My Nonprofit Reviews
Tikvah
Review for NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster, Saint Paul, MN, USA
An amazing organization that takes the eternal values of the Jewish tradition as learned through our texts and applies them directly with our hands and feet! This is an important way to make the world a better place especially when people are in the midst of the challenge of recovery than to be present to them through the work of NECHAMA!
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Will you volunteer or donate to this organization beyond what is required of board members?
Likely
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A lot
Will you tell others about this organization?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
Review for NECHAMA - Jewish Response to Disaster, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Recently I joined Nechema on their deployment in the Atlanta, Georgia area following the flash floods that occurred there in early October. The day began with helping to do the final spray washing and sterilizing of a home that had already been cleared. It was hard and at times, messy work, but everyone pitched in and did whatever was needed. While there, a man approached us to ask if we could possibly help his neighbor. The operations manager, who was very welcoming and easy going, explained the procedure. A short time later, the neighbor came and we began to clean out his house. Along the way, we removed soggy walls, insulation and contents that had not yet been cleared out. On the lawn were still many personal belongings. As we carefully picked them up, we would check with the owner to ask if he wanted to keep them. It was clearly a difficult process for this gentleman. As the day wore on and his home was slowly gutted, it was possible to see a small flicker of hope in the midst of his shock. It was amazing to be with Nechama, a group of volunteers ready to assist in helping people find their way to recovery. With all the work being done at no charge and all by volunteers, the sense of Tikun was not only real in the physical transformation of the homes, but also in the personal sense both for the victims and for the volunteers.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the kindness of the professional staff and the volunteers it attracts. Everyone comes with an incredible sense of what it means to help people whose lives have been devastated by natural disaster.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
amazing!
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
better reach out to recruit more volunteers as well as be more regionally located to be able to assist better those whose lives meet with natural disasters.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
