What Is PDA Todd Morriss Bennie Pawley Carolyn

What Is PDA Todd Morriss Bennie Pawley Carolyn Thalman PDA NRT Jan. 22, 2016

What is Presbyterian Disaster Assistance? • • Known first as Presbyterian World Service, PDA started after WWII to help refugees around the world. Bundesarchiv Bild 183 -1990 -0927 -501, Dänemark, deutsche Flüchtlinge" by Bundesarchiv, Bild 183 -1990 -0927 -501 / Krämer / CC-BY-SA. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3. 0 de via Wikimedia Commons - http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/

In the late 1980 s, Presbyterian World Service began to respond to disasters nationally. • Photo by Jocelyn Augustino FEMA In 1996, Presbyterian World Service changed its name to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. •

The difference between disaster and emergency • A disaster overwhelms local resources • An emergency is an event the community can manage by itself.

What Is PDA? – a video • What is PDA- Introductory Video-HD. mp 4 • vimeo. com/85438936

Mission Statement Presbyterian Disaster Assistance enables congregations and mission partners of the Presbyterian Church (U. S. A. ) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crisis and catastrophic events.

Supported by One Great Hour of Sharing Offerings Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Presbyterian Hunger Program Self-Development of People

PDA responds to: • Natural, human-caused and technological disasters in the U. S. • Domestic and international refugee needs • International natural disasters and humanitarian crises, usually through partners such as ACT Alliance

U. S. Disaster Response Photo by David Barnhart, PDA

In Short PDA, empowered by the Holy Spirit, serves Christ’s ministry among presbyteries and congregations in times of disaster.

The U. S. response program works primarily through volunteers Barry Carlin

National Response Team & National Volunteer Team • Respond to domestic disasters, both natural and human-caused • 90+ volunteers from around the country • Have training and experience in disaster response • Deploy in collaboration with the presbytery and interfaith partners Photo by Sue Renault NRT

Volunteer Host Sites • Currently, the National Call Center (NCC) manages the calendars and work team registrations for 31 host sites in 5 states. • The NCC supports a total of 41 host sites through the PDA website – www. pda. pcusa. org photo from Kim Albert FPC Matawan NJ

Volunteer Work Teams • Usually • Work hosted in churches in collaboration • Do debris clearance, mucking out, rebuilding efforts and other disaster recovery work • Provide a Ministry of Presence Photo by David Barnhart

Volunteer Work Teams Photo by David Barnhart, PDA

Volunteer Work Teams Photo by Michael Rieger FEMA

National Call Center Photo by David Gill • Registers volunteer work teams for host sites • Provides information, including site handbooks and skill assessments, to work teams • Creates and oversees registrations to PDA events

National Call Center • Oversees PDA’s disaster warehouse Photos by David Gill

National Call Center Works with Church World Service to assemble and distribute Gifts of the Heart Photo by Marilyn Stone

What PDA does in U. S. response • • • $7, 500 initial funding to presbyteries Long-term recovery organizing and funding Emotional & spiritual care and Care for Caregivers Disaster preparation training Collaboration with ecumenical & other partners, www. nvoad. org

National VOAD National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership-based organization that builds resiliency in communities nationwide.

Church Damage • • $5, 000 to support continuation of ministry Only when validated by the presbytery NRT consultation for burned churches Not intended as a substitute for insurance deductible

All disasters are local • The role of PDA is to support the local effort when local and regional resources are overwhelmed Photo by David Barnhart Photo by Evan Silverstein.

Disaster Response happens because you hear a call from God to serve the survivor.

Disaster Preparation happens because you hear a call from God to reduce the suffering caused by disaster.

PDA Contacts PDA web Page www. pcusa. org/pda Rick Turner, Associate for Disaster Response (U. S. ) rick. turner@pcusa. org Beth Snyder, National Program Assistant beth. snyder@pcusa. org National Call Center - 502 -938 -9018 PDA. callcenter@pcusa. org

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