An update on Team Rubicon's efforts in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey
Jake Wood's veteran-led volunteer group continues to help rebuild homes after Harvey.
❝ The house is painted pale purple. Near the front door, a wooden sign adorned with flowers reads, “Live life in full bloom.”
For more than 40 years, Estela Beaudreault had called this modest house in east Houston — 1,200 square feet, with tall trees and a converted garage — her home. But when it took on two feet of water during Hurricane Harvey, she didn’t know if she could ever come back.
Beaudreault, 71, has been living in a FEMA-provided motel room since the flood that ruined her house and transformed her neighborhood. But this week, thanks to volunteers who fixed up her place, Beaudreault is finally able to move back in.
Team Rubicon, a California-based nonprofit made up mostly of military veterans, spent six weeks making Beaudreault’s home livable again. It’s the first of 100 Harvey-flooded homes the national organization plans to repair with the help of skilled volunteers [Chron.com]
| JAKE WOOD is the Co-Founder/CEO of Team Rubicon and author of Take Command. Watch him talk about building organizations that win below, and learn more about booking Jake for your next event today. |
