{"id":69032,"date":"2016-10-21T10:56:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T14:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=69032"},"modified":"2018-04-13T13:56:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T17:56:33","slug":"u-s-disaster-relief-fact-sheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/our-ministry\/u-s-disaster-relief-fact-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Disaster Relief Fact Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"\/\/s3.theark.cloud\/sp-comm-arkfiles\/website\/pdfs\/USDR-Fact-Sheet-March-2018.pdf\" target=\"\" class=\"sc-button lightblue-button right-button\"><span>DOWNLOAD FACT SHEET<\/span><\/a>\n<div style=\"height:20px; clear:both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>\n\tIn addition to its international relief efforts, Samaritan\u2019s Purse mobilizes staff and equipment and enlists thousands of volunteers to provide emergency aid to victims of tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters in the United States. After an initial response, Samaritan\u2019s Purse often stays behind to rebuild and restore houses for needy families\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        \tThe Samaritan\u2019s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief team maintains a constant state of readiness\u2014monitoring weather conditions around the nation in order to respond at a moment\u2019s notice to help victims of natural disasters.\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n        \tSamaritan\u2019s Purse\u2019s U.S.-focused relief efforts are based in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, some 30 miles east of the organization\u2019s main headquarters in Boone. Staff members in North Wilkesboro maintain a fleet of disaster response vehicles, including five tractor-trailers&mdash;known as Disaster Relief Units&mdash;stocked with heavy-duty tarps, generators, chain-saws, and other tools to aid in cleanup efforts. These Disaster Relief Units, which each include a small, built-in office space, also serve as local command centers for Samaritan\u2019s Purse recovery efforts.\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DEPLOYMENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        \tIn disaster areas, Samaritan\u2019s Purse always partners with a local church, where it sets up a command center, mobilizes volunteers, and serves the community in need.\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n        \tOnce on the ground, Samaritan\u2019s Purse assessment teams begin canvassing hard-hit neighborhoods and talking with storm victims to let them know help is available.\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\tSamaritan\u2019s Purse and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spvolunteer.org\/\">army of volunteers<\/a> help families recover after the storm. Depending on the nature of a disaster, volunteers may tear out damaged drywall, remove flooring, put tarps on damaged roofs, remove debris, and help homeowners salvage personal belongings.\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n        \tDisaster relief teams are made up of staff and volunteers. Many of the volunteers have received classroom and hands-on training, and travel all across the U.S. with Samaritan\u2019s Purse to help homeowners impacted by natural disasters.\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n        \tSince 1998, Samaritan\u2019s Purse has responded to 205 domestic disasters in 35 states, helping more than 39,000 families.\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n        \tIn 2017, 20,860 volunteers served more than 492,000 hours with Samaritan\u2019s Purse, helping some 5,600 U.S. families recover from disasters.\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Samaritan&#8217;s Purse,<\/strong> headed by Franklin Graham, is an international Christian relief and evangelism organization working in more than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty, famine and persecution. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/es\/\">SamaritansPurse.org.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:both; height:40px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"\/es\/our-ministry\/newsroom\/\" target=\"\" class=\"sc-button lightblue-button left-button\"><span>RETURN TO NEWSROOM<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In addition to its international relief efforts, Samaritan\u2019s Purse mobilizes staff and equipment and enlists thousands of volunteers to provide emergency aid to victims of tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters in the United States. 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