Texas
Interagency Interfaith Disaster Response
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22 August 2007
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Friends,
In our first trial run post Hurricane Rita, Central Texans
were ready to respond to the call. Many of you
were trained and ready to respond. Many of you
were on stand-by, waiting to know what assistance was
needed. Some of you were putting together "flood
buckets;" others were organizing church or civic groups
or responding through your work. How great to know
of the great giving nature of Texans!
Although Hurricane Dean seems to have wreaked its havoc in other
locations, I want to remind everyone that Tropical Storm Erin
and other weather have created serious situations in Texas. Stop
for a moment and think of the size and scope of this event. Texas
has 39 counties that are declared disaster areas. There
are around 10,000 households that have made application to FEMA
for assistance. This is a local disaster of huge proportion-and
it appears that many Texans are unaware of the level of disaster
that has come to us through storms.
FEMA will provide some monies to help families rebuild or repair
their homes. It will not be enough money to complete such
work, depending on the size and scope of the damage. This
is where voluntary agencies and faith based organizations must
work together to assist these families in getting "back on their
feet" as quickly as possible, returning them to their pre-disaster
lifestyle.
Each county is unique with different levels of aid needed. As
some communities develop long term recovery committees to help
organize the recovery process, TIDR stands ready to assist. It
is clear that there are a lot of communities that will need our
support in the weeks and months ahead. Work teams will
be needed. If you are able to make financial contributions,
they are needed. So as we continue to respond to need that
comes our way, let's remember Texans who have a long way to go
to recover from the storms and floods of the summer of 2007.
The following is a list of affected counties declared eligible
for Individual Assistance:
Disaster 1709 - the summer of 2007
Archer, Atascosa, Bee, Bell, Brown, Burnet, Cherokee, Comanche,
Cooke, Coryell, Denton, Eastland, Grayson, Guadalupe, Hamilton,
Henderson, Hood, Lampasas, Liberty, Llano, Medina, Nueces, Parker,
Refugio, Runnels, San Patricio, Smith, Starr, Tarrant, Taylor,
Travis, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Webb, Wichita, Williamson,
and Zavala Counties.
Peace,
Amy
Amy BeVille Elder, M.Div.
Executive Director
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Disaster
and Crisis Intervention Workshop
by
the United Way Capital Area & The University of Texas
School of Social Work
"Road to Recovery and Resiliency"
Date: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Time: 9:00am-5:00pm
Place: United Way (2000 MLK Blvd. Austin, TX)
If you are a caregiver or case manager engaged in the day-to-day
work with Katrina survivors, you are an excellent candidate
to learn
and use group resiliency skills on the front lines or in preparation
for future crises.
Led by experienced facilitators, upon completion of this one-day
workshop participants will be able to:
- Identify the process of grief, resilience,
and recovery.
- Identify effective and ineffective coping
responses to disaster,
crisis, and change.
- Explore resilience-building techniques
for disaster survivors and
caregivers.
- Recognize the impact of working with disaster
survivors on
caregivers.
Workshop participants can earn six hours (6)
of CEUs.
For more information, please contact Shawn Lemieux at (512)
382-8618 or via email: shawn.lemieux@unitedwaycapitalarea.org,
she will be glad to forward you a registration form for this
workshop.
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To
donate, please mail checks to:
TIDR
5207 Airport Blvd.
Austin, TX 78751
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