5 years we’ve engaged multiple communities throughout Houston with the help of 1,707 volunteers. We want to give a huge thanks to the staff on the ground, the communities that have hosted us and all the partners who have made it possible for us to have such a lasting impact in the city of Houston.

Despite the Houston program closing we are committed to continuing our impact in the state of Texas with the team in Coastal Bend planning to stay for at least a total of three years. The team continues to collaborate with local partnerships including Hands of Hope who have repaired roofs of homes that will then end up in our work queue, allowing us to build resiliently.

In addition to collaborating with Hands of Hope to return homeowners to a sense of normalcy, the team recently attended and helped out at an event spotlighting the work that Hands of Hope has been doing in the community.

Community Stories The team in Houston completed the Mr. Nguyen home! When we arrived at Mr. Nguyen’s home there was nothing but studs remaining.

The team worked diligently to rebuild, installing drywall, flooring, cabinets and all the essentials to ensure that Mr. Nguyen felt like he finally had a home after 2.5 years. Mr. Nguyen expressed his gratitude to the staff and volunteers at our final meeting on program.

Team with Mr. Nguyen (left)

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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.

Pictured right: Before and after of Mr Nguyen’s home

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