Dec 10, 2008 | SCA Articles
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...
Dec 10, 2008 | SCA Articles
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...
Sep 21, 2008 | SCA Articles
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...
Sep 18, 2008 | SCA Articles
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...
Sep 15, 2008 | SCA Articles
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....
Sep 13, 2008 | SCA Articles
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...
