Domestic Disaster Response & Preparedness
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ONGOING RESPONSES
Earthquakes (2022) - California Wildfires (2022) - New Mexico and California Hurricane Ian (2022) - Florida Hurricane Fiona (2022) - Puerto Rico* Flooding (2022) - Missouri Flooding (2022) - Kentucky* Tornado Outbreak (2021) - Kentucky* Hurricane Ida (2021) - Louisiana, Gulf Coast, East Coast West Coast Fires (2020) - California & Oregon Hurricanes Laura & Delta (2020) - Louisiana 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. Wildfires - Hawai'i Tornadoes/Severe storms (2023) - AR, MO, MS, OK, TN Tornado (2023) - Texas Tornadoes (2023) - MS, AL, and GA Severe Storms/Flooding (2023) - California |
Hurricane Michael10/10/2018
updated: 04/07/2022 Hurricane Michael intensified rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall along the Florida panhandle as a Category 4 storm on Oct 10 2018. The most severe damage occurred in 12 counties in the panhandle, but high winds and heavy rain resulted in downed trees, structural damage, and flooding across several other counties in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. Read more about Disciples involvement. HOW DISCIPLES ARE INVOLVED
Local Contacts: First Christian Church, Fort Walton Beach; Primera Iglesia Cristiana, Fort Walton Beach; Church World Service; Rebuild Bay County; GA Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Early Response: While no Disciples congregations were in the direct path of the hurricane, two churches were positioned to help provide relief. Week of Compassion helped connect those congregations with other area partners and provided informational and financial resources to support their involvement in relief efforts. Ongoing Engagement: We continue to work with our ecumenical partners and local long-term recovery groups to provide grant support for long-term recovery. In collaboration with Disciples Volunteering, United Church of Christ Disaster Ministries, Brethren Disaster Ministries, we supported the deployment of a long-term recovery consultant to affected counties in southern Georgia. Our partners at CWS are working with migrant and farm-worker networks to help address the needs of these affected communities. We have provided grants to local long-term recovery groups to support home repairs in affected counties. Comments are closed.
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