We’re Tired, But We Won’t Give Up: Why This Hurricane Season Could Break Us Without Your Help
Every summer, we brace ourselves.
Not for vacation.
Not for rest.
We brace for hurricanes.
We check forecasts like it’s our job—because it is. We know the season won’t just bring wind and water. It will bring more people crying alone in gutted homes. More families with nothing left. More elderly neighbors trapped in the heat, unseen and unheard.
And once again, Ground Force Humanitarian Aid (GFHA) will be there.
Because we always are.
We’ve Given Everything We Have
This work isn’t a job. It’s our life.
We’ve sold our homes to fund deployments.
Tapped retirement accounts to pay for gas and supplies.
Lived out of trailers, tents, and borrowed beds for weeks—sometimes months—at a time.
We’ve missed birthdays, funerals, holidays, and the “normal” life most people take for granted.
We’ve come home from the field bone-tired and emotionally drained, only to catch up on admin work, raise money, and plan the next response.
And then, we go back out.
Why?
Because someone has to. And too often, no one else will.
The Hidden Side of Disaster
We don’t just respond to the storm. We stay for what comes after.
- The elderly woman sleeping in her car, too proud to ask for help.
- The disabled veteran tearing out moldy sheetrock by himself.
- The grandmother with diabetes, no power, no food, and no family left to call.
These are the people no one is coming for.
These are the people we refuse to abandon.
We don’t show up with cameras and leave with headlines. We move in. We organize. We rebuild. We listen. We love.
Because they’re not just “cases.”
They’re our neighbors. Our people.
We’re At Our Limit
This year’s hurricane season is expected to be brutal. And we’re not ready.
We know how to respond. We’ve done it more than 30 times across 9 states.
We’ve trained thousands of volunteers.
We’ve built trust in the most forgotten communities in America.
But we’re out of margin.
- The same small team wears every hat—logistics, deployment, fundraising, donor management.
- We’re working 80+ hours a week just to stay afloat.
- There is no backup. There is no break.
We’re doing everything we can.
But we cannot carry this alone anymore.
What We Need to Keep Going
This is not about growing—we’re not chasing expansion.
It’s about surviving. About being ready when the next storm hits.
Here’s what would change everything:
- A Development Director to secure long-term, stable funding
- An Operations Director to relieve burnout and manage deployments
- Year-round admin staff to help with compliance, donor care, and logistics
- Bridge funding to give us breathing room between disasters
We’re not asking for millions.
We’re asking for the minimum support needed to keep doing the work we already know how to do.
This Is Bigger Than Us
This Is About What Kind of People We Choose to Be
We’ve sacrificed our finances, our comfort, and our personal lives—because we can’t look away from the suffering.
But we’re tired.
We’re human.
And we need you now more than ever.
If you’ve ever wanted to do something that really matters—this is it.
Your donation won’t go to bells and whistles. It will go to:
- Keeping a team in the field
- Keeping elders safe after the storm
- Keeping GFHA alive and able to respond when no one else will
Be the Reason We Can Keep Going
✅ Donate – Your gift gives us time, strength, and stability.
✅ Share This Post – Help others see what’s at stake.
✅ Volunteer – Join us in the field or from home. Everyone has a role.
We’ve given everything we have.
We’re not asking you to do the same.
But we are asking: Will you help us keep going?
Because someone has to.
And we can’t carry this alone anymore.
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“We don’t just see forgotten people. We see home.”
—Rob Gaudet, Founder, Ground Force Humanitarian Aid
