News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Situation: Hurricane Isaac has left heavy damage behind as it crossed the states of Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama and Texas. While it had only Category One winds, Isaac was a large and wide ranging storm with significant storm surge and extremely heavy rainfall. The remaining moisture from the storm continues to cause intense rainfall in much of the eastern United …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, July 20, 2012
At the two-and-a-half year mark following the devastating January 2010 earthquake in Haiti, CWS can claim that the impact of recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction is clear, both for CWS and its Haitian partners: 396 homes, housing more than 2,000 people, have been repaired and built in fifteen different small communities and throughout the vast area of greater Port-au-Prince. Three thousand …
News & Updates | Posted Monday, July 9, 2012
Appeal #:627-U CWS Appeal Goal: $30,000 Situation In recent weeks, communities across the United States have been affected by diverse disasters, including severe storms, wildfires and a tropical depression. This appeal summarizes several disasters and describes the CWS response. Minnesota: Severe storms struck the Duluth area in late June, dumping as much as 10 inches of rain in some areas …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, April 20, 2012
Appeal Number 627-T Update (April 20, 2012) Appeal Goal: $110,000 Situation: Spring storms and tornadoes continue to cause significant destruction throughout the United States. In recent weeks we’ve seen devastating tornadoes in Texas with significant damage in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Communities most severely impacted were: Arlington, Forney, Lancaster and Dallas. Last weekend’s tornadoes impacted states in the Midwest including …
News & Updates | Posted Monday, March 5, 2012
Appeal Number 627-T Update Revised Appeal Goal: $110,000 New Appeal Goal: $110,000 Situation Two series of tornadoes and severe storms have affected large swaths of 13 states on Feb. 28 and 29 and then again on March 2 and 3. In all, 51 people perished in the two sets of storms – 39 in the recent storms, 12 in the …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, February 24, 2012
Appeal #: 6827 CWS appeal goal: $100,000 Situation: The ongoing political crisis in Syria has caused tens of thousands to be caught in the crossfire between government and opposition forces. The result? Thousands of Syrians have fled their homes, choosing to escape the violence. Many have migrated to neighboring countries, and many are arriving to more stable areas of Syria. …
News & Updates | Posted Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Overview: Europe continues to do battle against extreme weather, as plunging temperatures and heavy snowfall sweep through large parts of the continent. The cold snap that has killed 480 people to date – about a quarter in eastern Europe, and many of them homeless – shows no signs of stopping, while hundreds of Eastern European villages remain cut off because …
News & Updates | Posted Monday, January 23, 2012
Appeal Number 627-T Appeal Goal: $30,000 Situation: Over the last 24 hours, widespread storms hit the Middle Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Large hail, high straight line winds and tornadoes have been reported in Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky. There are power outages in Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee. The storm system is still very significant and could bring on …
News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Over the years the members of Wilson Congregational Church in Windsor, Conn have supported Church World Service programs with Blankets+ offerings, CROP Hunger Walks and other support. But their final gift might be the most meaningful. The congregation’s $175,000 gift to CWS came from the sale of their church building, a final act of philanthropy at the end of years …
News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Situation: Hurricane Irene has left extensive flood and wind damage from Puerto Rico to Maine, as well as causing at least 40 deaths; more than 4 million homes are still without power and more than 10,000 people are in FEMA shelters. Preliminary damage assessments are just starting so there are no numbers yet available of homes destroyed and damaged. In …