In this blog Katie Mears, Director of our US Disaster Preparedness and Response Program, reiterates the importance of disaster preparedness and shares some tips on how to create your...

At the invitation of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, we visited the area affected by the March 2, 2012 tornados, rated EF-4 (second most destructive). This storm left a swath of death...

“The Episcopal Church in Haiti and CEDDISEC have helped many people to rise up and take steps forward toward healing and restored hope.” - Père Frantz (Fanfan) Cole January 12, 2010, marked a new page...

I hope that folks are now used to hearing about disaster preparedness—the billboards, the ads on TV. “Make a kit, have a plan, be informed.” I worry sometimes, though, that we’re forgetting why we do...

In my new position as Assistant Priest at St. Mary’s Episcopal, I was surprised and delighted to find that people found my triathlon hobby charming. I had already signed up for Nation’s, and...

This is my ninth year serving as a volunteer Episcopal Relief & Development Diocesan Coordinator in Province IV, the largest in the Episcopal Church. I believe we have some of the most...

On this, the one-year anniversary of the devastating 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti the 12th of January 2010, the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti reflects on one of the most difficult years in...

It has been almost one year since the devastating earthquake hit Haiti. As the anniversary approaches, many aid organizations and news services are running competing stories about what...

I’ve had the fortune of interacting with donors to Episcopal Relief & Development for almost a decade now.  We’re partners.  The donors and us.  I’ve always believed that.  We save lives and rebuild...

Wednesday was a rich day filled with visits to communities engaged in cash-for-work programs.One of the big challenges that large-scale disasters bring is the breakdown of the routines of work,...

Somehow, I went to bed on Tuesday night in denial.  By Wednesday morning that was over.  I had that awful feeling in the pit of my stomach.  It was the same feeling I had after the tsunami and the...