NORTH CAROLINA RELIEF HURRICANE RECOVERY UPDATE (May 2019)
CURRENT ACTIVITIES (RECOVERY PHASE) ●
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We continue to provide recovery assistance to homeowners in Pamlico and Craven Counties; filling the immediate and unmet needs of homeowners still struggling to recover. Working closely with the Pamlico Long Term Recovery Group and case management, the team continues to find homeowners who have received little to no support. Nearly 8 months after Hurricane Florence hit, response work (mucking, gutting, and sanitizing homes) continues. Scope of work expanded in January to include critical repairs. Our critical repair queue prioritizes the most vulnerable populations (elderly, disabled, veterans, children, low income, etc.) currently living in their homes. While not completing a total rebuild, our team works to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable place to live. It’s starting to warm up out here in NC, but work is not slowing down! This last month, the team completed critical repairs on three different homes. From left to right: Daisy Miller’s entire family joins us to celebrate not only the completion of her house, but also Daisy’s 90th birthday! Daisy’s late husband built the home in the 50s, where now generations of Millers have been raised. Site supervisor Heather smile’s with Daisy’s daughter Bertha.
Volunteer Voices “Once again I enjoyed my time with AHAH...it never stops amazing me when I gather with such a variety of people of different ages, backgrounds and beliefs.”
OUR IMPACT
475
PEOPLE IMPACTED
234
JOBS COMPLETED
498
VOLUNTEERS
4,756
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 were 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 crucial 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 focused on debris clearing and residential flood cleanup up until late December. In early January, we shifted our focus primarily to critical home repair, while still providing much needed response work (mucking-and-gutting, mold sanitation).
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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