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  2. Disaster response - Wikipedia

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    Relief camp at Bhuj after the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. Disaster response refers to the actions taken directly before, during, or immediately after a disaster. The objective is to save lives, ensure health and safety, and meet the subsistence needs of the people affected.

  3. National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster - Wikipedia

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    National VOAD is a leader and voice for the nonprofit organizations and volunteers that work in all phases of disaster — preparedness, response, relief, recovery, and mitigation. National VOAD is the primary point of contact for voluntary organization in the National Response Coordination Center (at Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ...

  4. Team Rubicon - Wikipedia

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    J.J. Watt, defensive end for the Houston Texans, raised an unexpected $37 million towards the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, [10] and so consulted SBP, a disaster relief organization based in New Orleans, and Team Rubicon for how to best spend the funds. [11]

  5. Lending program for natural disaster relief is on a Project ...

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    Of the communities identified most at risk of natural disaster under the federal Community Disaster Resilience Zones program, 41.9% were rural, according to a 2023 Urban Institute analysis.

  6. How to avoid fraudulent disaster relief organizations - AOL

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    Experts are reminding people who might be looking to make a financial donation to make sure that organizations receiving that money are legitimate. You should make […] How to avoid fraudulent ...

  7. All Hands and Hearts - Wikipedia

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    All Hands Volunteers was founded in September 2005 by philanthropist and businessman David Campbell to provide relief to residents in areas affected by natural disasters worldwide. Happy Hearts Fund, founded by philanthropist and supermodel, Petra NÄ›mcová , sought a similar goal, to help communities recover after a disaster event (with an ...

  8. Human response to disasters - Wikipedia

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    A main focus of media coverage centers on emergency management organizations performing rescue and relief actions in the disaster area. [33] The media frequently portrays international relief teams as superstars saving the victims from the disaster's destruction while simultaneously implying the local officials are negligent, inept, or corrupt ...

  9. International Disaster Emergency Service - Wikipedia

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    International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES) is a 501c3 non-profit organization based in Noblesville, Indiana, United States that seeks to meet the physical and spiritual needs of suffering people around the world in the name of Jesus Christ. The organization is primarily funded by Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. Much of its ...