disaster aid
At 87, ‘disaster deacon’ opens his heart — and church — to flooding victims
By Bobby Ross Jr. — June 17, 2019
TULSA, Okla. (The Christian Chronicle) — Across the Midwest, 28 Red Cross and community shelters in five states have tended to the victims of flooding, tornados and other natural disasters. Many of those shelters are at houses of worship.
Survivors of California’s unending fires cook up Thanksgiving for latest victims
By Paul O'Donnell — November 20, 2018
(RNS) — Rallying more than 100 volunteers, three women who have lost homes or family members to fires plan to feed 1,000 people on Thanksgiving Day.
America hardly notices while Louisiana drowns
By Alan Cross — August 24, 2016
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (RNS) But churches spring into action and racial tensions are washed away.
House passes bill to give disaster relief to religious groups
By Caleb K. Bell — February 13, 2013
(RNS) The House Wednesday (Feb. 13) overwhelmingly passed a bill to allow places of worship to receive federal aid to repair their buildings damaged during Hurricane Sandy.
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