Sep 7, 2017 | Disaster Response
“All I could see was a mountain of debris. But when I saw your team of volunteers, I suddenly saw piles of debris to be carried away.” From a grateful homeowner in the Rockport area, near Corpus Christi. All across the Gulf, aid continues to pour in, bringing hope...
Sep 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Today I drove well over 200+ miles to get to various locations to serve our city,” wrote Lisa Stringer on Saturday, September 2. “It is now past 7:30 PM and Doug is still out serving and has accumulated his own share of miles.” The Stringers started the day...
Sep 2, 2017 | Disaster Response
Relief and response efforts have kicked into high gear as waters begin to recede in more areas. Even still, there are regions where water is rising and people are still be rescued by first responders. The situation for millions is dire. Store shelves in many areas...
Sep 1, 2017 | Disaster Response
After Tuesday night’s deluge of Southeast Texas, an untold number of people in Beaumont, Port Arthur, and other communities in Southeast Texas are still being rescued from flooded homes. With the pumps failing, the water supply in Beaumont has been turned off, making...
Aug 30, 2017 | Disaster Response
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2017 “This is a multi-level disaster like we have never done before,” Doug Stringer said today, referencing how SCA has operations going on simultaneously in three different phases of relief: Rockport, Aransas, and Port Lavaca: Having suffered...
Aug 29, 2017 | Disaster Response
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 Even as flood waters continued to rise and families of the Somebody Cares staff and network had to be evacuated from their homes, Harvey relief operations were fully underway, helping real people with real needs in real time. We have prayed...
Aug 28, 2017 | Disaster Response
As the rain continues to pelt Houston and the surround area causing increasing flooding and misery, Somebody Cares is fully engaged in responding to the needs of those impacted by Harvey. One of our teams, along with ministry partner Mercy Chefs, began serving hot...
Aug 27, 2017 | Disaster Response
SCA Harvey Relief Update: Sunday, August 27, 2017 Somebody Cares America’s ministry network is rallying to respond to the widespread and unprecedented destruction from Hurricane Harvey. Assessments are coming in from communities spreading from Corpus Christi to...
Aug 26, 2017 | Disaster Response
Harvey stormed ashore as a Category 4 hurricane and has left a path of devastation. As of Saturday afternoon, officials say that ½ of Texas’ 25+ million residents and 1/3 of Texas’ landmass has been impacted by Harvey. The cities of Rockport and Victoria have been...
Aug 25, 2017 | Disaster Response
Hurricane Harvey has strengthened to a Category 4 storm. Somebody Cares is prepared to respond with direct aid like hot meals, generators, cleaning supplies, tarps, and volunteer clean-up teams to help those impacted in its wake. We have identified staging locations...
