Hurricane or Flood
A hug from another survivor is different from someone who is trying to console you...you're not alone.
How Survivors of Mass Shootings Are Helping a New Generation Heal
VIA Deseret NewsIt's really beautiful to see everyone helping together. There was even a dog who was in bad condition and the owner couldn't walk. But the whole team was helping to calm the dog and de-stress her and dry her.
At Al-Salam Mosque In Houston, All Are Welcome
VIA NPRPhysically, we will never be the same. But, emotionally, we are growing stronger.
Puerto Rico teachers reflect on Hurricane Maria 1 year later
VIA TodayIt was a phenomenon, but who cares. We’re alive, we’re alive.
A Bittersweet Journey Back to Puerto Rico After Maria
VIA The New York TimesWe have found what we can do together, and we know we can do even more things together.
How One Small Town In Puerto Rico Holds On To Hope
VIA Forbes
You are part of something greater.
Interview with Simone
VIA Disaster Distress Helpline
There’s better that can come after a tragedy.
Interview with Jalen
VIA Disaster Distress HelplineDifficult doesn't mean impossible, you know, it just means difficult.
10 Years After Hurricane Katrina, Randy Adams Still Counts His Blessings
VIA NPR Audio StoryThe very first customer cried 'cause she said she never thought the Lower Ninth Ward was coming back.
In New Orleans’ Hardest-Hit Neighborhood, A Recovery — By Sheer Will
VIA NPR Audio Story
People just rise to the occasion and help you get it done.
Hurricane Sandy Firefighter – Road to Recovery – Waves for Water
VIA KIND FoundationWe take care of our business, and then we go home to deal with the dark.
Watch A Coach’s Beautiful Speech To Students Hit Hard By Hurricane Sandy
VIA BuzzfeedI’ll be recovering for the rest of my life.
Hurricane Katrina: Story From a Survivor
VIA Huffington PostI can’t replace this place. It’s a part of who we are.
StoryCorps Griot: Surviving Katrina
VIA StoryCorps Audio StoryWe stayed together and we did what we had to do to try to protect the city.
Bobby Brown and Rufus Burkhalter
VIA StoryCorps Audio StoryYou don’t think those sort of things are important—until they’re not there.
John W. Taylor, Jr.
VIA StoryCorps Audio StoryWe're hanging in there, and that’s what really counts.
Roy Calabrisi and Anthony Calabrisi
VIA StoryCorps Audio StoryLosing a family—I don’t think there’s any words for it.
Douglas P. deSilvey
VIA StoryCorps Audio StoryIt was probably the biggest leap of faith of my life.
Kiersta Kurtz-Burke and Justin Lundgren
VIA StoryCorps Audio StoryWhen the storm hit and I started getting calls from people in tears, that made me believe that there’s some good to be done here.