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...
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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...
Their kids say: “You’re at the go-go stage of life.” Eleanor and Jim Dick really are on-the-go quite often. As volunteers involved with the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) RV Program since 2023, they join other 55+ people in a close-knit group...
MDS is monitoring the potential impact of Hurricane Milton which is expected to make landfall late Wednesday. Milton is expected to make landfall along the Western Coast of Florida. The storm rapidly grew from category 1 to category 5 with...
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) assessment teams and early response crews are on the ground in western North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall on Sept. 27. Reporting from western North Carolina just outside of...
Joni Killius will have a floor in time for Thanksgiving. She can set a table for her five kids, ages 6, 8, 10, 12, and 19. Her home, severely damaged by Hurricane Ian in September 2022, is still not fully repaired, but MDS volunteers have made...
Our hearts and prayers are with the many who are in the path of Hurricane Idalia. With the help of local and regional partners, we are monitoring the situation and taking note of ways we may respond. Check back here for additional information...
By Lois Wenger Brothers don’t always think or act alike. But two Visser brothers have a good thing going. Isaac, 17, and Ezekiel, 15, are getting some MDS experiences under their belts. Tool belts, that is. Isaac had his first stint...
Glorious. Life-changing. Inspiring. The words Amber Scott uses to describe MDS volunteers deeply resonate with the hope of Easter. The first time volunteers visited her home, in North Port, Florida—just after Hurricane Ian devastated the...
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