Looking for local volunteer opportunities in Lancaster County? The MDS Lancaster Unit connects volunteers with disaster recovery projects across Lancaster and York Counties, helping homeowners recover from storm, flood, and fire damage. MDS local...
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Volunteers from Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) and Islamic Relief USA are working together in Hendersonville, North Carolina, to rebuild a private driveway bridge washed away in Hurricane Helene in September 2024. Collaboration between the two...
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers have helped build four new homes and have repaired 29 more in West Asheville, North Carolina. Even as they shift their accommodations, they continue bringing hope and a sense of shared humanity to the...
For two Winnipeg friends, serving with Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) in Puerto Rico was a good way to spend time together for a week in March—and bring joy to a disaster survivor. “It was a great way to learn about another part of the world,...
Anywhere between two and five people walk into the office of Taylor County Strong, a long-term disaster recovery group, every day. They need all kinds of help. Ron Bloom, Taylor County Strong’s disaster construction coordinator, assesses their...
David finally got to ride his bike home. If this sounds like a normal activity for an elementary schooler, it’s a miracle for him. He survived, along with his parents and sister, Jones, as Hurricane Helene destroyed their house around them the...
Jessie White, in his words, was “tickled to have a house at all” after Hurricane Helene slammed into his small community, Steinhatchee, on Florida’s Gulf Coast. White, who owns a small commercial shrimping business, also inherited a sanitation...
As nine new homes were dedicated on March 17—homes for families who lost everything to Hurricane Helene in September 2024—the small town of Douglas, Georgia, generated big headlines of hope. As Douglas Mayor Tony Paulk put it, “We saw the hand...
During the Mennonite Disaster (MDS) Annual Celebration, held Feb. 27-28 in New Holland, Pennsylvania, MDS and its partners explored the theme “Working Together”—and what that means for disaster recovery. As Atlee Kaufman, a board member from...
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