VISTA Corridor Recovery

Get your walking shoes on!
In an effort to measure the stage of recovery after the flood of 2008, AmeriCorps*VISTA members volunteered 235 hours to walk by 5093 homes in the flood impacted area. AmeriCorps*VISTA members did visual assessments to determine what stage of recovery each home had reached. READ FULL REPORT

VISTA Flood Recovery Impact on the Cedar Rapids Community

Build-a-thon Reflection

AmeriCorps members from coast to coast brought their talent and enthusiasm to The Habitat For Humanity Build-a-thon in Cedar Rapids. I volunteered on Moose Drive where 11 homes were being constructed. . It was amazing to look out over all the work being done and see an ocean of ‘A’s swarming the rooftops and surrounding areas of the newly built houses. Passion and commitment were in the air as dozens of skilled carpenters and hardworking builders were eager to give their time and efforts to a flood impacted community of which most of them do not live. I felt a connection to all present as a fellow AmeriCorps participant as well as someone who loves helping others. I was lucky enough to work alongside two of the future homeowners. One of which I had actually worked with to muck and gut a flood affected home on a previous day.

Check out what's going on with Johnson County Corridor Recovery: pictures, programs and stories about the Johnson County Program.
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Cedar Rapids Operation Weed and Seed
Weed & Seed is a strategy designed to mobilize local agencies,
organizations, and residents themselves to collaborate in the
improvement of their lives and neighborhoods.

The Linn Area Long Term Recovery Coalition (LALTRC) is a partnership of more than 70 local health and human service providers, government agencies, funding sources, faith-based organizations and others dedicated to supporting collaborative long-term recovery efforts to rebuild the lives of those impacted by the Flood of 2008.

United Way of East Central Iowa is working to advance the common good by focusing on education, income and basic needs in our communities. United Way works with a wide-range of community partners to assure our communities’ most critical needs are being addressed and to tackle the root causes of problems. United Way serves groups and individuals in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Jones, Linn and Washington counties, and is the trusted leader and catalyst for envisioning and creating positive community change.