Louisiana Hurricane Ida Relief

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Hurricane Ida devastated Louisiana as a category 4 hurricane on August 29, 2021, before continuing to leave a path of destruction through the eastern coast of the United States. On September 1, Ida slammed the northeastern United States with record breaking rainfall causing historic flood levels in New York and New Jersey. All Hands and Hearts responded to the immediate need in Louisiana and committed to supporting the communities affected by Ida. Our teams focused on hazard tree removal, tarping and muck and gutting homes that were damaged by the storm. Our commitment continues to support these communities and we will be transitioning from response to long term recovery in January 2022, staying through August 2022. Our focus in the second phase of this program will be on interior home repairs, including flooring, cabinetry and siding. We are looking to plug our volunteer labor force and project management expertise into local hurricane mitigation initiatives. This builds upon our successful wildfire mitigation pilot in California, and it recognizes the reality of the environment's role in natural disasters. We are currently accepting volunteer applications for February 2022.