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…
"During Lent and Eastertide, I reflect on Luke 15, Jesus our Good Shepherd, who instructs how I care for kids in our church, as the kids in the neighborhood where God has called our congregation…Our dental screening at Willie Brown Academy has been one of the ways we have see our good Lord shepherd us into this neighborhood and join Him in his good work."