June 24, 2019 Two families in Aransas Pass moved into their brand new, rebuilt homes thanks to a group of partnering disaster recovery organizations. Mennonite Disaster Service built both homes jointly funded by the United Methodist Committee on Relief – Rio Texas Conference (UMCOR) and the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG). Both families celebrated … Read more
JUNE 18, 2019 [INGLESIDE, TX] – William Darrell Mead received the keys to his new home last Monday, 22 months after the landfall of Hurricane Harvey. The celebration was made possible through a generous donation from Cheniere Energy and the combined efforts of the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG), Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), Coastal … Read more
It was a day of service for Gulf Coast Growth Ventures employees who spent Saturday (June 8) volunteering with the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group. About 45 members of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV) Manufacturing Team split up into four groups, each working at different homes in Ingleside and Gregory. They also did a … Read more
May 28, 2019 | KIII-TV, Brian Burns ROCKPORT, Texas — It took 21 months, but a family in Rockport, Texas, is finally back in their home since Hurricane Harvey made landfall. “Right after Harvey, we lived with my in-laws for about five weeks, and then we moved into an RV. Also, we’ve been in that … Read more
May 26, 2019 | The News of San Patricio, Paul Gonzales TAFT – On Wednesday morning, Juan and Ricardo Martinez, brothers from Taft, got one well deserved welcoming home gift: an actual home. The brothers’ home was severely damaged during Hurricane Harvey and they have been basically sleeping outside since. They would ride their bicycles … Read more
May 22, 2019 | Ingleside Index | Donna Woolston David and Sandra Shipp, along with their family, and representatives from the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery and Ingleside Chamber of Commerce, and volunteers celebrated a ribbon cutting on their new home in Ingleside, which was built because their original home was destroyed by Hurricane Harvey. The … Read more
May 17, 2019 | KRIS 6 | Nikela Pradier The start of another hurricane season is just weeks away, but the long-term recovery from Hurricane Harvey continues. One organization heavily involved in that effort is the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group. Since the storm in August 2017, the non-profit has taken on hundreds of projects … Read more
ARPIL 26, 2019 [BEEVILLE, TX] – Mike and Marlene Juranek received the keys to their new home yesterday, 20 months after the landfall of Hurricane Harvey. The celebration was made possible through the combined efforts of the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG), BCFS Health and Human Services, and a grant from Blue Cross Blue … Read more
Video Link April 12, 2019 | KIII-TV CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A family in Aransas Pass was able to move into their new home Friday thanks to a group of disaster recovery organizations. The Fuentes family now has the keys to their re-built home after it was hit hard by Hurricane Harvey. It was all … Read more
April 10, 2019 | Ingleside Index | Donna Woolston Refugia Flores came back home to Ingleside, she moved into the house she was raised in; the second time she came back, she was returning after evacuating for Hurricane Harvey; and the third time she came back, was to a newly-rebuilt home thanks to the Coastal … Read more