Disaster Preparedness
As demonstrated in New Orleans in 2005, Christian congregations and other faith-based groups played a critical role in responding to the calamitous circumstances that tens of thousands in the poorest communities found themselves in Katrina’s wake. With another big San Francisco earthquake being a “not-if-but-when” scenario, congregations are beginning to take seriously the task of preparation.
Congregation-based Response
Initiated in 2007 by the San Francisco Foundation, GUM was given the opportunity to gather a co-hort of Mission District-based congregations in what became the Congregation-based Earthquake Preparedness and Awareness (CEPA) Project. In addition to hosting community training, with the Red Cross and other entities, congregational partners examined disaster preparedness through the lens of faith.Learn More
From our latest newsletter…
Demitria Gallaread writes: “I am not a public speaker. But this past year, I have had the opportunity to work with GUM to develop a presentation on the city’s health programs, Healthy SF and SF Health Plan. I have given two presentations…at both events I inevitably experienced a turning stomach, a rapidly pounding heart…The feeling of inadequacy was not a dull pain but a jarring throb…”