April 5, 2019 APRIL 5, 2019 [GREGORY, TX] – Dora Torres and her family are able to move back home today thanks to the combined efforts of the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG), Samaritan’s Purse, and Mennonite Disaster Services – Storm Aid. The family celebrated with home dedication ceremonies where keys were presented to … Read more
March 22, 2019 | Steven Smith, Rockport Pilot Through the combined efforts of the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG), Mennonite Disaster Services – Storm Aide (MDS), Rockport-Fulton Chamber Foundation (RFCF), and Samaritan’s Purse; Angel and Graciela Jasso were thankful to be back in the comfort of their own home Friday, March 15. A. and … Read more
Article Link March 15, 2019 | Michelle Pedroza, KIII-TV CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The second anniversary of Hurricane Harvey is less than five months away, and people are still struggling to recover. On Friday, two families that have been through so much over the past year and a half were given a sense of belonging … Read more
Article Link March 4, 2019 | Steven Smith, Rockport Pilot Through the combined efforts of the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG), Mennonite Disaster Services – Storm Aide (MDS), and Samaritan’s Purse; Joe Cantu received a much better view from his front porch after receiving the keys to his brand new home Wednesday, Feb. 27 … Read more
Article Link February 26, 2019 | Marissa Cummings, KIII-TV CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Port Aransas family is one step closer to having their life back after Hurricane Harvey. A FEMA trailer was the home for Frankie and Joe Pemberton for over a year, but now they get to call a new house their home. … Read more
Article Link March 1, 2019 | Steven Smith, Rockport Pilot Through the combined efforts of the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG), Mennonite Disaster Services – Storm Aide (MDS), Rockport Fulton Chamber Foundation (RFCF), and Samaritan’s Purse; Maria Molina and her daughter Mary Suniga finally have a place to call home again after being given the … Read more
Article Link February 11, 2019 | Stephen Smith, Rockport Pilot Through the combined efforts of the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG), Mennonite Disaster Services – Storm Aide (MDS), Rockport Fulton Chamber Foundation, and the Coastal Bend Food Bank; Brianna Dodgen, along with her fiancé Aaron Walpole and their three daughters, Cailynn, Ashlynn, and Madilynn O’ … Read more
Article Link February 4, 2019 | Steven Smith, Rockport Pilot Through the combined efforts of the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group (CBDRG), Mennonite Disaster Services – Storm Aide (MDS), the Rockport Fulton Chamber Foundation, Coastal Bend Food Bank, and Habitat for Humanity of Aransas County through a donation by Citgo, Guadalupe (Lupe) Torres and her … Read more
Article Link January 30, 2019 | KIII-TV CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Rockport family of five were living in a home destroyed by Hurricane Harvey when organizations like the Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group decided to build them a new one. “It was amazing seeing them build it, from the poles being brought here and then … Read more
Article Link January 29, 2019 | Marissa Cummings, KIII-TV TIVOLI, Texas — A Tivoli, Texas, woman whose house was destroyed in Hurricane Harvey now has a brand new place to call home thanks to some area relief groups. 83-year-old Irene Garza has lived in the same house built by her husband for 55 years. She has … Read more