IOCC Emergency Response Update
IOCC is on the ground and working with people to remove household debris, tree branches, garbage, and other water-logged items after the severe storm damage.
Recovery and Rebuilding Support
Last week, our Action Team leaders and volunteers were in Pulaski, VA, cleaning up and mucking out homes devastated by flooding. This week our teams have deployed to Unicoi County in Tennessee, and Pine Island in Florida, to conduct assessments and begin additional clean-up operations.
Emotional and Spiritual Care Support
Another essential part of the response is offering emotional and spiritual care to people suffering from the burden of a catastrophic event. Our trained Frontliners just completed an assignment at the Red Cross Shelter in Asheville, NC, and are now deployed to Tennessee and Florida to meet community needs.
IOCC Announces $1 Million Fundraising Goal for Hurricane Response
The road to recovery for these communities will be a long one, and IOCC is committed to the restoration and rebuilding efforts in the months and years to come. Please consider joining our efforts through a donation today.
IOCC is coordinating with partners, parishes, and counterparts in states affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The initial 6-month response will include clean-up of storm and water damage, mucking-out homes and clearing debris, and the offering of emotional and spiritual care to those affected. Over the following 18 months, IOCC is committed to critical home repairs, the provision of construction materials and supplies, and manpower through our vast network of volunteer teams.
Your gift in action.
IOCC has a long history of hurricane response and disaster relief, providing emergency items, clean-up and home restoration, emotional and spiritual care, and financial assistance to affected communities. IOCC is uniquely prepared to respond to the current crisis, bringing comfort and help to those in need.
A gift to IOCC’s US Emergency Response Fund allows IOCC to mobilize aid quickly and effectively. Your generosity helps address immediate needs following crises like this one, as well as supporting long-term recovery efforts.
Volunteers needed!
The communities hit hard by Hurricanes Helene and Milton will need support from aid organizations and volunteers to rebuild what was lost. IOCC is now calling for volunteers to aid in the recovery efforts, both short and long-term.
Please join an IOCC Action Team to help provide critical aid to those impacted by the hurricanes. Sign up here.
Assemble Clean-Up Buckets and Hygiene Kits
You can bring hope and relief to communities affected by assembling clean-up buckets and hygiene kits. Clean-up buckets give people a way to start clearing water-damaged homes of muck and debris, and hygiene kits offer items like soap, toothbrushes, and towels to people who may be displaced from their homes. Visit iocc.org/kits to get started. Complete kits and buckets may be sent to our warehouse in Maryland or dropped off at a Church World Service depot.