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Before the Eaton Fire, mornings at Odyssey South Charter School in Altadena, California, looked like mornings anywhere else: backpacks bouncing down the sidewalk, kids racing each other to their favorite bench, parents at the school gate waving goodbye to their little ones. Odyssey South was a thriving school community in Altadena, where students learned, played, and grew together each day. […]

Structurally unsafe buildings are forcing a new round of families from their homes in Colombia, even as the immediate rescue phase winds down. In response, our teams on the ground are distributing tents, tarps, mattresses, and sheets alongside hygiene kits stocked with wipes and diapers for children and adults. Protective PPE masks are also being […]

Clean Water for the Long Haul In Urbanización Brisas de Maiquetía, roughly 2,500 residents across 20 apartment towers were displaced when the earthquakes damaged their homes and the water infrastructure they depended on. Families sheltered in tents in the streets, parking lots, and gardens with no reliable access to safe water. We’ve now installed and […]

Dear All Hands & Hearts Family,  Just weeks have passed since I last wrote to you from Venezuela, where our team’s recovery activities still take place every day. Today, however, I am checking in from Pereira, Colombia. Our team was on the ground within hours after the earthquake, delivering the first tools to Search and Rescue […]

When the earthquake struck Pereira, John López wasn’t thinking about competitions. The international spinning top champion left everything behind to join the rescue effort, spending the following days helping search for survivors alongside firefighters and volunteers. In Pereira, John is known for his skill with a spinning top. But after the earthquake, he became one […]

Days after the earthquake, rescue teams in Pereira and Cali continue working around the clock. Floodlights illuminate collapsed buildings through the night as firefighters, volunteers, and medical teams carefully clear debris  and search for survivors. As operations continue, the need for specialized equipment remains constant. All Hands & Hearts has continued working alongside local responders […]

Students from Salvacion Elementary School attend class in their new classrooms.

Communities across Pereira are searching through rubble and clearing debris with their bare hands. With countless homes destroyed, displaced families are sheltering outdoors in parks and open spaces while they wait for emergency assistance. All Hands & Hearts mobilized its disaster relief team to Colombia within hours following the powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the […]

On June 24, 2026, back-to-back earthquakes struck northern Venezuela. In moments, thousands of families across the region were displaced, forced to leave damaged homes behind for temporary tents and makeshift shelters. When a tent becomes a temporary home, the ground underneath it matters. Rain, uneven terrain and standing water can quickly make a shelter difficult […]