After Hurricanes Maria and Irma devastated Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other parts of the Caribbean in 2017, local leaders reached out to one of the most connected people on the planet for help. That person was Bill Clinton....
Since our location makes it difficult to receive goods, we experienced a huge issue this past August when Hurricane Lane made landfall on the island for three days accumulating a record of 31.8 inches of rain. After the hurricane passed through the island, volunteers assisted residents with cleaning flood damage...
In a move toward that ambitious goal, Good360, Global Citizen, and All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response have launched an initiative called Resilient Response, aiming to spotlight the critical need to adjust disaster giving behaviors among corporations to better support response and long-term recovery....
We established the group in 2016 to advance collaboration and engagement among private, public and nonprofit sectors to address major gaps in disaster recovery and to improve the efficiency of giving in all stages, from preparedness to initial response to long-term sustainable recovery....
With three Category 4 hurricanes (Harvey, Irma, and Maria) making U.S. landfall in 2017, it is clear that more creative, less siloed strategies are needed to rebuild hard-hit communities as these increasingly destructive natural disasters become more common....
Harvest Tabernacle International Ministries is an organization located in Lithonia, GA that is dedicated to serving others....