MDS’s website currently lists an opportunity for volunteers from across the US to serve in the town of Spencer, Iowa (though to be fair, all available date ranges listed between Jun 28 and August 29th are “FULL”). In June 2024, The Little...
Of all the things lost in the 2025 wildfire that destroyed their home in Denare Beach, Saskatchewan, it was losing her sacred bundle that hurt Carmell Monias the most. For the Indigenous woman, the bundle contained some of her most special...
Looking for local volunteer opportunities in Western Washington? The MDS Washington Unit connects volunteers with disaster recovery projects across Skagit, Snohomish, and surrounding counties, helping homeowners recover from flood damage, debris...
Many Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) volunteers have met Miss Hazel—or Hazel Cropper…or her most famous name: “Hurricane Hazel.” Known as one of the matriarchs of the small town of Crisfield, Maryland, Miss Hazel holds world records in crab...
Salina, Kansas storm damage Some MDS Kansas Unit volunteers were sitting in their regular task force meeting on the morning of June 11. After all the business had concluded, they were discussing the week’s high wind thunderstorms and local...
Generations of flooding—and generations of volunteers. Crisfield, Maryland, has seen them both. Located on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Crisfield has had more than its share of repeat flooding. For Mennonite Disaster Service...
In late May, 2025, the residents of the remote Saskatchewan town of Denare Beach were told to evacuate. The out-of-control Wolf Fire was on its way, threatening the community of 850 people located in the northern part of the province about 400...
From the plains of Indiana to the Tennessee mountains. Thirty-seven volunteers from Acknowledging Christ Through Service (ACTS), which operates collaboratively with Mennonite Disaster Service, are working in eastern Tennessee, building several new...
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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