Presbyterian Mission Agency hurricane sandy Archives

So, you want to volunteer in a disaster area? Here’s how

Posted January 23rd, 2019

When Mother Nature rages, Eden Roberts knows her phone is going to start ringing.

Restoring hope

Posted June 21st, 2017

The recovery from 2012’s Hurricane Sandy has been slow for some in New Jersey, especially the underprivileged. Misión Nueva Vida has worked since 2015 to help those in the Metropolitan Mobile Home Park (Metropark) in Moonachie, where floodwaters continue to damage the homes of mostly Hispanic-Latino immigrant families, and a lack of money is rampant. Three trailers have been repaired and raised, and a fourth will soon be completed.

New Jersey church closes volunteer village for Hurricane Sandy relief

Posted August 16th, 2016

In the nearly four years since Hurricane Sandy struck the United States, volunteer work teams from across the country have traveled to the hard hit regions, particularly New Jersey and New York, to help people recover and return to their homes. But after countless days, weeks and months of hosting teams, one church believes the time has come to close the doors on its Sandy relief efforts.