Disaster Response

October 19, 2018

NECHAMA Launches Hurricane Michael Response

Friends, After a week of assessing the damage after Hurricane Michael, NECHAMA has decided to deploy to South Georgia, beginning in Decatur... Read More

October 13, 2018

Hurricane Florence Assessments in South Carolina

Our Field Coordinator April is out assessing homes flooded from Hurricane Florence. Here you can see the waterline behind her.... Read More

October 12, 2018

Hurricane Michael – We need your help

Friends, Hurricane Michael, a Category 4 storm, struck Florida Wednesday. 11 hours later, it was still a hurricane making its... Read More

October 3, 2018

We’ve officially begun our Horry County Response Project! 

Hurricane Florence made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, NC as Category 1 hurricane on Sept 14th, 2018. The hurricane was recorded... Read More

September 26, 2018

The Many Ways of Giving – Taking photos to help tell the NECHAMA story

MANY WAYS OF GIVING Our dear friend @SabineThompson has worked with numerous volunteer organizations over the years, since she started... Read More

September 21, 2018

NECHAMA Assisting With Sandbagging and Emergency Evacuations in Myrtle Beach, SC

NECHAMA staff and volunteers spent the day helping residents in the Myrtle Beach area sandbag and evacuate their homes in... Read More

September 20, 2018

One Year Ago Today Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico one year ago today. The remaining open cases are numerous, and the recovery... Read More

September 19, 2018

NECHAMA Florence Response – 9/19/18 Update

Hurricane Florence continues to affect the Carolinas with widespread flooding and rising rivers. In North Carolina, 29 counties are still... Read More

September 17, 2018

Volunteers Needed in Puerto Rico

Project Staff member Ryan Mann looks on during training of a new chainsaw crew. We have plans to be in... Read More