News & Stories
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Reflection
April 17, 2024
A volunteer responding to tornadoes in Ohio gets a glimpse at the hidden value of the work Greyshirts do.
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Reflection
Fierce Winds, a Greyshirt in Absentia, and the Heart Work
April 4, 2024
While responding to severe storms in Tennessee, Greyshirts get the chance to connect with and serve the father of a fallen teammate.
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Reflection
From Jackhammer to Sledgehammer to ‘Anna da Hamma’
March 19, 2024
A Vietnam-era infantryman reflects on serving alongside some hardcore female volunteers during a Team Rubicon flood response.
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Reflection
Remembering Team Rubicon’s Typhoon Haiyan Response 10 Years Later
November 29, 2023
A Greyshirt reflects on his first international operation, tarping a roof during a 7-year-old’s surgery, and how the disaster relief and humanitarian aid nonprofit has changed over the decade.
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Reflection
November 17, 2023
A Greyshirt reflects on proud moments from his time responding to the Morocco earthquake, and how a water filter and tea with an elder nearly broke his composure.
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Reflection
A Quest to Find the Meaning of Servant Leadership
June 29, 2023
A Greyshirt reflects on self discoveries made during a deployment to the Navajo Nation in 2023.
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Reflection
Serving the Makers and Builders in Detroit
June 21, 2023
A team of Greyshirts and Ford employees came to help homeowners clean up from years-old flooding, only to discover they would be the ones to benefit most.
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Reflection
Fire in the Belly and an Epic Flood
May 18, 2023
A Greyshirt reflects on getting the chance to help a group of neighbors intent on helping themselves.
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Reflection
Mucking Hope in Flooded Detroit
May 4, 2023
A Greyshirt reflects on helping return a home to habitable for a homeowner in Motown, and what volunteers uncovered along the way.
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Reflection
April 20, 2023
Greyshirts apply a little ingenuity to answer a Hurricane Ian survivor’s tiny wish.