The main streets in the village of San Miguel Escobar are cleared, community members have started work again, and school is back in session. Anyone passing through town would be surprised to learn that just six weeks ago the community was consumed by the overwhelming destruction created by tropical storm Agatha. Streets were covered in [...]
Las calles principales del pueblo de San Miguel Escobar están ya limpias, miembros de la comunidad han empezado a trabajar de nuevo, y las clases han comenzado otra vez. Cualquier persona pasando por el pueblo estará sorprendido escuchar que hace seis semanas, las calles estaban inundadas de agua, lodo, piedras, y otros desechos. Todos los [...]
After hearing about tropical storm Agatha, Lettie Thomas Hastings, who was adopted from Guatemala, wanted to do something for her home country. So the 8-year-old organized a benefit concert this June to raise money for affected families. The concert was a success, raising more than $200 for storm relief. Click here to see Lettie and [...]
Common Hope returned to regular operations on June 2 after a week of emergency relief mode, but people in the affected communities are still living the aftermath of tropical storm Agatha. Our social workers are continuing to assess individual family situations and determine the scale (severe to minor) of each family’s damage. Social workers remain the primary contact for families [...]
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