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US Disaster Preparedness Initiative Resource Library
The goal of Episcopal Relief & Development's disaster preparedness resource library is to enable churches and dioceses around the country to share and learn from each other. Please email us with any tools you would like to share.
Disaster Response Articles
Fact Sheets
Success Stories
- Success Stories: Housing Volunteers at Church | Metairie, LA
- Success Stories: Serving by Asking | Tuxedo Park, NY
- Success Stories: Community Crisis Canvassing Project: Distributing Gift Cards in
Munster | Munster, IN - Success Stories: Ice Storm in Kentucky | KY
- Success Stories: Assisting Neighbors Through Cold Drinks and Laundry | La Porte, TX
- Success Stories: Responding to Ice Storms in Rural North Dakota | ND
- Success Stories: Preparing with Church Partnerships | Galveston, TX
How To
- How To: Use Your Church to House Volunteer Groups | Metairie, LA
- How To: Creating a Federal Form Brigade | AL
- How To: Community Crisis Canvassing Project | Munster, IN
- How To: Volunteer Orientation | LA & TX
- How To: Street Ministry | New Orleans, LA
- How To: Windshield Assessment | KY
- How To: Providing a Temporary Neighborhood Shelter | Yonkers, NY
- How To: Winter Shelters | VA
- How To: Building Relationships for Response | New Orleans, LA
- How To: Providing Pastoral Care to Immigrant Workers | Cedar Rapids, IA
Tips and Lessons
- Tips and Lessons: 10 Tips for Responding to a Disaster in Your Community | Tuxedo Park, NY
- Tips and Lessons: Safeguarding Important Documents | Joppa, MD
- Tips and Lessons: Disaster Communications | Beaumont, TX
Preparedness Planning Tools
Planning Guides for Congregations
- Complete Preparedness Planning Guide for Congregations and Parishes
- Silver Level Preparedness Planning Guide (intermediate level)
- Bronze Level Preparedness Planning Guide (basic level)
Individual and Family Preparedness
Examples of Diocesan Preparedness Plans
- Parish Disaster Response Plan - The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
- Disaster Preparedness for Parishes (Pamphlet) - The Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia
- In God's Hands and Ours - The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i
- Parish Disaster Preparation and Response Guidelines - The Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida
- Parish Emergency Planning Guide - The Episcopal Diocese of Texas
- Diocesan Disaster Relief Manual - Province IV of The Episcopal Church
Emergency Response Program Resources - Church World Service
Special Prayers for those affected by disasters
- A Prayer for Minot (The Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota)
