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...

In mid-October, I traveled with Katie Mears, our Program Manager for US Disaster Preparedness and Response, to the town of West Pittston, Pennsylvania.  West Pittston had suffered severe flooding...

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...

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...

This week, a group of Episcopal Church leaders and lay members have been on a study tour in Ghana, West Africa, to visit Episcopal Relief & Development field partners and programs. Some of...

“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,...

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...

     ✓  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 the weeks that have passed since the Annual Meeting of the Episcopal Relief & Development Network of volunteers, I have been reflecting on my experience there and as part of this inspiring group....

A certain family of five lived in the land of the rising sun, where there was a big flood.  One member of the family died, leaving the family with just four.  The surviving members were grieved and...

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...

Rob Radtke tours one of five new homes in St. Mathieu Parish, near LéogâneOur departure from Port-au-Prince was delayed for three hours because of reports of demonstrations and three burned buses in...

In this second guest post by Episcopal Relief & Development Volunteer Network members, Judy Quick, Coordinator for the Diocese of Alabama, reflects on her experience at the recent annual meeting in...

Following the recent meeting of the Episcopal Relief & Development Volunteer Network in Belize, I have asked some of our Network Diocesan Coordinators to share about their experiences. Today, Kim...

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...