Follow the Simmons Family’s Rebuilding Journey

A high-angle view captures the large metal bucket of a yellow excavator suspended over a partially demolished roof. In the background, a small group of spectators sits and stands on the sidewalk behind a chain-link fence to watch the work.

Recovery doesn’t end when the storm passes. Grassroots Redeeming Love has committed more than $300,000 to helping the Simmons family rebuild, and we’ll be documenting every step of the journey. Follow along through photos and videos of the demolition, construction and milestones ahead, and consider making a donation to help restore a home and bring hope back to North City.

Rebuilding Journey

  • A worker in a high-visibility shirt uses a hose to spray water directly onto a yellow excavator's bucket as it tears into a roof. Several spectators sit in lawn chairs behind a chain-link fence in the background to observe the demolition.
  • A top-down aerial view reveals a yellow excavator parked directly on top of a demolished building's rubble. Below, workers use hoses connected to a yellow street-parked truck to spray down the dusty site.
  • A high-angle view captures the large metal bucket of a yellow excavator suspended over a partially demolished roof. In the background, a small group of spectators sits and stands on the sidewalk behind a chain-link fence to watch the work.
  • A high-angle shot shows a yellow excavator actively tearing down a partially collapsed residential brick building. Workers use a water truck parked on the street to spray the rubble and minimize dust.
  • An aerial street view captures an active demolition site where a damaged brick building is cordoned off with orange fencing. Construction workers operate heavy machinery while pedestrians walk past a "Road Construction Ahead" sign.
  • From a ground-level perspective, two people stand in the street watching a large excavator demolish a damaged house behind a "Road Construction Ahead" sign. Workers are spraying the debris with water hoses to control the dust cloud.
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