NORTH CAROLINA RELIEF HURRICANE RECOVERY UPDATE (January 2019)
CURRENT ACTIVITIES (RECOVERY STAGE) ● Critical repair assessments - Recovery efforts officially start Jan. 7th, 2019 ● Residential flood cleanup: assessment, mucking and gutting, debris removal, debris clearing, and mold sanitation ● Coordinated the New Bern Volunteer Reception Center (facilitated 1451 spontaneous volunteer hours) DISASTER PROFILE Hurricane Florence made landfall just outside of Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14th, 2018. Despite weakening in intensity to a Category 1 storm, 90 mph winds uprooted trees and left 800,000 people without power. Dumping 18 trillion gallons of water, Florence is the wettest tropical system to ever hit North and South Carolina. Record breaking rainfall, coupled with storm surge, caused a flooding crisis and emergency evacuations across the Carolinas. A total of 48 people have died as a result of the hurricane, 37 of which in North Carolina. The coastal communities of the state were some of the hardest hit, so our initial response efforts are focused in New Bern and its surrounding areas. OUR WORK All Hands and Hearts – Smart Response has been focusing efforts in North Carolina on debris clearing and residential flood cleanup. Having completed nearly four months of response work, we have shifted our focus away from the initial stages of relief (chainsaw work, mucking and gutting, debris removal), and more towards mold sanitation. With an impressive response from the community for cleanup assistance immediately after the storm, mold sanitation is the greatest need at the moment. Mold sanitation is a critical step in helping homeowners begin to rebuilding.
Volunteer Jerry vacuums the studs in Patricia Lewis’ home before the team sprays Shockwave.
Volunteer Steve putting on full tyvek before going under Tammy Benjamin’s home to spray Shockwave as the last leg of the sanitation process.
OUR IMPACT
390
PEOPLE IMPACTED
176
JOBS COMPLETED
285
VOLUNTEERS
3,442
VOLUNTEER DAYS
HOMEOWNER HIGHLIGHT Living just 2 blocks from our base, Joe and Hazel Harris have been nothing but grateful of our presence in Pamlico County. Hazel’s southern hospitality is unmatched, often surprising our staff and volunteers with an unending supply of homemade bundt cakes. We mucked and gutted the basement of their home this November and returned to sanitize last month. The two of them have become a wonderful part of our All Hands and Hearts family.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE “Everyone I encountered was incredibly supportive, kind, appreciative, and welcoming, which is something I have been lacking in my life for some time...In just the 10 days I have been with All Hands and Hearts, I have forged what I believe to be lifelong friendships and am leaving with a new sense of self.” - volunteer “Everyone's passion to help was palpable throughout the entire experience.” - volunteer
To the right, staff and volunteers pose for our bi-weekly family photo.
OUR MISSION To effectively and efficiently address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters. By listening to local people, and deploying a unique model of engaging volunteers to enable direct impact, we rebuild safe, resilient schools, homes and other community infrastructure.
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4 YEARS IN A ROW! Only 13% of charities have received at least 4 consecutive 4-star ratings. This means All Hands and Hearts outperforms most of the other 1.5 million charities in America in operational and financial efficiency.
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For additional information: Hana Wilder, Partnership Manager hana.w@allhandsandhearts.org or (774) 762-3180 www.allhandsandhearts.org