Hurricane Beryl Assistance

Since our last report, SHAPE has participated in some exciting projects. I’ll tell you more about them in this report after I go over the numbers.

We are still receiving a small number of requests from people who had not previously received any assistance from us; but they are still suffering from the negative impact of Hurricane Harvey. We have distributed $900 in direct financial assistance to new requests. After receiving additional funding, we were able to provide supplementary assistance to previously funded requests in the amount of $450. An additional $1500 was paid to contractors and supply stores. Other funding includes $760 in temporary housing assistance, and SHAPE continues to provide after-school enrichment for children affected by Harvey.

You may remember Leonard, from our last report, who was not only displaced but in need of social services. With your help, we have been able to continue supporting Leonard with long- term temporary housing as we work with community partners to provide social services, counseling, and help find a permanent solution.

Our community partners also helped with pulling together a community mental health event for the 1 year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey- the Healing After Harvey Circle of Resiliency. We like putting the focus on “resiliency” because it is a strong characteristic of the Houston community. Even the people who have not fully recovered show amazing spirit. The event had a strong impact on those who attended, but it was not as well-attended as we hoped. However, we did learn from the event and received constructive feedback to help support future events.

Speaking of “feedback”, SHAPE is excited to share with you that we had the honor of participating in a week-long Feedback Fellowship in Washington D. C. And, in the interest of collecting information from more of our stakeholders, we invite you to share your feedback. If you have questions or information that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you! For example, is there any particular reason that you feel connected to this project? Feel free to share, and please know that we will not use your information to contact you for any other purposes.