The “15” Days of Christmas

...secured free transportation of two semi-trailers through Cheryl Brekke, a FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL). The two trucks arrived on Dec. 7 at Calvary Lutheran Church, whose pastor, Dave Piper,...

Rural Populations

Overview While “rural” is a concept that many people understand, there is no single accepted definition of what exactly rural is. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, “’Rural’ encompasses all...

Stronger Together: Supporting Mutual Aid for Equitable Recovery

...Gulliver-Garcia) Lean on me when you’re not strong And I’ll be your friend. I’ll help you carry on For it won’t be long. Til’ I’m gonna need somebody to lean...

Inviting grace into the room: Updates from the Midwest Early Recovery Fund

...and another in Iowa, Hawkeye Area Community Action Partnership (HACAP), for the support of child care providers affected by the 2020 derecho. In partnership with CDP’s COVID-19 Response Fund, we...

Disasters versus Catastrophes: The Difference Matters

...or the loss of your guiding light. Whether the disaster is large or small, intimate or collective, you don’t see it coming. It is, by definition, a shock, a surprise....

Dramatic Increase in Giving in Response to Costliest Year of US Natural Disasters (2017)

...hours on August 27, 2017, in Houston, Texas. (Texas Military Department/SGT Daisy Broker/CC BY-ND 2.0) I am delighted to announce our sixth annual research report, Measuring the State of Disaster...

Disaster Rocks Puerto Rico Again. Attention is Needed.

Florida Task Force 2, FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue team, and Miami Fire Rescue conducting damage assessments in Guanica, Puerto Rico. (Source: Miami Fire Rescue) More than 1,000 earthquakes have...

In Commemoration of World Refugee Day: The Search for Durable Solutions

...and communities; long-term settlement in the places in which they have found refuge; and resettlement to third countries or communities. Each presents challenges that necessitate innovative approaches. The U.S. government...

What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, February 19

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