Cedar Six on the Block!

It's been so long since this blog has been updated! Good news though: the flood recovery blog is back with some fresh writers. Until mid-December, Cedar 6, an Americorps NCCC team will be working with the flood recovery office through Block by Block. That means that I, Kate, a member of that team, will be updating until then. I'll write about my team's experiences doing flood recovery work in Cedar Rapids. My teammates will also write some blogs too!

So... I'll introduce myself! Like I already said, I'm Kate. I'm 22 years old, and I just graduated college in June with a B.A. in Economics. I hail from Cleveland, Ohio, but I attended college in Athens, Ohio, which is a small town in Appalachian Ohio. It's really awesome there; you should go sometime.

We've already been working with Block by Block for a week and a half. In that time, we've learned a lot about gutting houses, spraying bleach on mold, and painting trim. It's been very fun so far, and Melisa and Shelby assure us that the fun won't stop anytime soon. My whole team continues to eagerly anticipate each day.

What is Americorps NCCC you ask? NCCC is a national service program for 18-24 year olds. We commit to 10 months and we work in 5 service areas: disaster recovery, education, unmet human needs, public safety, and environment. We do five rounds of service. Each round is about 6-8 weeks. This is our first round. Other teams are working in Milwaukee, Mobile, New Orleans, et al.

Here's some of my team after a hard day of working with Block by Block (I'm not in this photo because I took it):


Look forward to more pictures soon.

Until next time,

Kate