HEART 9/11 met the Rodriguez Hernandez Family while rebuilding roofs in the Vietnam section of Morovis. Carmen, Pablo, their autistic daughter, and two young grandchildren were still living in a home that was severely damaged from Hurricane Maria and...
HAMDEN CT – HEART 9/11 first responder volunteers and other local community businesses and volunteers are rebuilding a home for disabled Army veteran that will allow her family to grow and have a brighter future. Over the 8 weeks,...
HEART 9/11 welcomed students from CUNY and SUNY who are part of Governor Cuomo’s expanded NY Stands With Puerto Rico Recovery and Rebuilding Initiative. Over winter break teams of students deployed to Morovis and Orocovis worked side by side with...
HEART 9/11 has been on the ground in Puerto Rico since September 25, 2017 – days after Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Initially HEART 9/11 volunteers – comprised of firefighters, union laborers, carpenters, police and paramedics – cleared roads, removed...
HEART 9/11 has completed much-needed repair work on the Rocco Moretto Post 2348 in Astoria Queens. The team repaired the building entrance along with installing a new door and reconfiguring the vestibule area. Thank you NYCDCC, under the leadership...
HEART 9/11 deployed an expert team of first responders to Tallahassee, FL to work with emergency operations and assist with debris clearing, damage mitigation/assessments, muck out, and clean-up. HEART 9/11 deployed teams – comprised of FDNY, NYPD and the Greater...
HEART 9/11 deployed teams – which included FDNY, NYPD and the Greater NY Building Trades – and two pickup trucks with trailers full of equipment to the Wilmington, NC area. The HEART 9/11 response team worked for 17 days, logging in...
HEART 9/11 provided the expert skilled labor force, comprised of NYCDCC 157, needed to remodel an injured 10 year Navy veteran and volunteer firefighter’s home, leveling floors along with dormer, window and sliding door work. On January 11, Amtrak...
The HEART 9/11 Veteran Build team was back to work in Bloomsburg, PA at Camp Elk Tannery this fall providing the skilled manpower needed to finish a 1,200 sq. ft. cabin addition. The camp, comprised of 110 acres in Northeast Pennsylvania, provides weekend retreats...
HEART 9/11 “served” our heroes of the US Army 10th Mountain Division, 2-22 Infantry Battalion at Fort Drum, August 28th during a welcome home BBQ. HEART 9/11 members cooked for 500+ 10th Mountain soldiers, met the Commander, his staff...
