Why Our Disaster Relief is Important

If you have been following us over the years then you know that when we are not feeding the homeless. A storm pops up and off we go, sure we might spend a few days giving out the basic survival needs. Looking for more survivors or just staying around to make sure the looters stay away.

But we do not forget either, you see just because a storm or tornado is over does not mean it’s the end. It’s only the beginning because now the rebuilding starts and the insurance assessment on many damaged homes and other buildings are now either being denied or just taking time to be approved and that can go from weeks to years.

Many families live in tents or who knows what, I have driven many to bus stations or airports. Jackson county where Hurricane Michael hit is one of the counties in Florida with the highest homeless rate. Sure Marianna has come a long way but Greenwood just outside is still recovering years later. Since 2018 we have Seen the tornadoes and floods of the midwest, the snow and ice storms of the northeast and the one thing that is overlooked is the damage left behind and how long it takes to recover.

So you will see us drive back to the places we have been to check up on things, one thing is for sure some have a hard time of recovering. Many of these individuals have lost everything and just have no idea what to do or where to go next. Many fall through the cracks don’t forget it’s not just homes but businesses that get destroyed as well. Many can rebuild and many cannot and many just choose to go elsewhere to start over and so do the jobs that business provided as well.

I have seen a person from the 2019 Nashville Tornadoes in Fayetteville, North Carolina in a shelter now on the street.