New Life Missions LLC Loranger, LA Lives Impacted: 100 + New Life Missions LLC is a Good360 nonprofit disaster recovery partner located in Loranger, Louisiana. The organization assists disaster survivors in the Louisiana Gulf area by getting them the supplies and materials they need to rebuild their lives. Damage caused by...
First United Methodist Church of Madisonville, Kentucky Madisonville, KY Lives Impacted: 100 + After a series of tornadoes devastated areas in Kentucky in December 2021, communities have been working to recover from the damage left to houses and institutions. First United Methodist Church of Madisonville, KY, is a Good360 nonprofit partner...
In 2022, the United States experienced 15 billion-dollar weather and climate-related disasters—well above the historical average of seven such events per year. This year’s extreme weather events continues a trend we’ve been seeing since 1980 of more and more billion-dollar natural disasters. Not only are we experiencing an increasing number of disasters...
Summer may be over, but the wildfire season continues unabated in the Western United States. In fact, it’s not uncommon anymore to see massive forest fires in October and November, which is normally considered a cooling off period for the season. The infamous Camp Fire, which burned 153,336 acres in Northern...
Faith-based organizations (FBOs) have an outsized role in philanthropy, attracting the largest share of donation dollars annually in America. They are especially active in disaster relief and recovery. When you see media coverage of aid groups responding to a major disaster, domestically or abroad, more often than not they are affiliated...
National Preparedness Month takes place every September. With the intention of reaching underserved Latinx and Black communities, this year’s theme takes a highly personal approach by asking people to think about protecting their “lasting legacy.” “The life you’ve built is worth protecting. Prepare for disasters to create a lasting legacy for you...
Kentucky can’t seem to catch a break. In less than 12 months, the state has endured an extraordinary string of catastrophes—bringing into sharp focus what can go right and what can go wrong with disaster recovery. Good360 is working to close the need gap as verified by our local/statewide nonprofit & governmental...
As the country learns about the floods in Eastern Kentucky, we open our hearts and want to help. Sometimes, however, that help is misguided, and people and organizations send goods that are not needed, diverting resources and focus away from lifesaving and life-preserving activities, and clogging up supply routes and...
In 2017, fast-moving wildfires ripped through Sonoma and Napa Counties in Northern California, claiming at least 10,000 homes and 40 lives. The devastation prompted one local resident, a seasoned disaster relief volunteer and Spanish interpreter, to sign up to work at an evacuation shelter in Petaluma. Karen Merzenich recalled how the shelter...
CIS Development Foundation Eastern Europe Website: https://www.cisdevelopmentfoundation.org/ Lives Impacted: 100+ Communities in Eastern Europe have faced many challenges that stem from several months of ongoing political unrest. As families fled their homes and businesses to find sanctuary, many people had to leave most of their possessions behind. CIS Development Foundation is a...