Tropical Storm Barry is Approaching!

 
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With Tropical Storm Barry expected to make landfall Saturday let us remember to stay safe and vigilant during these times. HandsOn and partners are prepared to respond to community needs in the aftermath.

Click here for official preparedness, emergency and weather information.

Click here if you’d like to register as a volunteer to assist in disaster recovery. We will contact you with dates/times/locations of where your help is needed most!

Homeowners call the Crisis Cleanup Hotline at 844-965-1383 to register if you need disaster recovery assistance like flood debris removal, removal of flooded drywall, mold remediation, tarps, and tree removal. The hotline is your one-call-that’s-all number; all major nonprofits and faith based organizations use Crisis Clean Up to coordinate a faster response.

Click here if you’d like to donate. 100% of all donations will be used for disaster relief supplies. During a disaster we through a lot of contractor bags, gloves, and dust masks - a donation of any size helps us to help others!

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We’re so excited to be working with the Boys and Girls Club of Boston this week at Audubon Charter School!! We’re painting classes and building benches for a new outdoor classroom too! Amazing work y’all 👍🏻📐✏️
Last night, the season finale of @challengemtv #champsvsstars aired on @mtv. Contestant and Louisiana native, @t_raines, chose HandsOn New Orleans as his charity of choice and WON first place!! We are beyond excited and so grateful for the $57,700 in prize money that he earned for us! It was an honor to meet Tony and Alyssa and we look forward to working with them in the future!!! #TonyTime
Last day with Custer Road United Methodist Church!! We’ve had such a fun and rewarding week with them!! Today they’re working in the upper ninth at community gardens!
Day 2 at Einstein Charter School! Making such good progress!
We’re so excited to kickoff Day 1 with Custer UMC from Dallas, Texas today! Over 70 students and parent volunteers are putting in 3 days of hard work at @einsteincharter Sarah T Reed campus! Finished product will include 6 freshly painted bathrooms, 5 faculty offices, 3 hallways, and 2 corridors! Should we create a jingle to the 12 days of Christmas? Cause we’re feeling the magic!
A huge “Thank You” to Hoffman Early Learning Center and Director, Eboni Walker for a wonderful breakfast and touching award for our work at the school. We are so honored to partner with such an amazing organization that provides an engaging and enriching school program to New Orleans youth!
We are so excited to be out in Central City with Katherine and her bridal party doing blight cleanup! In 2007, Katherine was an AmeriCorps NCCC volunteer and worked with HandsOn after Hurricane Katrina. We’re so excited to have her back with us!
Another blog post from HandsOn! Hurricane season is right around the corner! Are you prepared? Read more at handsonneworleans.org/blog