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Insert your name and date of training. What Is PDA. What is Presbyterian Disaster Assistance?. Known first as Presbyterian World Service, PDA started after WWII to help refugees around the world.

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  1. Insert your name and date of training What Is PDA

  2. 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/

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

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

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

  6. Supported byOne Great Hour of Sharing Offerings Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Presbyterian Hunger Program Self-Development of People

  7. 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

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

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

  10. National Response Team & National Volunteer Team Volunteer Host Sites Volunteer Work Teams National Call Center

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

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

  13. 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.

  14. Disaster Responsehappens becauseyou hear a call from Godto serve the survivor.

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

  16. PDA Contacts PDA web Page www.pcusa.org/pda Jim Kirk, Associate for Disaster Response (U.S.) jim.kirk@pcusa.org Beth Snyder, Associate for Program Administration beth.snyder@pcusa.org Eden Roberts, National Call Center – 866-732-6121 PDA.callcenter@pcusa.org

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