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​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.

Learn more about our ongoing responses below.
You can also find volunteer opportunities or learn how to prepare for disasters.
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​ONGOING RESPONSES
Hurricane Ian (2022) - Florida
Hurricane Fiona (2022) - Puerto Rico
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Flooding (2022) - Missouri
Flooding (2022) - Kentucky
Tornado Outbreak (Dec 2021) * - Kentucky
Hurricane Ida  (2021) - Louisiana, Gulf Coast, East Coast
West Coast Fires (2020) - California & Oregon
Hurricanes Laura & Delta (2020) - Louisiana *                         
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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.

Tornado (2023) - Texas
​Tornadoes (2023) - Alabama and Georgia
Severe Storms/Flooding (2023) - California
Earthquakes (2022) - California
Wildfires (2022) - New Mexico and California
​Water Crisis (2022) - Jackson, Mississippi


​* volunteer opportunities available, with COVID-19 precautions

Hurricane Michael

10/10/2018

2018 - Florida & Georgia

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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.
 


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Week of Compassion is the relief, refugee and development mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada.
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