This bulletin insert helps your congregation with the basics of disaster preparedness.
This disaster plan can help prepare your congregation for a disaster by examining vulnerabilities and assessing your assets.
Hurricane Season began June 1st, and Texas has already experienced extreme flooding from Hurricane Alex. Are you ready for the rest of Hurricane season? Here are some resources on how to be prepared this summer:
Texas has been hit hard by disastrous weather numerous times in recent years, from floods in west and central Texas to hurricanes blowing in from the Gulf. Ever since this country’s foundation, faith-based communities have played a vital role in disaster relief. With the increasing frequency and intensity of disasters in Texas, religious communities will take on a larger burden than ever before.
Learn more about how to prepare your house of worship and your community for a disaster through emergency planning and training by clicking here.
Learn more about how houses of worship can participate effectively in the recovery phase of a disaster by clicking here.
Learn more about how houses of worship can respond in a disaster by clicking here.
Learn more about mitigation and how houses of worship can participate by clicking here.
Faith Communities in Disaster Response
Highland Lakes/Hill Country VOAD
Independence Heights Assistance Ministries
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