On the morning of Monday August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southeast Louisiana as a Category 3 storm. The storm spanned from central Florida to Texas and caused severe destruction along the Gulf coast. At least 1,836 people died as a result of the hurricane, or the subsequent flooding, making Katrina the deadliest hurricane in 77 years.

The Asian tsunami was caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake said to be as strong as 23,000 Hiroshima-type atomic bombs. The destruction was unfathomable. The earthquake triggered a tsunami that killed approximately 200,000 people in Indian Ocean coastal communities.

Sometimes the universe drops a moment in your lap that reminds you exactly why we do this work. Last night was one of those moments. CAN-DO's Eric Klein got a call from a woman named Kerryanna. Her voice carried that tone you never forget — urgency mixed with fear. She told us her family member in Puerto Rico, a U.S. military veteran named José, wasn’t going to make it through the night without insulin. He’d already been without it for days. To make things worse, his wife, De

CAN-DO’s Richard Calvette, part of our Veterans Watch team, is distributing LuminAID solar lights in Kenya this week and conducting a water assessment for a CAN-DO project later this year.  Thank you Richard!

CAN-DO founder and CEO Eric Klein usually speaks at colleges but he was invited to be the keynote speaker for a much different (and tougher) crowd -- his peers in the disaster relief industry (FFMA, FEMA, rebuilding teams, non-profits etc). Those who know EK knows he does not beat around the bush or BS when it comes to the corruption and lack of accountability and transparency in the charity industry —and this speech to this particular audience was no exception. He also laid

Mold may seem like an insignificant problem after a disaster but if you don't properly deal with it the first time, you will have a much great financial impact and negative health effects later down the road. Educate your family and neighbors on proper mold removal protocol.

CAN-DO x Fighting Chance are excited to share the first session of our MMA Training for Mental Health Program went amazing. Shoutout to all of the youth who showed up and showed out, we can't wait to grow with you and watch you shine over the next year. Thank you to the CAN-DO x Fighting Chance supporters and donors who have helped make this possible. These programs at our center are FREE for foster youth. You help make it a reality with your donations. 100% of all donation m

Thanks to our amazing donors, this once-dilapidated space is now a fully rebuilt MMA community center where foster youth, underserved young adults, and veterans are already taking free classes and finding a safe, positive outlet. Every dollar you contributed went straight into overhauling the building, installing new equipment, and launching programs that are already making an impact. This project is the definition of accountability: 100% of donations used for real results, z

CAN-DO partners with Gen1Project, who hire locally in Haiti, to regularly change the water filters at an orphanage we dug a well and outfitted with running water in 2017.  Together, we've provided over 188,137 gallons of clean water for two dozen orphans at the Bless a Child orphanage in Port au Prince, Haiti.

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author, Eric Klein . Klein is the CEO of CAN-DO.ORG , a disaster relief and community revitalization 501c3 organization. ( CAN-DO.ORG ) – Those who know me know that I’m not one to keep my mouth shut or give people a pass. Not when it comes to this. Fourteen. That is the amount of newsletters I received this week from groups begging for more money to help the people in Haiti. Timely, as you kno

A quick “before” of the MMA Community MMA Gym & Unity Center CAN-DO is building from the ground up in South Central LA, and a chance to meet a local leader named David. Hear about his vision and why this Unity program & MMA/fitness/boxing center is so important to this community. CAN-DO.ORG is proud to be working alongside locals to build a center like this that David and his team can grow into the dream they have envisioned for their community. Nothing like this exists in

With all the negativity and division going on today—I’m really excited to bring you guys in on a new CAN-DO.ORG Community Unification Project that we’ve been working on. We’re building/setting up a new community center equipped with a MMA (mixed martial arts) fitness gym in South Central LA — run by an amazing group of local leaders who have been through hell and back & are now true mentors, role models & trainers giving youth a new a opportunity vs. the streets. More detail

TRUE TRANSPARENCY - IT REALLY IS THIS EASY.  CAN-DO raised $107,049 for our “Rose City" Hurricane Gift Card Challenge.” Ninety percent of the funds came from YOU thanks to social media. As promised, 100% of donations went directly to the people in need! No donations were used on admin, salaries or travel. We took the # of families rebuilding in Rose City (which was provided to us from City officials) and divided that number (125) by the amount raised. So each family received

Eric Klein and CAN-DO's recovery efforts in Rose City, Texas were featured on NBC's Today Show. Thank you to Megyn Kelly for putting a national spotlight on our message of accountability and our relief efforts in Texas - as well as our #NoRedTape campaign that we set up to help the people in Rose City who have been denied financial assistance and have NO way to rebuild. All donations to CAN-DO.ORG are tax-deductible and every little bit counts! Reminder: It's ALL going to th

This is what I'm talking about! HUGE shout out to the students from Marblehead Community Charter Public School. They initiated a fundraiser on their own and raised $600 for CAN-DO.ORG to help families in Rose City!! We're completely humbled by these kids' compassion for total strangers-- Way to go guys! Thank you!

It’s a good day when CAN-DO gets a donation check for $20,000 to help the residents in Rose City, Texas. Thank you to Waste Management for the generous donation. This will be added to our total for CAN-DO.ORG ’s Rose City donation challenge. 100% of the money we bring in will go directly into the hands of residents to purchase building and household supplies. It still blows us away to know that all but two homes in this town were completely underwater and 90% of residents ha

Rose City, Texas (CNN)  Non-profit CEO says he’s outraged by the lack of results and accountability in Texas, nearly two months after Hurricane Harvey hit. He’s now doubling down on CAN-DO.ORG 's commitment to help residents. “In all my years doing disaster relief, I’ve never seen such red-tape when it comes to getting aid to families who lost everything,” Eric Klein, CEO and founder of the award-winning disaster relief organization CAN-DO.ORG (Compassion into Action Network

Hey everyone — EK here. We’ve been working hard here in Rose City and want to thank everyone again for all the support. There will be another video soon showing how incredible the community revitalization center (CRC) has come together in just a few short weeks. But you know me, I am always ready to share some real talk from the field. Here goes nothing: THE GOOD : Immediate supplies have come in, we have containers and tents full of toiletries, food, water, fans, clothes etc

What a day in the field. The cavalry showed up big to help our CAN-DO team in Rose City — trucks packed with supplies rolling in from every corner of the country, and volunteers pouring in from Iowa, Illinois, Jersey, and all across Texas… and that was just today. To the people of Texas: you’re absolute rock stars. No hesitation, no excuses — just pure heart and grit. You know how to take care of your own, and it shows. Keep that love coming. We feel it, the families here who

Guys - this is Texas tonight... hope you're all as pissed off as I am. #whereiseverybody #hurricaneharvey CAN-DO.ORG