Yesterday while working on the barn our volunteers (2 of which had flown in from New Hampshire) noticed the tractor had been buried in the mud and wasn’t running. So they asked the farmer if they could take the tractor back to Statesville with them to fix it. She agreed so they all jumped in…

We started on our first barn yesterday! This sweet farmer Kathryn has been trying to clean up and rebuild her farm since the hurricane wrecked it. Yesterday we had a wonderful team of volunteers come together to help get her started. We will be finishing up the walls and roof next week. With the bad…

🫏 🐑 RISE NATION, WE NEED YOU 🐑🫏 We were connected with a couple that lost everything due to Helene – their house, their barns and all of their belongings. As they saw the waters rise, they quickly went out to open the gates hoping that their mini donkeys and sheep would swim to higher…

We love reading messages like this 🙂 As volunteers we never ask for anything in return, only to see the joy in the people we help. Great job to volunteers Amos, Shawn and Scott. BE A PART OF THE CHANGE 🌎 riseteam.org/volunteer “Carry out one act of kindness, with no exception of reward, safe in…

Today, a Spruce Pine Hurricane Helene survivor was surrounded in support as she received her brand new camper. This camper will allow her to stay safe and warm while she gets repairs on her home. Let’s leave positive messages in the comments below for Mrs.Fox as she goes through the recovery process. Let’s continue to…

Thank you to the wonderful group of men that dedicated their time and trucks today to haul the campers from Floyd, VA to Spruce Pine, NC. Thank you St. Pierre Woodworking and Sawmill for all the hard work you put into the camper project! From fundraising to delivering. It takes a lot of coordination and…

FEMA event dec 12th! Do not miss it. View This Post On Facebook

Tuesday was another productive day for Rise volunteers in Mitchell County, North Carolina. Before getting the family back to their property, a lot of work went into cleaning up. After the heavy debris removal and adding gravel, we rented a lift to remove trees on the cliff that had the potential of falling on the…

Happy Birthday to our Board member Wister Brown. Wis is the Director of Donor Services AND volunteers his time and skills in the field. View This Post On Facebook

As many of our new followers don’t know this but Rise Disaster Relief & Recovery, Inc. was formed shortly after our founding volunteers independently helped families in Western Kentucky in December and January of 2021. When Rise formed in February on 2021, a group of Rise volunteers went back and forth to Mayfield to deliver…