All Hands and Hearts Monthly Update - USVI (June)

USVI: ST. JOHN HURRICANE RECOVERY UPDATE (June 2019)

CURRENT ACTIVITIES (RESPONSE & RECOVERY) Volunteers on St. John work hard to bring relief in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We’re in the recovery phase and bringing lasting strength back to the islands. ● ● ●

Completed our 14th rebuild site!

Surpassed 10,000 volunteer work days in the field Continuing to work on the interior repair of homes and restore within our homeowners a sense of normalcy.

Up: AHAH Volunteers Milena and Dave work together to install Durock after the first cut!

Right: Volunteer primes the interior walls at a rebuild site

Left: Durock team measures out a new piece Right: Volunteer works on painting T111 at the Miller Rebuild

OUR IMPACT

8,844

PEOPLE IMPACTED

1,393

JOBS COMPLETED

1,691 VOLUNTEERS

36,260

VOLUNTEER DAYS

DISASTER PROFILE On September 6, 2017 Hurricane Irma slammed into the US Virgin Islands as a Category 5 storm, with record wind speed of 200 mph. The islands suffered severe wind and ood damage, reducing many areas to rubble. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Maria struck the islands on September 20 as a Category 4 storm and damaged several community facilities and individual homes. The storms have severely affected the community, tourism, and local economy.

OUR WORK Thanks to critical support from partners like Norwegian Cruise Lines and Island Spirit Fund, donors, local community, and volunteers from around the world, All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response has run an impactful program on St. Thomas since September 27th, 2017 and St. John since February 16th, 2018. We have responded to the community’s needs with debris removal, mucking and gutting, mold sanitization, and now full rebuilds for homes and schools.

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.

OUR USVI PARTNERS

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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