OUR DISASTER RESPONSE SERVICES
Breathe new life into communities impacted by disaster by building a culture of strength and hope.
Disasters, whether human-made or natural, impact people’s lives every year. They cause serious disruption in communities, including infrastructural, environmental, and personal losses as well as countless deaths.
That’s why Disaster Response Services rebuilds hope and shares God’s love through holistic disaster recovery work.
Repair homes. Redirect Lives.
Your time helps organizations in disaster-impacted communities to repair homes and find solutions for homeowners to redirect their paths toward hope.
Read about Rosalina’s journey towards withstanding Hurricane Hanna.
Become a DRS volunteer and bring families help after a storm.
How we help
A holistic approach to disaster response in North America.
Clean-up and debris removal
After certain disasters, volunteers help by mucking out flooded homes, removing downed trees, completing minor repairs, and tarping roofs after a disaster.
Needs assessment
Next, volunteers interview survivors to discover their unmet needs after a disaster. This information is passed on to local recovery organizations so they can apply for recovery grants and manage the local response.
Home repairs
We have a long term presence in communities under the leadership of long term recovery organizations to repair homes. Schools, churches, families, and businesses can go to a disaster site for one week with the DRS Groups Program. Individuals and couples can serve with the DRS Long-Term Program for three weeks at a reconstruction site.
Riley’s story has been rewritten by God’s love after devastating flooding in her community. Watch how George Fox University students are boldly rebuilding hope in flood survivors’ lives with DRS.
Our partnerships
Change comes faster when there are more people united under the same goal.
When we come together and learn to collaborate towards a common goal, we can better support those who need our help the most.
By partnering with other churches and organizations, we are able to maximize our help and support to the right people at the right time.
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Help DRS rebuild after disasters.
Disasters can strike anywhere at any time and do not spare anyone. The damage and destruction that is left after a disaster can be felt for weeks, months and even years. Over the last decade, World Renew has brought hope to at least 1 million survivors of disasters around the world, repairing communities and reigniting hope. Give today to make a difference where needed most.