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  6th Annual National Preparedness Month

  Monday 31 Aug 11:52 am

  The focus of this year’s National Preparedness Month (NPM) is individual preparedness, very timely in light of FEMA’s August... Read More...

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  Empowering Disadvantaged Communities

  11:46 am

  by Christina Rausch, MSW Program Manager, MDC, Inc. “The most important things they were trying to recover from Hurricane Katrina is… the... Read More...

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  Faith-Based Orgs Tackle Preparedness

  Saturday 1 Aug 1:23 am

  by Scott Walker, PLAN!T NOW Staff Writer Planning for and dealing with natural disasters can be difficult, even overwhelming, for traditional... Read More...

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  P!N-terview: Dr. Carol J. De Vita

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  by P!N Staff Writer Julia C. Dawson In December 2008, a report was released by the Urban Institute entitled “The Role... Read More...

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  Hurricane Victims Value Efforts

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  by P!N Staff Writer/Editor Suzie Ahlers In 2002 the Brookings Institute published an article asking “The Volunteering Decision: What Prompts It?... Read More...

• P!NPoints: Faith Groups Active in US Storm Zones

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  A listing of National Faith-Based Disaster Service Organizations has been provided by the NYDIS. See link below to access... Read More...

• Historical & Modern FBO Relief Efforts

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  Correspondent Claire Hughes published a 2008 report entitled ‘Faith Groups Respond to Acts of God Early, Stay on the Scene... Read More...

• Become an Emergency Rest Center

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  Through NYDIS, faith communities serve as Emergency Rest Centers, providing temporary refuge, basic care and critical information to the public in... Read More...