Home Re-Building Efforts Continue After Floods

A group building homes for flood-ravaged residents in White Sulphur Springs is joining a similar effort in hard-hit Rainelle. Homes for West Virginia says it’s partnering with the Appalachia Service Project. The goal is to build at least 50 homes in Rainelle and fix others in need of repairs. Appalachia Service Project is a Christian ministry dedicated to repairing homes for low-income families. In White Sulphur Springs, ground was broken earlier this month on a 42-home community for residents whose homes were destroyed in June. Homes for West Virginia is a newly created partnership with local stakeholders and New Orleans-based SBP, a disaster recovery nonprofit group founded after Hurricane Katrina. The partnership’s total fundraising goal is $20 million.