Domestic Disaster Response & Preparedness
Photo: Craig Thompson, Disciple Design
When disasters strike, Week of Compassion is here to help:
before, during, and after.
* In order to protect volunteers and communities we serve during the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers should use caution, heed the guidance of public health officials, and pay close attention to protocols required before and while serving. All Week of Compassion volunteers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before serving.
Week of Compassion offers resources and training opportunities to help congregations prepare for and respond to disasters. Immediately following disasters in the United States and Canada, Week of Compassion works through local congregations and regions to provide guidance, connections, and resources for navigating disaster response. We invest the majority of our disaster response resources in long-term recovery, primarily for the purpose of repairing and rebuilding homes. In coordination with Disciples and ecumenical partners, Week of Compassion also supports opportunities for Disciples to offer hands-on assistance.
Week of Compassion offers resources and training opportunities to help congregations prepare for and respond to disasters. Immediately following disasters in the United States and Canada, Week of Compassion works through local congregations and regions to provide guidance, connections, and resources for navigating disaster response. We invest the majority of our disaster response resources in long-term recovery, primarily for the purpose of repairing and rebuilding homes. In coordination with Disciples and ecumenical partners, Week of Compassion also supports opportunities for Disciples to offer hands-on assistance.
Learn more about our ongoing responses below.
You can also find volunteer opportunities or learn how to prepare for disasters.
You can also find volunteer opportunities or learn how to prepare for disasters.
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ONGOING RESPONSES
Wildfires - Hawai'i Tornadoes/Severe storms (2023) - AR Tornado (2023) - Texas Tornadoes (2023) - MS, AL, and GA Severe Storms/Flooding (2023) - California Wildfires (2022) - New Mexico and California Hurricane Ian (2022) - Florida Hurricane Fiona (2022) - Puerto Rico* Flooding (2022) - Kentucky* Tornado Outbreak (2021) - Kentucky* Hurricane Ida (2021) - Louisiana, Gulf Coast, East Coast West Coast Fires (2020) - California & Oregon Hurricane Florence (2018) - North Carolina* Hurricanes Irma & Maria (2017) - Puerto Rico* Hurricane Harvey (2017) - Texas |
EMERGING RESPONSES
Week of Compassion is in conversation with local churches and partners in areas where disasters are ongoing or have recently occurred. As needs are emerging, we are assessing potential for response. Tornadoes (2024) - Southern Plains/Midwest U.S. Wildfires (2024) - Texas Tornadoes (2023) - Tennessee |
* volunteer opportunities available, with COVID-19 precautions
Flooding3/14/2019
updated: 04/07/2022 Throughout the spring and summer of 2019, several bouts of rapid snowmelt and heavy rain caused multiple and recurring flood events across Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, and elsewhere in the Midwest. Thousands of buildings, homes, and farms were inundated with water, ice, and mud. Read more about Disciples involvement. HOW DISCIPLES ARE INVOLVED
Local Contacts: Disciples of Christ congregations across the impact areas, especially First Christian Church of El Reno, OK; local Long-Term Recovery Groups; Housing Foundation for Sarpy County Early Response: Week of Compassion provided solidarity grants to several congregations that had damage to their buildings or were providing shelter and relief to their communities; we also provided solidarity grants to more than a dozen families connected to Disciples congregations. We also helped connect congregations with ecumenical partners like Habitat for Humanity and the International Orthodox Christian Charities to support clean-up efforts. Ongoing Engagement: Week of Compassion continues to provide relational support through the Regions, to connect congregations with local recovery efforts, and to provide grant funding through congregations active in recovery. In El Reno, OK, we are supporting volunteer opportunities for recovery through a Disciples Volunteering mission station. We are supporting other local long-term recovery groups through direct grants for repair and rebuild efforts and through organizational consultation (in collaboration with Church World Service). Through a collaboration with the Housing Foundation for Sarpy County, we are helping fund a housing study to address the shortage of affordable housing in the county exacerbated by the floods. We partnered with Disciples Volunteering and the Christian Church in Nebraska to support a Regional volunteer weekend in central Nebraska. In Holt County, Missouri, we are working with First Christian Church, Mound City to provide building materials to homeowners who sustained flood damage. Comments are closed.
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