North Carolina Baptist Men Disaster Relief

Haiti Earthquake Relief

Purpose of the Disaster Relief Ministry

The purpose of NC Baptist Men’s Disaster Relief Ministry is to relieve human suffering caused by disasters by providing among other things: hot meals, debris removal, child care and family assistance.

We work with various disaster organizations in order to achieve this goal: American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, NC Emergency Management, and a variety of groups.

Mission Statement

The commitment of NCBM Disaster Relief Ministry is to enable and ensure every NC Baptist who so desires to respond to lessen the needs of hurting people caused by disaster. Disaster Relief Ministry provides organization, equipment, and strategy for committed volunteers to help affected individuals/families rebuild their lives and homes.

Ways We Respond:

• Administration
  

• Assessment

• Chaplaincy

• Communications

• Childcare

• International Search and Rescue

• Laundry

• Logistics

• Mass feeding

• Recovery (debris removal)

• Shower

• Water

Training

Preparation is the best form of disaster response. We require training for all participants. However, periodically we allow “non-trained” participants, especially in recovery. Our preference, of course, is that everyone go through a training in order to understand the guidelines for response: policies, procedures, safety, etc. Click here for 2011 training information.

(from: http://www.baptistsonmission.org/Projects/Type/Disaster-Relief.aspx)