-- A need for more Clean Up Bucket kits is anticipated, following the hurricane damage in southwest Louisiana, and the flooding in parts of New Orleans. Brethren congregations and individuals are encouraged to consider preparing and donating these kits, which are warehoused at the Brethren Service Center on behalf of Church World Service. Go to www.churchworldservice.org/kits/cleanup-kits.html for a contents list and shipping address.

-- Consider attending a training workshop to become a Children’s Disaster Services volunteer. Go to www.childrendisasterservices.org for more information.

Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
Director of News Services Church of the Brethren
1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120
800-323-8039 ext. 260

Church World Service Kits Needed

Church World Service Kits are in great demand! According to the Material Resources program at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor. Low inventory levels of Church World Service (CWS) Kits has prompted an appeal for Hygiene Kits, Baby Kits, School Kits, and Emergency Clean‐up Buckets.

Go to www.churchworldservice.org/kits for instructions to assemble, pack, and ship kits, or call 800.297.1516. Kits may be sent to Church World Service, Brethren Service Center Annex, 601 Main St, PO Box 188, New Windsor, MD 21776.

Preparing for Disaster

Do you know how your church would respond to a local natural disaster? How about other types of emergencies, such as pandemic flu, chemical spill, or terrorist attack?

The tips sheets found at the website at the link below run the gamut of all aspects of disaster recovery in which the faith community typically becomes involved. These could prove very useful to churches in your district in preparing for and responding to a disaster or crisis.

These resources are free, downloadable and reproducible.

Blessings,
Jane

Jane Yount
Brethren Disaster Ministries
P.O. Box 188
New Windsor, MD 21776
800-451-4407

"Those who abide in Me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from Me you can do nothing." John 15:5b
 

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These resources were developed by New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS).  While these materials are NYC specific, they contain a lot of good information for faith communities involved in disaster planning, response and recovery.

 The Tip Sheets are up on the NYDIS website at:
http://www.nydis.org/resources/headlines/2007_08_08.php

Disaster Basics for Faith Communities:

The Role of Faith Communities in Disasters:

The Disaster Lifecycle: Where Do Religious Leaders Fit In?:

Faith Communities & Evacuation Planning:

Faith Communities & Disaster Sheltering:

How to Use Your House of Worship in a Disaster:

Faith Communities & Disaster Volunteerism:

Faith Communities & Donations Management:

Continuity of Operations Planning: Ministry & Services Post-Disaster:

Disaster Spiritual Care:

Self-Care for Religious Leaders:

Faith Communities & Disaster Mental Health

Trauma Resilience and Harm Reduction in the Community:

Disaster Backlash: Bias Crimes & Mitigation

National Faith-Based Disaster Service Organizations:

Peter B. Gudaitis, M.Div.
Executive Director & CEO
New York Disaster Interfaith Services
22 Cortlandt Street - 20th Floor
New York, NY 10007-3107
Office: 212-669-6100
Fax: 212-669-6101
Mobile/Blackberry: 917-449-8605
Email: pgudaitis@nydis.org
Website: www.nydis.org