Headwaters and the Standing Rock Occupation

Headwaters and the Standing Rock Occupation

In the fall of 2016, thousands of protesters rallied in opposition to the building of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline through tribal lands in North Dakota. Headwaters Relief responded to a national call for support, delivering medical supplies as well as...

Headwaters Receives Westfield Legacy of Caring Grant

Westfield Insurance Foundation recently joined Christensen Group in awarding Headwaters Relief Organization a Westfield Legacy of Caring grant to support Headwaters’ disaster recovery activities. The grant was recently handed off to Cheryl Vennerstrom and Doug Nathan...

Helping Rural Wisconsin

On May 16, an EF3 tornado struck an 83-mile path across north central Wisconsin and was on the ground for a record 2 hours. In its track was the small town of Chetek, located in a heavily wooded area dotted with lakes and vacation homes, where the tornado relentlessly...
Volunteers Respond to Rural Arkansas Flooding

Volunteers Respond to Rural Arkansas Flooding

Families located in a remote section of northern Arkansas were forced to flee their homes after more than 10 inches of rain fell on April 29 and 30, causing the Black River, the area’s major river, to overflow its banks by 28 feet in some of the worst flooding in the...