Woodsboro pulls together after Harvey
"I've lost just about everything except pictures of my parents, my children and grandkids. My family," Anderson, 69, said. "Most of my pictures survived, thank God."
Anderson is one
When she returned to her wooden, 1927 Woodsboro home, she saw how rain entered her home after the roof was nearly blown off.
The water ruined almost everything, Anderson said, save for photos. Though her windows were boarded up, a couple of the photos were still blown out from Harvey's 130 mph winds.
Anderson does not have insurance, so she applied for
That's the case for several people in
She predicts the population of 1,500 will decrease because of the severe damages to residents' homes.
"The only thing I foresee in our future is rebuilding and rebuilding better," Roach said. "We're looking for long-term solutions, not short-term solutions."
Roach said the city is working to possibly receive state grants and is working with the county to reach out to the Commission to Rebuild Texas, which oversees the response and relief effort between state and local governments.
"Hopefully they will start initiating funds to not only repair but to revitalize," Roach said. "You can fix something old, but if this happens again, that 'fix' will get ruined again."
A big help to the town has been a volunteer group with Grunt Style, a patriotic and military apparel line.
The group of eight has been in
The group fixed the building and plan to stay for the next two to three months, said
Wright said the CEO of Grunt Style,
Residents are also able to go by the center for supplies such as water, cleaning supplies, food, blankets, and clothes.
"I'll be here until the job is done," Wright said.
The animal life of
Wednesday, the group had 17 rescued dogs and puppies. Degroot, like Wright, is committed to helping the
"There's a lot to be done here and we're going to stay here," Degroot said.
"They stepped up to do what needed to be done for the community," he said.
Though the town is steadily recovering from Hurricane Harvey -- the debris pickup started this week -- Anderson said the town is pulling together. She keeps an optimistic outlook despite the losses the town has experienced.
"Everybody is helping each other, which is great. It's going to take time to rebuild," Anderson said. "What's important is that no one was hurt in our area."
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Day 1: Here comes Harvey
Day 2: Brace yourself
Day 3: 'Prayers protect us'
Day 4: 'We thought we were going to die'
Day 5: 'At least God let us live'
Day 6: 'It's the luck of the draw'
Day 7: 'Everybody will pull together'
Day 8:
Day 9:
Day 10: The Long Road Ahead (w/video)
Day 11: Residents rely on families to rebuild
Day 12: For some, normal still far away
Day 13: Church offers refuge for devastated town
Day 14: Victims find hardship, opportunity (w/video)
Day 15:
Day 16: Displaced and in disarray
Day 17: Disaster for humans means catastrophe for pets
Day 18: Nature interrupted (w/video)
Day 19: 'It was like we had been bombed'
Day 20: Students returning to school feel weight of Harvey
Day 21:
Day 22: Ranching structures, cotton mostly damaged by Harvey
Day 23:
Day 24: Refugio: 'We're trying to get back to normal'
Day 25: Nonprofit leaves people lost after Harvey
Day 26: 'We are human beings like everyone else'
Day 27: Refugio schools find way to reopen
Day 28:
Day 29: Methodist church serves those in need after hurricane
Day 30: Scientists measure damage to endangered species' habitat (w/video)
Day 31: Medical community feels impact of Harvey
Day 32: Harvey's speed leaves many in harm's way
Day 33: After Harvey,
Day 34:
Day 35: School districts share issues with state, US senator
Day 36: VISD students observe See You at the Pole
Day 37: Expectant family struggles after Harvey (w/video)
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