JOPLIN, Mo. — Over 150 volunteers lent a helping hand this morning for a good cause. Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity held their Hearts and Hammers workday today in Joplin. 170 volunteers met up ...

Applications to nominate houses for repairs under the Hearts and Hammers program are available at the Community Clinic of Joplin and other sites in the city. Joe Barchak and Tom Laughlin ...

Hearts & Hammers collaborates with Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity on annual workdays and projects throughout the year.

A group that does home maintenance projects for the elderly and disabled is looking for volunteers — and projects — for a work day scheduled for Sept. 28. Hearts and Hammers of Joplin was ...

Nov. 01-- JOPLIN, Mo.-- The eagle surprised Elissa Yonkers. She didn't think a hammer could be made to look like such a bird. On display at Spiva Center for the Arts are 100 hammers, used in the ...

Donations can be mailed to Hearts & Hammers, P.O. Box 8083, Joplin, MO 64801. John Clayton is the director of Hearts & Hammers of Southwest Missouri.

Rescue workers search tornado damage for a 16-month-old baby Tuesday in Joplin, Mo. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and hundreds of homes and businesses.

Clean up is a phrase that doesn’t compute. In the coming weeks and months, Joplin will have to scrape bare a blasted hole in its heart. Many hundreds of houses are gone.