After a week working in storm-stricken southern Texas, Andrew Enos and Robert Picard have heard so many ­stories — of generosity and grace, of heartache and solace, and some of callousness.

Some told stories of thieves taking advantage of the vulnerable, looting belongings not already taken by Hurricane Harvey. But many were of acts of kindness, like the fast-food restaurant workers who bought dinner for an entire shelter.

“It’s been rough but rewarding to help these people,’’ said Enos, 19, of Brockton, who was volunteering in Corpus Christi with the American Red Cross of Massachusetts.

About 200 miles north, in Houston, Picard, 66, of Brookline and also with the Red Cross, recalled speaking to a mother, displaced by the storm with her young child, trying to find her way home and return to work.

“There are tens of thousands of stories like that, and it tears at your heart,’’ Picard said.

On Saturday, tens of thousands of displaced people spread out in makeshift shelters — in schools and in churches — were being moved to better-equipped facilities, Picard said.

Volunteers will provide services like child care and mental health treatment, plus getting displaced people access to food and clean clothing as they work to rebuild, Picard said.

In Corpus Christi, one of those temporary shelters was at Tuloso-Midway High School, where Enos had been working for the past several days.

The school was emptied Friday morning and the hurricane refugees transferred to another location in the city, Enos said, as students would be returning to the undamaged high school this week.

After days of working closely together, the shelter clients and volunteers formed a close bond, and Enos recalled an emotional goodbye between them Friday.

“The shelter we were working at had become one big family,’’ Enos said.

While he volunteered there, Enos said he witnessed constant shock and disbelief about the extent of thedamage from the storm.

‘ “Not in a hundred years did I think this would happen to me,’ ’’ Enos said was a typical response. “That they would be in a shelter, that they would lose their homes completely.’’

In many cases, shelter clients remained unsure when power would be restored to their homes and they could start rebuilding, he said.

One woman said the roof of her mobile home had been ripped away, and thieves stole many of her belongings, Enos said.

Many in the shelter said their homes had been looted, leaving them frustrated at the inability to protect their property, he said.

But there was good, too.

Community members stepped up, delivering fresh blankets and other needed supplies to the high school shelter in Corpus Christi.

Workers at a local Taco Bell got together and bought dinners for everyone in the shelter.

“They bought more than 100 tacos out of their own pocket,’’ Enos said. “The ­manager was in tears.’’

On Saturday morning, Enos was preparing to help start distributing supplies over a large area of southern Texas, he said. He and a group of 10 other volunteers traveled from Corpus Christi to San Antonio Friday and returned Saturday night with nine 26-foot-long trucks loaded with donated gear, including shovels and cleaning supplies, he said.

The supplies will be distributed at six different areas in a region that stretches from ­Corpus Christi to Victoria, about 86 miles to the north, and Rockport, about 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, he said.

A week after the storm, displaced residents are anxious to reclaim their lives.

“They are ready to start recovering,’’ Enos said.

John Hilliard can be reached at john.hilliard@globe.com.