April 8, 2022 | Hurricane Ida 2021-2023, Updates, Volunteers
(Pictured: Todd Heilicher, Steve Lear, Reva Lear, Betty Katz, Steve Hunegs) Our celebration of volunteerism continues! We thought it would be awesome to take you back to when it all […]
April 1, 2022 | Updates, Volunteers
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and what a wonderful time to tell you how much we love our volunteers!!! As long as NECHAMA has been around, there have been amazing […]
March 23, 2022 | Hurricane Ida 2021-2023, Updates
Search and rescue crews check a damaged home in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (New Orleans Fire Department via Twitter.) As a severe storm passed through […]
March 22, 2022 | Hurricane Ida 2021-2023, Uncategorized, Updates
On August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida made landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. This destructive and deadly storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, and was the […]
March 11, 2022 | Hurricane Ida 2021-2023, Updates
NECHAMA Jewish Response to Disaster welcomes AmeriCorps NCCC team Delta 4, who just arrived to help us with mucking and gutting and tree work assisting those impacted by Hurricane Ida. […]
March 8, 2022 | Preparedness, Updates
As our teams are hard at work in sunny Louisiana, we are closely monitoring weather conditions in other areas of the country. Specifically, those areas that are prone to spring […]
February 10, 2022 | Hurricane Ida 2021-2023, Updates
NECHAMA assessment teams arrived on the ground in Louisiana 5 months ago! As of Monday, staff and volunteers have dedicated 7,348 hours to assist homeowners in returning to their homes. […]
February 3, 2022 | Hurricane Ida 2021-2023, Updates
Check out the latest news out of our Louisiana Hurricane Ida program…We’re Hiring! Do you have an interest in leading teams of volunteers in hands-on gutting/tear-out? Join the NECHAMA Jewish […]
December 31, 2021 | Updates
As the 2021 year comes to a close, we want to take time during these final hours to express how grateful we are for each of you. You have donated […]