Category: Stories of Recovery

Stories of survivors and case studies of support CRR has given

Delores’ Story

Delores’ Story

DOLORES' Story "After the flood their smiles were gone and the ones who were left kept to themselves, never smiling, never even saying hello." - Dolores On July 4th 2025, 15 inches of rainfall was recorded across West and Central Texas causing the Concho River to overflow its banks, damaging over 12,000 structures including the home of Octavio and Delores. Their entire neighborhood was flooded and many residents had abandoned their homes...
Richard’s Story

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...
Greg’s Story

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...
Nelson’s Story

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...