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Rebuilding Pajaro: A Partnership in Action with Hope Crisis Response Network

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Written By: Jillian Robertson

Volunteers with Hope Crisis Response Network help clean up the muck in resident’s homes.

“Pajaro was a really good project,” said Kevin Cox, CEO of Hope Crisis Response Network (HCRN).

In the city of Pajaro, California, HCRN managed the cleanup after the floods, deploying teams from United Methodists, Team Rubicon and others. Compared to other agencies they’ve partnered with in the past where “we were just a conduit,” the American Red Cross relationship was a true partnership characterized by mutual trust.

First, they formed Hope City Resource Village, a place to collaborate with partners and register families for cleanup.

Then the real work began.

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