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Dear friends and family, What does disaster recovery look like when the cameras leave, but the work is far from over? Sometimes, it’s a child walking into a restored school. A family receiving fresh produce while still struggling to make ends meet. Or a volunteer clearing vegetation in Santa Cruz County to reduce the risk […]

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.Then […]

When All Hands & Hearts began supporting communities affected by the Eaton Fire, we knew recovery would take more than one project, one season, or one year. Today, we are building a long-term presence in California that connects recovery in Southern California with wildfire preparedness and mitigation in Santa Cruz and Alameda Counties. We came […]

For generations, wildfire was treated as something to eliminate completely. While well-intentioned, over 100 years of fire suppression changed the natural balance of forests. Without periodic low-intensity burns to clear underbrush and dead vegetation, forests became overcrowded with fuel. At the same time, climate change has intensified conditions on the ground. Warmer temperatures, prolonged drought, […]

Since January, All Hands & Hearts (AH&H) has been on the ground supporting communities recovering from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County, the most destructive in California’s history. A lot has happened since then, and together with community members, local partners and dedicated volunteers, we’ve helped families take major steps toward recovery and new […]

What It Was Like On the Ground Following Katrina When relief volunteers arrived in neighborhoods hit by Katrina, the scenes were staggering. Entire streets were engulfed in the stench of mold. Homes were ripped off their foundations and had floated several blocks from their original foundations. Cars and boats were scattered where the floodwaters had […]