Hurricane Relief Update
IDES will begin scheduling groups again after February 1. After this date, we will be requesting volunteers be accompanied by someone with specialized experience (plumbing, dry wall, electricians, etc.).
Hurricane Florence & Michael Relief Update
January 1, 2018
IDES has worked with at least 8 church in these affected areas. We still have shower trailers and some equipment at the New Bern, NC base-camp and Panama City, FL base-camp. At this point, IDES has provided at least 7 loads of sheds. We have partners committed to long-term relief efforts on the ground in New Bern, North Carolina. They will be working with volunteer teams in the second phase of IDES efforts: Home repair. This is a long, expensive process.
IDES continues to lead volunteer teams working in Panama City, FL and will continue to lead and facilitate efforts in that area for the foreseeable future as the churches have suffered a great deal of damage to their buildings and homes and are not in a position to lead these efforts on their own. We are transitioning from purely clean-up to home repair (again, a long, expensive process). This involves bringing in contractors or skilled leaders to manage volunteer teams.
Our DART coordinator will be travelling down to Panama City after the first of the year to assist in cleanup, shed building, and to assess the need for major repairs that have been identified by the local churches. Once the assessment is complete, IDES will be able to create a plan for providing materials, skilled volunteers, and/or contractors.
As always, IDES is providing this Help and Hope through and with the local Christian Churches in order to ensure these families have a long-term connection to those churches even after IDES' involvement in the area is complete.
January 1, 2018
IDES has worked with at least 8 church in these affected areas. We still have shower trailers and some equipment at the New Bern, NC base-camp and Panama City, FL base-camp. At this point, IDES has provided at least 7 loads of sheds. We have partners committed to long-term relief efforts on the ground in New Bern, North Carolina. They will be working with volunteer teams in the second phase of IDES efforts: Home repair. This is a long, expensive process.
IDES continues to lead volunteer teams working in Panama City, FL and will continue to lead and facilitate efforts in that area for the foreseeable future as the churches have suffered a great deal of damage to their buildings and homes and are not in a position to lead these efforts on their own. We are transitioning from purely clean-up to home repair (again, a long, expensive process). This involves bringing in contractors or skilled leaders to manage volunteer teams.
Our DART coordinator will be travelling down to Panama City after the first of the year to assist in cleanup, shed building, and to assess the need for major repairs that have been identified by the local churches. Once the assessment is complete, IDES will be able to create a plan for providing materials, skilled volunteers, and/or contractors.
As always, IDES is providing this Help and Hope through and with the local Christian Churches in order to ensure these families have a long-term connection to those churches even after IDES' involvement in the area is complete.
Volunteer to Go to Disaster Sites
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Please note that filling out this form does not guarantee deployment. You will be contacted based on disaster site availability.
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Disaster Deployment AgreementI acknowledge that participation DISASTER SITE DEPLOYMENT involves risk and may result in various types of injury including, but not limited to, the following: sickness,bodily injury, death, emotional injury, personal injury, property damage, and financial damage. In consideration for the opportunity to participate in DISASTER SITE DEPLOYMENT, I acknowledge and accept the risks of injury associated with participation in and transportation to and from the activity. I accept personal financial responsibility for any injury or other loss sustained during the activity or during transportation to and from the activity, as well as for any medical treatment rendered to the participant that is authorized by the International Disaster Emergency service, its partner churches,employees, volunteers, or any other representatives. Further, I release and promise to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless IDES and their partner churches for any injury arising directly or indirectly out of the described activity or transportation to and from the activity, whether such injury arises out of the negligence of the activity sponsor, the participant, or otherwise.If a dispute over this agreement or any claim for damages arises, I agree to resolve the matter through a mutually acceptable alternative dispute resolution process. If IDES and myself cannot agree upon such a process, the dispute will be submitted to a three-member arbitration panel for resolution in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association
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What to Know
Once IDES confirms your volunteer date, you will be connected with disaster site leadership. |
What to Bring
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