Lutheran Disaster Response > Local Initiatives

Organizing volunteers

Local leaders in communities affected by disaster can organize volunteers to help in a variety of ways. On a local level, churches and pastors should always contact local municipal leaders to learn ways that local churches can help in the clean-up and response. The initiatives that local volunteers may engage in include:
 

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• Local clean-up or debris removal efforts
• Establishing a clearinghouse of information for disaster-affected households
• Assembling “flood buckets” – clean-up equipment and supplies for affected properties (Click here for more information.)
• Cooking and serving food for affected households or volunteers
• Helping pastors who were personally affected by attending to the needs of their members

Many Lutherans are active as citizens serving their communities in times of disaster as first responders; police, firefighters, nurses, doctors, Red Cross volunteers, and emergency managers. We can all be proud of Lutheran leadership present in these governmental and non-profit disaster response systems. Additionally these members can be a great source of help to you in organizing other local congregational volunteer initiatives to assist in the community.

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