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News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Appeal #642-R Appeal amount: $1,765,430 SITUATION Since April 2015, Burundians have been fleeing their country following election violence and a failed coup that has led to the deterioration of safety and security. Refugees report the main reasons for flight as harassment, threats from the Imbonerakure (pro-government youth paramilitary), arbitrary arrests and an assumption that the political situation in the country …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, June 5, 2015
Agency will help refugees, immigrants in the U.S. to become disaster resilient NEW YORK – Global humanitarian agency Church World Service will reposition its U.S. domestic disaster response program to focus on vulnerable groups within disaster-prone areas, including resettled refugee, vulnerable immigrant and undocumented populations. CWS has a rich history of supporting communities impacted by domestic disasters here in the …
News & Updates | Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Mud is surprisingly heavy. That’s the very first thing I learned about disaster response. It was 1972 and I was in my twenties, helping a family friend clean up after Hurricane Agnes caused the nearby Juniata River to rise to 30 feet above the flood stage. The basement and main level of our friend’s house were a mess. There was …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, May 1, 2015
Appeal #700-U ACT Alliance appeal amount: $12,817,453 CWS appeal amount: $1,000,000 Nepal continues to struggle following the massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shattered homes and businesses April 25. With an epicenter around 50 miles northwest of Kathmandu, this was the most powerful earthquake to hit the region since the Bihar earthquake of 1934, and its impact has been devastating in terms …
News & Updates | Posted Friday, March 27, 2015
SITUATION: On March 25, a large storm system and resulting tornadoes, high winds and hail impacted several mid-western states. The storm system stretched from northwest Texas, through Oklahoma and as far east as western Tennessee. Wind and hail damage was reported in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee. Tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. A …
News & Updates | Posted Monday, February 9, 2015
In 2014, Church World Service actively supported disaster response work in response to storms, floods, tornadoes wildfires and mudslides along with ongoing Superstorm Sandy recovery. In all, CWS worked in a total of 25 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, …
News & Updates | Posted Monday, January 26, 2015
The roads have been salted. My driveway has been, too. The i-things have all been charged. We have plenty of food. Toilet paper. Oreos and popcorn. The fireplace is even operational, with plenty of blankets to go ‘round. All life’s essentials, right? Essentials. It’s funny how that definition is so fluid when someone like me, who lives in the wealthiest …
News & Updates | Posted Monday, November 17, 2014
In this journey of life, it’s great when a wide, well-marked road stretches as far as we can see in front of us. It’s another matter when that road abruptly ends and there are no clear signposts toward the future. Almost six years ago, my wide, clearly marked road ran out. After a 38-year professional career in the technology sector, …