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Richard’s Story

<< Back to Stories of Recovery RICHARD'S Story "I want this to be a place that they want to call 'home' again." - Richard Richard and his family are some of the many survivors of Hurricane Helene that Crisis Relief and Recovery are working to get back "to normal" -- in their case, their homeschool classroom was flooded and much of their schoolwork affected. As a leader in the heavily-hit...

Operation BLUE RIDGE Impact Report

HURRICANE HELENE HENDERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, SEP 29 - DEC 9, 2024 With a 6-person leadership team coordinating the work of 46 volunteers over 30 days, Crisis Relief and Recovery completed 166 projects with an estimated value of $690,011. Running the county-wide operation from the Refuge Family Life Center in Dana, North Carolina, and with massive help from woven, Henderson County Emergency Management, All Hands and Hearts, and Excel College/Adventures...

Operation COMPASSION CENTER Impact Report

TROPICAL STORM DEBBY WESTFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, AUG 19 - SEP 11, 2024 Utilizing an 11-person leadership team over the span of 13 days, Crisis Relief and Recovery completed 18 projects with an estimated value of $61,000. Running the operation from our Mobile Command Center, and with help from partners Eight Days of Hope, Develop Tioga, and Faith Family Ministries, CRR volunteers donated 750 hours of their time and were able to...

Greg’s Story

<< Back to Stories of Recovery GREG'S Story "Thank you CRR for sharing a way for me to help others" - Greg A message from Greg, one of our Immediate Relief Team, that we received after Tropical Storm Debby ripped through the area:Wanted to share a brief story and say thank you to CRR for investing in training for their people to respond to needs.Friday I received a notice of...

Operation RIVER RUN Impact Report

HURRICANE IDALIA STEINHATCHEE, FLORIDA, AUG 30 - OCT 22, 2022 Operation RIVER RUN, using a eight-person leadership team over the span of two weeks, assessed over 125 homes, mobilized 133 volunteers who contributed over 1800 volunteer hours, and completed projects on 61 homes with an estimated value of $784,100. We then facilitated, trained and continue to advise long-term local partners to oversee the rebuilding process for this area, while bringing...

Operation PERFECT STORM Impact Report

DAMAGE ASSESSMENT The first step of a disaster relief response is to assess the extent and magnitude of the damage. This allows Crisis Relief and Recovery to raise awareness of the “ground truth” of a disaster, alert the world to the extreme needs of the community, and mobilize resources in order to combat the challenge. STRATEGIC DISASTER RELIEF Crisis Relief and Recovery then facilitates, coordinates, and gets those resources “into...

Nelson’s Story

Nelson's Story "Most people around here think that nobody cares about our community. But this hurricane made them think differently" - Nelson On the evening of September 28th, Nelson, his wife, his 6-year old daugther, and elderly mother-in-law had decided to ride out Hurricane Ian at home. They were watching TV when Nelson's daughter ran to him after looking out the window and said, "Daddy, the water is up to...

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