Current Operations
Disaster Relief Volunteers Take on Tornadoes in Alabama and Georgia
Greyshirts hit the ground in Griffin, GA, and Selma, AL, in response to January’s devastating early-season twisters.
Tag: Rebuild
Rebuild
The Roofs Under Their Feet
When Hurricane Irma came ashore in 2017, at least 65 homes—including 44 mobile homes—were destroyed in Collier County and another 1,008 suffered damage that exceeded 60% of the home’s value. Greyshirts helped repair many of them.
Innovation
Roofs to Get Raised for Tornado Survivors in Historic Selma
Disaster relief volunteers who responded to a St. Patrick’s Day tornado are returning, this time to rebuild homes.
History and Culture
2020 in Review: Historic Disasters and Historic Responses
Hurricanes, wildfires, and a pandemic: How a veteran-led disaster relief organization took on 2020.
Home Story
Hurricane Laura Survivors Could Come Home for the Holidays
The Category 4 Hurricane destroyed their houses, but with a little help from some veteran volunteers, Texas and Louisiana residents will get the chance to celebrate the season under their own roofs.
COVID-19
Rebuilding Houston in a New Kind of Storm
Almost three years after Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the southern coast of Texas, many Houston residents are still unable to move back into homes badly damaged, or destroyed, by the storm. Then came 2020’s coronavirus outbreak, making their situations even more urgent. Sheltering in place can be difficult enough, but when your temporary housing … Read More