Monday will mark one week since the damaging water main break in Southwest Detroit that impacted hundreds of homes.

As the recovery process ramps up, volunteers are helping homeowners in need.

"We lost a lot of things in the basement. Bed, furniture, my washer and dryer, my heater," said Minuel Pineda, whose home was damaged in the water main break.

Pineda also bought a new car just a few months ago, and now it won't turn on after freezing over when his street flooded.

"The government is supposed to help, we're waiting for it," Pineda said.

The city of Detroit and the Great Lakes Water Authority have promised to pay for damages.

On Saturday, Raymond Demarco with Urban Neighborhood Initiatives went door-to-door checking to see anyone in need of assistance.

"Seeing if they have heating, seeing if they have any problems that they need addressed quickly," said Demarco. "And so we were asking if there were things that they need like if they need jackets or food [or] if they need volunteers to come help clean."

Many of the homes throughout the impacted neighborhood are still vacant as some residents decided to either stay with family or in the hotel that Detroit has provided them. When they return, the lasting impact of the massive flood and eventual freeze will still be felt.

There is an online damage report form available for any residents who had property damaged during the water main break.