Need: Hazard First Baptist Church needs volunteers to help with Flood Relief efforts, skilled and unskilled workers to help with muck outs and restoration for those affected by the February 2025 flood in Perry County.
Additional Details: Hazard FBC will provide lodging at the church; we have space for approximately 60 volunteers. 30 beds, 30 cots, 6 showers and a commercial kitchen. Each team will need to bring their own cooks. All cooking utensils are available. Volunteers need only to bring a sleeping bag, pillow, wash cloths and towels. We have a washer and dryer at the church. Volunteers will need to bring tools for cutting and hanging sheetrock. Demo tools also needed. Background Checks are not required for these projects. Only cost for volunteers are food costs.
Supplies Needed: AS OF NOW WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING CLEANING SUPPLIES. NO CLOTHES.
If you would like to donate cleaning supplies, the most convenient way to do so would be to put together cleanup buckets. Check out what those look like here
URGENT NEED. Check out Amazon Wish List for most up-to-date needs
- Plastic Bins
- Shop vacs
- Dehumidifiers
- Mold mitigation: example – Concrobium (NOTE: BLEACH IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE MOLD REMEDIATOR; SPECIFIC MOLD-REMEDIATION PRODUCTS ARE NEEDED)
- Spray bottles and pesticide sprayers (without the pesticide)
- Shovels (square point)
- Push brooms
- Mops
- Box fans
- Rakes (metal preferred)
- Wheelbarrows
- Tools for removing water-damaged drywall, molding, sheathing, etc.
- Pry bars/nail pullers/cat paws
- Wire brushes
- M3 respirator masks and filters (N95’s are not ideal for mold)
- 6mm black plastic
- Floor cleaner (e.g. Pinesol)
- Window/Glass cleaner
- Squeegees