Who We Are
India child. Photo: Hege Opseth, NCA/ACT 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.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. The core budget, including staff and administrative costs, is funded through the One Great Hour of Sharing, and its program work is additionally funded through designated gifts.
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance:
Focuses on the long term recovery of disaster impacted communities.
Provides training and disaster preparedness for presbyteries and synods.
Works collaboratively with church partners and members of the ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together) internationally, and nationally with other faith based responders. [Read more]
Connects partners locally and internationally with key organizations active in the response — United Nations, NVOAD (National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster), World Food Program, Red Cross, FEMA and others.
Manages a number of specialized volunteer teams to work nationally and internationally providing consultation, program design and training.
Cooperates with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services in providing service structure for asylum seekers in the United States.
Cooperates with Church World Service in the resettlement of refugees to the United States.
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Links of interest
ACT (Action by Churches
Together)
ACT is a worldwide network of churches called to a common witness
and task in providing emergency response and humanitarian assistance
through a common identity. The ACT coordinating office is based
in the World Council of Churches and Lutheran World Federation
in Geneva. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is an ACT member
and we sit on the emergency committee of ACT.
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE PROGRAM (CWSERP)
Church World Service, the relief and development agency of the
National Council of Churches, has a unique capacity to respond
rapidly to natural and human-caused disasters through an established
world-wide network of local partners it supports via counsel,
technical assistance, training, funding, and material resources.
DISASTER NEWS NETWORK
Reports U.S. faith-based response to disasters and disaster
response volunteer opportunities
FARM
DISASTER HELPLINE
A clearinghouse of disaster response information for family-scale
farmers
FOODS RESOURCE
BANK
FRB works on behalf of its members to mobilize and increase
the resources needed for food security projects. FRB is positioned
to receive and handle agricultural resources given to support
relief and food security programs worldwide. FRB is a member
organization and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is a member.
INTERACTION
Interaction is a coalition of more than 160 US-based relief,
development, and refugee agencies, is the nationís leading
advocate for international humanitarian efforts including relief,
development, refugee assistance, environment, population and
global education. Interaction exists to enhance the effectiveness
and professional capacities of its members engaged in international
humanitarian efforts. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance is a
member of Interaction.
THE NATIONAL
IMMIGRATION FORUM
The purpose of the National Immigration Forum is to embrace
and uphold Americaís tradition as a nation of immigrants.
The Forum advocates and builds public support for public policies
that welcome immigrants and refugees and that are fair and supportive
to newcomers in our country.
NVOAD (National Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster)
NVOAD coordinates planning efforts by many voluntary organizations
responding to disaster. Member organizations provide more effective
service by getting together before disasters strike. Once disasters
occur, NVOAD or an affiliated state VOAD encourages members
and other voluntary agencies to convene on-site. This cooperative
effort has proven to be the most effective way for a wide variety
of volunteers and organizations to work together in a crisis. |
