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...

In my work as Communications Officer for Episcopal Relief & Development, I get to talk to a lot of wonderful people in congregations across the country about the ways they engage with our mission of...

We face a difficult and cold weekend here in the Tri-State area. The initial devastation of Hurricane Sandy has been shocking.  Now, however, we are entering a slow-motion disaster as much of...

This guest post is adapted from an article by the Rev. John Major, Rector, and Janine Ungvarsky, FLOODCare Coordinator, of Trinity Episcopal Church (West Pittston, Pennsylvania). Father John is...

In a great land, prior to an extended clergy retreat, a diocesan disaster manager called together her three regional coordinators and imparted to them her wisdom. She entrusted the three of them with...

“In times like these we all need to keep moving.”  - Mr. PompeeMr. Pompee, age 72, was one of 66 individuals employed in an Episcopal Relief & Development–supported employment project in the urban...

By the time you read this blog post, Advent will be long gone. All of the waiting and preparation is completed: the gifts wrapped and unwrapped, Christmas pageants rehearsed and performed,...

They spoke of losing family members during the long civil war. They shared their experiences of surviving the 2004 tsunami. They articulated their responses to the recent severe flooding. But most of...

This guest post by Anne Ditzler, Senior Program Director at the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF), is reposted with permission from the ECF Vital Practices blog.Two nights ago I arrived home to...

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...

The Rev. Betsy Tesi is Assistant Priest at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Eugene, Oregon. Formerly based on the East Coast, she was a member of the Diocese of Connecticut disaster response...

     ✓  Watching the news for weather updates?  Check.     ✓  Providing everyone with information on how to safely shelter in place?  Check.     ✓  Updating the phone/e-mail list to facilitate...

In my work at Episcopal Relief & Development, one of the things that continually surprises me is just how many Episcopal congregations around the country are actively engaged in disaster response. So...

It took me a while to digest the fact that he said 17,000 trees… seventeen THOUSAND trees!! Following the 2004 tsunami, Episcopal Relief & Development collaborated with multiple organizations to...

I must have taken the shuttle from the airport to Colombo city at least twice yearly for the past four years since joining Episcopal Relief & Development, as part of my role in managing our programs...

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,...

The Rev. Joy Daley, vicar of Church of the Transfiguration in Dallas, Texas, was one of several Episcopal Church leaders who joined a recent Episcopal Relief & Development study tour to Ghana. This...

Bringing the bread of life to Haiti is no easy feat. Following the country’s recent disaster, though, it has often been the children of our Church who are doing it in prophetic and inspiring...

Many of our friends and supporters have helped Episcopal Relief & Development shape its strategic goals for the coming triennium.  Thank you.   I want to report back that at its most recent board...