By Jacqueline Broder and Ilana Gatoff, AVODAH corps member

Each year brings forth new hardships and obstacles. But this year, the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy created a new urgency around rededication and renewal. When Repair the World decided to spend a HoliDay of Service packing literacy kits for the first and second graders of PS 253, it wasn’t only the devastation that touched our hearts and opened our eyes – it was the untold stories of people from different backgrounds joining forces to forge through the flooding.

Click here to read about how Repair the World, with the support of AVODAH corps members, assessed the damage and took action.