FREDDIESVILLE TX: FLOODED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN “This hurricane was the best thing that ever happened to me,” says Delia from Freddiesville, a small neighborhood just north of the causeway leading into Galveston. That statement is more than a little surprising when you consider how Freddiesville was flooded with an 8-foot surge of saltwater from Galveston [...]
TRUE WITNESSES John never imagined he would be homeless and sleeping on the beaches of Galveston Island. Just a few years ago, he was a manager in a chemical plant just outside of Houston. A painful divorce led to illegal drug use, which then led to his arrest and the subsequent loss of his job. [...]
National media attention about the devastation of Ike is over, but the need is not over. It is still very real. After seeing thousands of people receive hot meals and visiting families whose homes were damaged in the storm Mike Lynch, our partner from Blood-N-Fire, explains “people are still caught in the undertow of Hurricane [...]
In the wake of Ike devastation Somebody Cares continues to be the tangible expression of Christ by mobilizing our network of relationship to meet the seemingly unending needs. SCA has been responding to calls from individuals as well as entire apartment complexes with no food, water, or power, meeting their needs in the name of [...]
Assessments continue to come in. The need is often expressed through simple stories of encounters along they way – both heartwarming and heart wrenching, The devastation is so wide spread. The national media coverage is not doing it justice. Millions of people have to rebuild their lives. And Somebody Cares will be there to help [...]
The Somebody Cares offices in Houston were badly damaged during Hurricane Ike. But even in the midst of construction work, soggy carpets, and damaged equipment and a move to a temporary location, Somebody Cares was still reaching out to help others in greater need. Arrangements were made to open Camp Hope at Grace Community Church south campus [...]
Hurricane Ike came ashore with a fury leaving downed trees, power outages, flooding and destruction in its path. Somebody Cares staff and volunteers rode the storm out at the Houston office, staying in touch with network partners and coordinating relief even as windows were blown out and power knocked out in the building. Flooding and [...]
The Somebody Cares network has mobilized for response to Hurricane Ike. Evacuation Assistance and Staging areas for relief distribution are currently planned for the evacuation and strike zones. See current list of sites below. As the situation develops and damage assessments are done this list will be updated. Please check back periodically to identify the closest relief [...]
As Hurricane Ike heads into the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 100 mph, Somebody Cares partners are working to help with Gustav relief work in HOUMA, THIBODAUX, and NEW ORLEANS. “We praise God that Gustav was not as damaging as it could have been,” says Doug Stringer. “Even though it was not as strong [...]
Requests for assistance have been pouring into the Somebody Cares command center in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. The destruction Gustav left behind was far less than originally feared. However, Gustav’s fury can be seen in communities along the path of the storms eye. Families who evacuated from western Louisiana have been told it is best [...]
