March 11, 2023 Wow! What a great week it’s been here in Southwest Louisiana! We had an amazing team from Northwestern College (Orange City, IA), along with Bill Frank, Kathy Martin and Chuck Baldacchino. On top of these terrific volunteers that came in for the week, the Fuller Center Bike Adventure Team rode in to
February 19, 2023 It’s been an amazing week here in Southwest Louisiana!! We had a fabulous team from Minnesota (Richard Blood and Presbytery of Northern Waters), as well as 3 repeat volunteers (Bill Frank, Kathy Martin and our buddy Charles (Chuck) Baldacchino! These great folks worked with us on a home that desperately needed repairs
February 5, 2023 One of our January projects I haven’t shared yet! This house is at the tippy top of a big hill with a gorgeous view (not counting all the sideways trees.) To be honest, the hill scares me so I park at the bottom and walk up every time…but I’m so excited for
January 24, 2023 Yes, that’s our next Kentucky house. Actually, a two-story house with the top level sheared off by the tornado. Great young couple with a great view and sweet family. Bart Tucker/FCDR President
January 20, 2023 This past Monday, our AmeriCorps members participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service! Volunteering with the faith-based rebuild organization Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders allowed our AmeriCorps members Pauline, Sarah B., Karesha, and Sarah S., to help complete one of the final stages of construction for a home in
January 21, 2023 Chris Stewart with E.W. Scripps Media (Scripps News) visited Southwest Louisiana recently to report on the recovery in SWLA and the work that Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders has been doing here. For over 2 years now, FCDR has been helping homeowners in Southwest Louisiana that were affected by Hurricanes Laura and Delta,
January 10, 2023 Another new house is underway in Kentucky. And, yes, that gaping hole is the footer for a concrete block safe room. You’ll note the condition of the forest in the background – – hard-core tornado territory. Bart Tucker/FCDR President
December 13, 2022 The guys are hard at work building new homes (with safe rooms) in Barnsley. Can’t help but be proud of all the volunteers, locals, and helper-outers who make it possible. This is a drop in the bucket when it comes to rebuilding what was destroyed in Kentucky, December of 2021. #TeamWorkMakesTheDreamWork Katie
December 13, 2022 The work continues in Barnsley. Lisa Littlejohn/FCDR KY
December 13, 2022 The progress continues in Dawson Springs. Safe rooms everywhere. Lisa Littlejohn/FCDR Volunteer Coordinator