PUERTO RICO: YABUCOA HURRICANE RECOVERY UPDATE (June 2019)
CURRENT ACTIVITIES (RECOVERY PHASE) Our relief efforts in Yabucoa are still going strong as we continue to work, serving the communities needs. Here is what we have been up to recently: ● ● ●
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Surpassed 100,000 Volunteer Hours in Yabucoa Alone! Completed more than 300 Concrete Roof Repairs Begun work on smaller community projects in the area including restoring street signs and painting bridges to help renew the community Worked with partners in and out of the field; donations and corporate days in the field allow us to continue our work here on the island as well as let more volunteers witness and contribute to the work we do.
Left: Volunteer installs concrete on the exterior of a threshold for a critical repair. Top: Mission control hard at work calling homeowners in our que to go help despite the intense weather conditions. Right: Credit Suisse volunteer giving guidance to team on a project site.
Last month we were visited by many partners helping us both in the field and off. Seen above are only a couple of our many partners lending a hand here in Yabucoa.
OUR IMPACT
7,293
PEOPLE IMPACTED
1,298
JOBS COMPLETED
2,680 VOLUNTEERS
28,000
VOLUNTEER DAYS
DISASTER PROFILE On September 20th, 2017 Hurricane Maria’s 155 mph winds plowed through the island of Puerto Rico, resulting in one of the worst natural disasters in the island’s history. Hurricane Maria first made landfall over the municipality of Yabucoa, affecting the 37,000 residents who call it home. This area bore the strongest brunt of the storm, where hundreds of homes are still today in need of basic roof repairs and where we continue to focus our efforts.
OUR WORK Thanks to critical support from partners, like Medtronic and The Giustra Foundation, donors, local community, and volunteers from around the world, All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response has run impactful programs since January 2018. Our work in Yabucoa includes mucking and gutting, mold sanitation, roof repair and critical home repairs. We are also focusing on community spaces in need of clean up/repair and will be alongside the community on the long road to recovery.
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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5 YEARS IN A ROW! Only 10% of charities have received at least 5 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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