NORTH CAROLINA RELIEF HURRICANE RECOVERY UPDATE (March 2019)
CURRENT ACTIVITIES (RECOVERY PHASE) Critical Repair: ● Work scope has expanded to include critical repairs on qualifying homes in Pamlico and Craven Counties. Our critical repair queue prioritizes the most vulnerable populations (elderly, disabled, veterans, children, low income, etc.) currently living in their homes. ● While not giving our beneficiaries fully finished homes, staff and volunteers work to provide a safe, comfortable, and secure living environment. This includes a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living space, and all drywall/insulation. Response Work: ● Continued response work (mucking, gutting, and sanitizing homes) in Pamlico, Craven, and Jones Counties.
From mucking and gutting, to mold sanitation, and critical repair, there is no lack of variety on the work site in NC!
A look at our first completed home! Mr. Gibbs’ water and smoke damaged kitchen is pictured at left. His completed kitchen is pictured above and to the right.
OUR IMPACT
444
PEOPLE IMPACTED
201
JOBS COMPLETED
329
VOLUNTEERS
3,908
VOLUNTEER DAYS
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 focused in New Bern and its surrounding areas.
OUR WORK Thanks to the critical support of our partners, donors, local community, and volunteers from all over the world, All Hands and Hearts – Smart Response has run an impactful program in North Carolina since September 2018. Our work in Pamlico, Craven and Jones counties has focused up until now, on debris clearing and residential flood cleanup. Having completed nearly five months of response work (chainsaw work, mucking and gutting, mold sanitation), we are excited to broaden our focus to begin working on critical home repairs.
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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