All Hands and Hearts Monthly Update - Florida (July)

FLORIDA HURRICANE RECOVERY UPDATE JULY 2019

738 364

LIVES IMPACTED VOLUNTEERS

4,237

VOLUNTEER DAYS

226

JOBS COMPLETED

Current Activities We are committed to the long-term recovery efforts in Florida through December 2019. We continue to provide assistance to homeowners in Bay County, filling the immediate and unmet needs of those still struggling to recover. This past month, our Hurricane Michael program officially transitioned into the recovery phase and the team began rebuild work on our first two homes.

The team also continues to complete response work (mucking, gutting, debris removal, mold sanitation), as nearly nine months have passed and we still find homeowners who have received little to no assistance.

Volunteer Voices “I walked in a stranger and left as family.”

“I am so sad to leave such a wonderful organization — for now. You all have changed my life and because of each and every one of you I know that volunteering and community outreach must be and will be a huge part of my life. I will forever remember and cherish my experience here.”

Pictured: (Above) A volunteer in the process of a muck and gut. (Left) volunteer Mark removes ceiling insulation at the Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church.

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Disaster Profile On October 10, 2018 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained wind speeds of 155 mph. With record-breaking wind speeds, Michael is both the strongest storm to make landfall in the continental US (since Hurricane Andrew in 1992) and to ever hit the Florida Panhandle. Tracking across the Southeastern United States, winds plunged 1.4 million residents into complete darkness in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Virginia and the Carolinas. Communities across the region are devastated and multiple towns in the Panhandle are destroyed beyond recognition.

Our Work Thanks to the crucial support of our partners, donors, local community and volunteers from all over the world, we have run impactful program in Florida since October 2018. Assessing the immense and widespread destruction of the storm, our team initially identified a need for tree work, debris removal, mucking and gutting and mold sanitation. Based on the high needs still present in Bay County, the decision was made to extend and expand the program into recovery through December 2019.

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 been awarded a 4-star rating by Charity Navigator five years in a row, placing us in the top 10% of all non-profits evaluated for financial and operational efficiency.

Our Partners in Florida

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