Resilience & Disaster Services
When disaster strikes, we respond in two key ways.
In the hours and days after an emergency, we provide critical supplies to organizations on the ground. We make CWS Hygiene Kits, Emergency Cleanup Buckets, School Kits and Blankets available. We ship tens of thousands of these supplies to disaster-struck areas each year.
We also work to ensure that some of our most vulnerable neighbors can get the help they need. We focus on resettled refugees, migrant workers and people without documentation. These groups often have a hard time accessing other channels of support. In partnership with trusted local organizations, we help families pay their rent, buy household supplies and more. We also provide training and information to help people better prepare for future emergencies.
In the wake of the storm, we're stronger when we stand together. Join us.
Latest Updates
Situation Report: U.S. Tornadoes
Situation: Over the weekend, extreme widespread storms, including more than 100 tornadoes, were reported across multiple states, including Nebraska, Oklahoma and Iowa. The storms caused widespread damage and power outages, and initial estimates indicate over 200 homes have been destroyed across these three states, with an additional 180 homes sustaining damage. Dozens of injuries and several deaths have also been …
A Lesson In Emergency Response and Relationship Building
I’m bouncing around in the back of a 1970’s-style Jeep while rocks are falling from the hillside above, and I’m trying not to glance at the sheer cliff below. There are no guardrails, no passing zones, just a one-way path recently cut into the side of the mountain thousands of feet above the valley floor. I’m certain that the freshly-bulldozed …
Situation Report: Tennessee Tornadoes
Situation: Over the weekend, a series of deadly tornadoes swept across Tennessee and surrounding states, killing at least six people and damaging hundreds of homes. The tornadoes caused widespread power outages and, as of Monday morning, more than 17,000 houses and businesses were without power, where temperatures dipped below freezing. Preliminary damage assessments are scheduled in many areas while first …