The Interfaith movement is made up of volunteers from multiple religious groups. Local ministers organized the effort, while volunteers ran operations. Disaster victims used their resources, including savings and flood insurance, to pay for elevations. Volunteers provided skilled labor. Muddy roads, church, elderly disabled man riding chair that electronically moves up front stairs of elevated home.
Volunteers helping flood victims move back into homes, carrying building materials outdoors.
We got some houses up. We got some people back in their homes and people were safe because of the work we were able to do. Floodwaters reached seven feet above existing roofline in the 1986 floods, and reached one foot below the ceiling in 1995. Home is now three stories high. Raised electrical panels above 100-year flood level.