Flooding in Detroit

Flooding in Detroit

In August 2014 a large storm swept across Michigan and set state rainfall records. Sewers overflowed, unable to handle the volume of water and over 100,000 homes were damaged from flooding in Detroit. Partnering with All Hands Volunteers, Headwaters Relief sent teams...
New Orleans: Ten Years Later

New Orleans: Ten Years Later

Headwaters Relief Organization volunteers continued to help build community in New Orleans 10 years after Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers donned their blue shirts in a moving and heartfelt trip to New Orleans’ Ninth Ward, an area severely affected by the disaster....
When the Great Sickness Came

When the Great Sickness Came

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa infected 28,000 people and caused over 11,000 deaths. This was the first time Ebola appeared in the region and quickly reached epidemic proportions. Headwaters Relief Organization’s youth volunteer writers and artists created the...
10 Years of Hope

10 Years of Hope

August 29th, will mark 10 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. It also marks 10 years of Hope.  Headwaters Relief Organization, formally known as River of Hope evolved out of the needs after Hurricane Katrina and has been a presence in the 9th ward...
Hula-Hoops and Hugs:  July 2015 Haiti Relief Trip

Hula-Hoops and Hugs: July 2015 Haiti Relief Trip

Our impact on and support of the children of Haiti achieved a new level with our recent trip to the country from July 19 to 26. Thirty Headwaters volunteers brought their time, expertise, and passion to more than 500 children during the week-long visit. We spent a...
The FilAm Features When Strong Winds Blow

The FilAm Features When Strong Winds Blow

We are so pleased to see our book “When Strong Winds Blow” featured in The FilAm. This is a children’s book written by one of our own volunteers who was a child himself at the time he wrote it, alongside his grandmother, a psychologist and Red Cross...