Disaster Relief Archives

How to be resilient after a terror attack

When 9/11 happened, we watched in horror as the second airplane hit the twin towers. I realized immediately that this was big, life changing danger. But I also realized immediately, that I personally was safe. And so was my family. We live 6 hours north of NYC, and whatever happened there impacted us only indirectly…

Here are some suggestions how to effectively help disaster victims: 1. Make sure that anything you do solves an existing problem. Solving a small problem is better than talking about a big one. 2. Work with local leaders, but stay out of the way of the great work that emergency management, FEMA and the Military…