Hesed House aims to improve the environmental and social conditions that contribute to poor health and support a quality of life that promotes the health and well-being of Wharton County residents, with special attention to those who are underserved.
Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.
Rebuilding our community one day at a time by providing True Affordable Housing and Disaster Recovery service too low to moderate-income Communities.
Restoring homes and families after disaster
| Houston Community ToolBank is a nonprofit tool lending program that empowers fellow nonprofits to tackle community-based projects throughout our region. ToolBank borrowers are not only mainstream nonprofits, but also schools, faith-based organizations, neighborhood associations, and many others. Whether a project has ten volunteers or three hundred, access to ToolBank inventory relieves the burden of purchasing, storing, maintaining, and repairing the items essential to projects and events. When we put high-quality tools in the hands of volunteers, our members are able to do more for our community – whether through home repair, days of service, or charitable events. Since operations began, the Houston ToolBank has lent $26 million worth of tools that have equipped more than 284,000 volunteers to complete more than 23,400 projects. In a sector that consistently faces constraints of time, personnel, and budget, our inventory allows organizations to achieve their visions for a thriving community at a significantly reduced monetary cost. In the event of a disaster, the ToolBank’s Neighborhood Tool Hubs (retrofitted shipping containers at four remote locations: Conroe, Texas City, City Centre, and Fort Bend) serve as remote pickup points for critical response resources. Three-to-five days before landfall, the Hubs are stocked with generators, muck & gut supplies, debris removal supplies, and PPE. When agencies responding to the disaster reach out to the ToolBank, they are referred to the Hub closest to their location for immediate access to resources. Utilizing the Hubs makes resources available across the Greater Houston Area, which minimizes the time it takes for members to access resources and ensure accessibility in the event the ToolBank, staff homes, and/or one or more of the Hubs are inaccessible. The disaster preparedness program is intended for member agencies whose disaster response plans include extensive community clean-up and recovery support. Before hurricane season, these agencies can place a pre-order with the ToolBank for the response tools they anticipate needing for their response activities. In the event of a major hurricane, ToolBank will pull the order 3-5 days before landfall so participating members can pre-stage the resources and be ready to respond with no delay. This program decreases the time for participating members to access needed resources and helps level the ToolBank workload by moving some orders before landfall. HTB works with participating members to ensure the pre-order quantities align with their disaster response plans and don’t overstretch the ToolBank inventory. |
Mission
To advance collaboration to create community-wide solutions for thriving nonprofits, neighborhoods, and families.
The ACAM Network has a history of responding in times of disaster, serving 150,000 people with $15M in relief resources over the past decade.
Mission:
TXCDR (Texas Congregational Disaster Readiness) is a comprehensive, collaborative, and coherent action plan to enable Congregations to work together to expedite relief and recovery in communities impacted by a disaster.
HOPE Disaster Recovery, Southwest Houston United Responds, Katy Responds, The Restoration Team, 4B Disaster Response and Mission in Action
Services Provided During Non-Disaster Times:
Training
Mission Team Support
Mission
SHRC is well known in the City of Houston for bringing numerous resources to bear in helping low-to lower income residents of the Settegast Heights to better cope with their impoverished conditions. In response to the devastation from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Dr. Rosalyn Francis, the Executive Director/Founder of organized a team of professional craftsmen and service agencies to give housing rehabilitation, disaster relief supplies, and hot meals to the low-to lower than income residents of Settegast Heights with the most need (elderly, disabled, and families with children who reside in the damaged and toxic houses). With the assistance of Habitat for Humanities, St. Peter Clavier Catholic Church, other community partners, and volunteers, she was able to rehabilitate five (5) homes in and four in (4) 2021. While the efforts and passion of SHRC are to be admired, the results are more palliative in nature when compared to the massive housing repair needs in Settegast Heights.
Services Provided During Non-Disaster Times:
Repair/Rebuild and food distribution
Mission
Building Unity through community service.
Services Provided During Non-Disaster Times:
Preparedness Education
Volunteer management
Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.