All Hands and Hearts Smart Response

Starting in march 2022, our disaster assessment Response team (dart) responded to russia's invasion of ukraine by leveraging our proven disaster Response abilities to support the transportation of ukrainian refugees across the border.through partnerships with ukrainian-based humanitarian relief and anti-human trafficking organizations, we supported the safe evacuations and care of vulnerable people such as orphans, children and adults with disabilities, those exposed to sexual violence, the elderly and other at-risk families.to date, we have made the following impact:58,500+ people evacuated through local partner efforts80 adults were provided essential, life-saving equipment (ppe) to ensure safety during border crossingsprovided essential supplies for over 500 people21 vehicles were purchased including an armored vehicle, two minibusses, two passenger vans and one cargo vanprovided 12 collection centers for evacuated children with food and other basic supplies

Category 4 hurricane ida made landfall over the port fourchon community in Louisiana at about 11:55 am ct on august 29, 2021 the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina. Wind speeds exceeding 150 mph were sustained for a total of 6 hours, twice the duration of the 125 mph sustained winds of hurricane katrina. While the levee system that protects new orleans held during the hurricane, multiple towns outside its protection saw catastrophic flooding and storm surge. Fallen trees and debris litter the streets across ida's path.days after the storm had passed, All Hands and Hearts had boots on the ground assisting local community members. Starting in june 2022, the program shifted focus to recovery efforts.

Our work in the bahamas began in 2019, less than one month after hurricane dorian made landfall, initially clearing hurricane wreckage and providing vital Response work. Due to the dire need of safe learning environments, we quickly transitioned to supporting the recovery of a total of eight school campuses including the completion of little darlings academy in the summer of 2021. With the support of our many partners, our recovery work has provided 1,300 students safe, disaster-resilient and engaging places to learn and thrive.since hurricane dorian's landfall in 2019, our teams have been on the ground in the bahamas. Upon completion of four schools, our focus shifted to rebuilding and fortifying residential homes with resilient building techniques.