Photo: Cathy Carrier’s home today, after being restored by Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: New year and new hope in a like-new home in Sulphur, Louisiana SULPHUR, Louisiana — Cathy Carrier has had to face far more than her fair share of losses over the past three years — including the deaths […]
Photo: Flooding in the Oak Park neighborhood of Lake Charles, Louisiana KPLC-TV catches up with all-too-busy Disaster ReBuilders in weather-weary Louisiana CHARLES, La. — Leaders of the Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders’ efforts to help families rebuild their lives in Louisiana after multiple hurricanes last year say they are absolutely heartbroken to see some of the […]
Homeowner helped by Disaster ReBuilders in Louisiana expresses gratitude in song There’s nothing quite like seeing the gratitude on the faces of the homeowners with whom we partner for new home builds, repairs or major recovery projects as our Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders often tackle. However, homeowners Jimmy and Sharon Henton took it a step […]
(Photo: Louisiana National Guard soldiers assess damage in Lake Charles after Hurricane Laura.) Disaster ReBuilders hit the ground running in Louisiana and are ready for volunteers The dichotomy of the Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders is that they are grateful to be of service but wish their services were not needed. Unfortunately for families in Texas, […]
When historic flooding struck much of southern Louisiana in 2016, Teressa Bell helped her wheelchair-bound daughter Donna get to the second-floor deck of their home to await rescue by boat. But long after floodwaters receded, their problems continued. They were among the fortunate Louisiana residents to receive FEMA money to make repairs on their home. […]
The Ginger Ford Northshore Fuller Center for Housing and The Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders have been teaming up this summer on a pair of new home builds in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. The Advocate newspaper of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has a report on the projects that should be complete in a few weeks. click here for […]
(Photo: Vietnam veteran Joe Simms Stafford’s home in Independence, Louisiana, was flooded in August 2016.) With the help of a group from First Presbyterian Church of Rumson, N.J., the Ginger Ford Northshore Fuller Center for Housing built a ramp for an Army veteran in Hammond, Louisiana, on Friday, and then teamed up with volunteers from […]
The waters are receding in east Texas, and the waterlogged area is beginning to transition from emergency mode to the dirty, extensive work of long-term recovery. Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders leader Bart Tucker said Tuesday that his group anticipates having a base camp established soon in the Texas City area, where they hope to host […]
