Category: Impact

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...

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...

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...