You’ve surely seen the headlines:  “One for the record books”, “The largest storm to EVER hit the United States”, “Millions will be without power”, “25 foot waves on Lake Michigan”.  “Epic”. Given the area covered and population within, Sandy will surely affect you or someone you know directly.  Help us…

65000. The number of damaged families’ homes in Mississippi and Louisiana from Hurricane Isaac. Are you One of them? Is your neighbor One of them? 59,000 in Louisiana and 6000 in Mississippi. Are you surprised to hear about this high number? Many are! 200,000 is the number damaged due to Hurricanes Katrina and…

 An anthropologist proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree and told the kids that who ever got there first won the sweet fruits. When he told them to run they all took each others hands and ran…

8/27 UPDATE:  Isaac is now set to make landfall on August 29th near New Orleans on the day of the 7th Anniversary of Katrina.  While this is thankfully not looking to be a  Katrina, tensions are still quite high.  CitiIMPACT is staged and ready.  We’ve been in communication with some…

It’s always a bittersweet time to see summer come to an end and the back to school routine begin. Exciting new adventures, challenges, friends, and stages await. Yet, the carefree days filled with simply being together are now numbered. We find ourselves savoring even the crazy noises and the messiness…

This summer has proven to be a busy one, so much so we haven’t shared many updates!  We wanted to take some time to catch you up.  The following includes some reports on domestic disaster relief.  Our Liberia updates will come in a few days. CitiIMPACT has had teams from…