Response Updates

Convoy of Hope Responds to Flooding in Louisiana

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November 8, 2016 | 10:35 a.m.

LAFAYETTE, LA — Volunteers and staff have continued working tirelessly to fill work orders. A load of drywall consisting of 1,088 sheets has been delivered to our partners in Lafayette. In addition, more drywall has been ordered and is scheduled for delivery in Baton Rouge and Lafayette over the next two weeks. As of today, 51 total loads have been delivered in Louisiana. We will continue to deliver hope and get families back on their feet following the historic flood.

October 19, 2016 | 3:55 p.m.

It’s been nearly three months since Louisiana experienced unprecedented rainfall that lead to catastrophic flooding, which left thousands of residents in need of humanitarian assistance.

To date, nearly 75,000 people have been served through our Disaster Services team. Families in need have received clean water, emergency supplies, debris removal services, and cleanup assistance. Five hundred volunteers have tirelessly given more than 4,300 hours to distribute supplies, fill work orders, and meet the needs of families across the impacted areas.

We will continue to work with local partners and volunteers to serve the community and provide the support, tools, and materials needed to bring hope to people affected.

October 7, 2016 | 5 p.m.

LAFAYETTE, LA — We continue to work with local partners in Louisiana to distribute much-needed building supplies to families reeling from the floods. Two loads of drywall were delivered to Lafayette today totaling more than 65,000 square feet.

September 30, 2016 | 3 p.m.

Our response in Louisiana continues as 500 volunteers have put in thousands of volunteer hours of debris removal and clean up. Our focus moving forward will be on resourcing building materials to residents whose homes have been damaged from the flooding. Those deliveries will continue over the next several weeks.

September 16, 2016 | 6 a.m.

Our Disaster Services team continues to work with volunteers in the area to assist residents with cleaning out their homes. Hundreds of volunteers have put in thousands of hours to help people affected by the flooding.

September 6, 2016 | 8:30 a.m.

BATON ROUGE, LA — We have wrapped up the distribution side of our response in Louisiana. Over three weeks, we served nearly 74,000 individuals. Our Disaster Services team drove more than 2,600 miles, making deliveries from our base site in Baton Rouge to various points of distribution in the area. Over the weekend, we transitioned into debris removal and clean up through the help of local volunteers which will continue in the coming days.

August 31, 2016 | 11:30 a.m.

Nearly 1.5 million pounds of relief supplies have been delivered to Louisiana since our response began. Our teams on the ground are starting to do damage assessments and will work with volunteers in the coming days to begin debris removal and cleanup operations.

August 28, 2016 | 5 p.m.

After two full weeks in Louisiana, we have distributed 780 pallets worth of emergency relief supplies. Forty-five truckloads have been delivered to the area serving more than 61,000 people.

August 24, 2016 | 7:30 a.m.

Our Disaster Services team continues to work in Louisiana to bring hope to those affected by catastrophic flooding. Since our response began, we have delivered more than 1 million pounds of relief supplies to families in need, serving nearly 40,000 people. Volunteers have put in more than 1,000 volunteer hours distributing supplies to the hardest hit areas. We will continue to focus on the distribution of supplies for the next several days.

August 22, 2016 | 1:30 p.m.

To date, Convoy of Hope has delivered a total of 33 truckloads to Louisiana. We are also working with local volunteers to distribute product to the heavily affected communities that have been without aid until now. Our Disaster Services team is continuing to work with partner organizations in the area and supplies are actively being distributed at 15 locations. More than 31,000 people have been served.

August 19, 2016 | 10 a.m.

Our response continues in Louisiana as FEMA estimates that there are more than 145,000 impacted structures (commercial and residential) in the area. We have delivered 16 loads of emergency relief supplies including food, water, gatorade, cleaning supplies, and hygiene kits. More loads are scheduled to arrive later today.

The need in the area continues, as school starts next week and many families are displaced with only the clothes on their backs. We have served more than 10,000 affected residents and will continue to offer hope and tangible help to families reeling from the devastation in the coming days.

August 17, 2016 | 7:45 a.m.

As thousands of homes are still flooded in Louisiana, Convoy of Hope’s Disaster Services team has been on the ground since Saturday distributing much-needed supplies to affected residents. Since then, more than 7,600 people have been served at our distribution sites thanks to 10 churches and organizations that have come alongside us to help families in need. Dozens more truckloads will arrive in Louisiana in the coming days.

August 15, 2016 | 11 a.m.

A truckload of supplies — including food, water, cleaning supplies, and hygiene kits — has already been delivered and will be distributed today in Louisiana. An additional two loads of relief supplies will arrive in the affected areas later today. In total, there are currently 10 truckloads of food, supplies, and water headed to Louisiana. Convoy of Hope’s Disaster Services team has been in contact with several local partners to identify the areas of greatest need.

“Getting product into these key locations is vital,” says Stacy Lamb, U.S. Response Director for Disaster Services. Convoy was the first non-regional organization to respond in the area and will continue to assist flood survivors with the distribution of supplies, clean up, and debris removal as the waters recede.

August 13, 2016 | 5 p.m.

Convoy of Hope is responding to historic flooding in Louisiana as torrential rains are still falling. Many rivers are cresting several feet above record level, which means areas that have never flooded before are now flooding. Our Disaster Services team will arrive in the affected areas tomorrow with equipment, food, water, and relief supplies.

“We have already been in contact with our partners in the area,” says Stacy Lamb, U.S. Response Director for Disaster Services. “We want to make sure we deploy relief supplies when and where they are most needed.”

More widespread flooding is expected across multiple states in the coming days.

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