Ground Force Humanitarian Aid

06/07/2026

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06/05/2026

Ten years ago, GFHA founder Rob Gaudet, turned Facebook into a 911 system and organized the first and largest civilian rescue operation in modern American history. The Cajun Navy. A 1,000-year flood. 30,000+ rescued. 150,000 homes damaged. A year before Harvey — and almost no one outside the Gulf remembers it.
This video took Rob six months to edit, set to "Louisianne" by Vidalia.
It changed our life. It launched Ground Force Humanitarian Aid. And tens of thousands of vulnerable Americans have been reached since.
The next disaster is coming. But so are we.
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🎵 "Louisianne" by Vidalia — used with permission.

06/03/2026

2026 hurricane season is off.

Today is the start of the 2026 hurricane season. There is no threat as we head into the first week. The FOX 8 weather team of 5 will keep you updated throughout the season. Back home keep the umbrella nearby as tropical moisture streams in from the Gulf through the week.

06/03/2026

Humanitarian Aid extends far beyond humans. ❤️

06/02/2026

Thank you to Echo One Logistics for the support.

06/02/2026

This is what we're capable of. Just a reminder. It takes funds to do it.

06/01/2026

You know us as the Cajun Navy for showing up when disaster hits. The relief, the supplies, the boots on the ground. But we want to share a side of this work most of you have never seen.

For 30 years our founder Rob has built mission-critical software — the kind that can't fail when lives are on the line. That engineering background is the quiet engine behind everything we do here. And for the last decade, his real mission has been using those systems to change how we respond to disasters. It's been a slow climb. Then AI rewrote the rules.

Here's what that means for you.

The single biggest force multiplier in disaster response isn't more equipment. It's more people who can build the tools their own communities need — track supplies, coordinate volunteers, map needs, move information fast — without waiting on anyone else. That capability used to require a software team. It doesn't anymore.

So this Saturday, June 6th, Rob is hosting an all-day Vibe Coding workshop in New Orleans, and we want our people there.

You'll build a real, working app with your own hands. You'll add a Stripe paywall so you understand the full picture. You keep what you build, reshape it however you want, and get 30 days of direct access to me afterward.

And you do not need to know how to code. If you can write a poem, you can do this. AI has turned building software into a creative medium — and he wants to put that power into the hands of the people who organize and protect their own communities.

This is how we spread the superpower. One responder, one organizer, one neighbor at a time — until every community has someone who can build what they need when it matters most.

Come learn it. Then take it home and use it.

Saturday, June 6th · All day · New Orleans

One Saturday. Build a real working app with AI. No coding background required.

05/19/2026

Our visionary founder, Rob Gaudet, has a blog. ->

I believe good people, empowered by technology, can save the world.

05/15/2026

She's been parked for over a year. This is our mobile kaleidoscope. When disaster strikes, she rolls out as a forward command and supply hub — getting boots on the ground while the storm is still clearing.

Right now, she has a flat tire and no insurance. Not because we don't need her. Because the funds aren't there to keep her road-ready between disasters.

Here's the truth nobody talks about: disaster relief doesn't start when the storm hits. It starts months — sometimes years — before. A vehicle like this doesn't just sit in a field waiting. She has to live somewhere secure. The warehouse that protects her costs money to keep safe. Diesel for a truck this size isn't cheap, and she burns through it on every deployment. Even keeping her clean and presentable — once a month, every month — is real money out the door. And that's before you talk about insurance, maintenance, tires, or the team that keeps her ready.

That work happens in the quiet months. The months when nobody's watching the news. The months when donations dry up.

Every major relief organization is having this same conversation right now. When the cameras are on, support pours in. When they're off, our capacity quietly erodes — and the next family waiting on us pays the price.

Ground Force exists to show up fast. But fast costs something. It costs readiness. And readiness has to be funded *before* the call comes in, not after.

**Here's exactly what your gift does:**

💚 **$25** — fuel for a deployment run, or a month of small upkeep
💙 **$100** — keeps her clean, washed, and field-ready
🧡 **$300** — a full new tire — one of four she needs
💗 **$500** — secure warehouse costs that keep her protected between disasters

**Our urgent goal: $1,600 — one month of readiness to get the mobile kaleidoscope back on the road.**

If you've ever thought, "I'll give when something happens" — we're asking you to think bigger than that. Give now, so we're *able* to show up when something happens.

https://give.groundforce.ngo

Ground Force Humanitarian Aid — disaster relief, built to deploy.