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Walls of Hope (A Program of Resources Group, Inc.)

Organization: Faith-Based Disaster Recovery/Rebuilding
Facility Type: Volunteer Camp
Status: Open

Address:
1201 Hwy 90
Bay St. Louis, MS 39521

Region:Gulf
County/Parish:Hancock

Capacity: 75
Workers at Facility: 8


Main/General Business Number: 800-697-8139
Main/General Business E-mail Address: (hidden)
Website: http://www.wallsofhope.net/

Management Contact: (hidden)

Mission: Resources Group, Inc. is designed to minister the Gospel of Jesus
Christ for a hurting world. Our Primary purpose is leading people
to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and fortifying the faith
of all believers. Our intent is to use the rebuilding of homes
and churches as a vehicle to reach the lost and hurting.





This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

Email Update dated 9/23/07 from on site staff:

Goodmorning Leslie,
Thanks for your interest. Our primary focus is for Hancock County.
We have assembled 67 homes to date and many more on the waiting list.
Your assistance in the volunteer department is extremely helpful.
Thanks. Our shelter location is presently at 1201 Hwy 90, Bay St.
Louis, MS 39520. We had the capacity to sleep 120, but we have scaled
down due to the flow of volunteers. We can probably house 50-75 and
have other locations to increase this number if necessary. We charge
$10/day to offset expenses. We have a complete kitchen in which teams
can prepare their own meals. We have a full time staff of 8 workers
and mixed in with long term staff workers a total of 4. Based on
sizes of group in the past, we feel 40 is the maximum size per week
for us. Much larger and the logistics are extremely stressful.
Additional volunteers are normally farmed out to other agencies.
God Bless,
Gene

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Walls of Hope is looking for skilled and unskilled volunteers
to help in building and reparing homes in Waveland, Bay St
Louis and other areas of Hancock County which was one of the
hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. This is a perfect opportunity
for your church group, school or civic group. Our facilities
include a full kitchen as well as beds for up to 60 volunteers
with other housing available for overflow.

For more information contact Gene or Chris at 228-466-5008

GeneButterfield@wallsofhope.net
PaulButterfield@wallsofhope.net

Skills :
Skills not required but we are in desperate need of sheetrock
hangers and finishers, painters, carpenters and other skills.
We can use anyone that is willing to work and help rebuild homes
on the Gulf Coast. Supervision is provided by our trained staff.

Mission Strategy:

Once a family has entered our program we will purposefully share
our faith with them while on a job site, at an informative meeting
and scheduled assemblies we will use every opportunity to spread
the gospel. New conversions and recommitments will be forwarded
to local pastors for follow up. In the event that follow up
ministry is not available, it is our desire to place a team member
there within the community to insure growth of the new believers
using small group ministries on a weekly or biweekly basis.

Employment Strategy:

We desire to teach individuals in the surrounding communities
necessary skill sets to provide financial stability for their
families and create a sense of worth for their emotional well
being. Opportunities are numerous. I.E. (Carpentry, Plumbing,
Electrical, HVAC and Drywall to name a few) "Give a man a fish
he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a life
time"

Production Strategy:

Expediency, effectiveness and efficiency are the key ingredients
that make our program run smoothly. We presently have the capability
of manufacturing 50 homes per month. Our installation of these
homes is much slower and is contingent on the use of volunteers.
WE are estimating the capability of 10 homes per month based on the
present scheduling of volunteers. In the next few months, if we can
not increase or maintain this rate of installation, we will hire
labors and/or sub contractors as needed. Unfortunately the will
raise the overall price of the homes.

Each home is manufactured in Fort Dodge, IA and is shipped to the
Gulf Coast. The wall sections for each house are packaged with
specific installation instructions, which make construction
knowledge helpful but not required to assist in the assembly of
these homes. Once the structure has been built and is dried in,
we endeavor to assist the families by consulting with them for
the completion of their home. We will provide such assistance
as gathering materials, services and coordinating volunteers to
help them through the rebuilding process.

Over the next few month we will be addressing the need to offer a
complete turnkey package for the homeowners. Presently we are
interviewing and pricing key trades people and suppliers to
complete different elements of the home. Our intent is to offer
these services and materials to the families at reduced prices
based solely on the volume of business we can generate.

Resources Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 1171 *1st Ave N.
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
1-800-697-8139

Info Source/Changes:
Volunteer Match/Website
Added a 1800 number - source Lagniappe
added needs/avails based on notes
(see full history)

Created At: Sun Sep 23 01:37:03 +0000 2007
Updated At: Tue Jul 01 16:27:46 +0000 2008
Updated By: tfri


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Adopt-A-Family, Families/Orgs That Want to Adopt Families Needed Urgent * Show Edit
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Construction, Drywall Finish, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Drywall Hanger, Volunteers Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Electrician, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Engineer, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Excavator, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Fence Repair, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Finish Carpenter, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Finish Nailer, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
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Construction, Home Builder, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Home Repair, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, HVAC Tech, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Insulation Installer, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Masonry, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Mold remediation, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Painter, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Plumber, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Project Manager, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Roofer, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Siding Repair/Installation, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Skilled Labor, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Tile Installer, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Unskilled Labor, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Window Installation, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
Construction, Work Crew Manager, Volunteer Needed Urgent Show Edit
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Housing, Volunteer Housing * (ANY/ALL Types) Needed Urgent * Show Edit
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Plumbing, Toilets Needed Urgent * Show Edit
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Sheetrock, Greenboard Needed Urgent * Show Edit
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Volunteers, Groups of Volunteers (This facility accomodates Groups of Volunteers) 40 Urgent * Show Edit
Volunteers, Individual Volunteers (This facility accomodates Individuals Volunteers) 40 Urgent Show Edit
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Adopt-A-Family, Families That Want To Be "Adopted" Avail * Show Edit
Construction, Emergency Home Repair Services Avail Show Edit
Construction, Home Repair Services (For Seniors/Elders) Avail Show Edit
Construction, Home Repair, Volunteer Services Avail Show Edit
Construction, Rebuilding, Volunteer Services Avail * Show Edit
Construction, Utilities Installation/Repair Avail Show Edit
Disaster Damage Assessments for Disaster Managers Avail Show Edit
Facilities: Bathroom Facilities (For Volunteers) Avail Show Edit
Housing, House, 1 BR, New Avail Show Edit
Housing, House, 2 BR, New Avail Show Edit
Housing, House, 3 BR, New Avail Show Edit
Housing, Volunteer Housing ($ NOT FREE) Avail * Show Edit
Housing, Volunteer Housing * (ANY/ALL Types) 75 Show Edit
Kitchen, Kitchen Privileges (For Volunteers) Avail * Show Edit
Management, Volunteer Coordination Services Avail Show Edit
Services, Disaster Recovery Avail Show Edit
Shelter * (ANY/ALL Types) Avail Show Edit
Support for Named Disaster: 2005 Hurricane Katrina Support Avail Show Edit
Training * (ANY/ALL Types of Instruction) Avail Show Edit
Training Classes, Construction Skills Training Avail Show Edit
Training Classes, Construction, Building Skills Avail Show Edit
Training Classes, Construction, Mold Remediation Avail Show Edit
Training Classes, Construction, Rebuilding, How to SAFELY Rebuild Hurricane Damaged Homes Avail Show Edit
Volunteer Opportunities, In General * (ANY/ALL Types) Avail Show Edit
Volunteer, Long-Term, Volunteer(s) 4 Show Edit
Volunteers, Groups of Volunteers (This facility accomodates Groups of Volunteers) Avail Show Edit
Volunteers, Individual Volunteers (This facility accomodates Individuals Volunteers) 75 Show Edit
Volunteers, Teen Volunteers (This facility accomodates Teen Volunteers) Avail Show Edit
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