Calgary Distress Centre prepares for long-term flood effects - Calgary - CBC News: The Distress Centre in Calgary is recruiting more volunteers for its crisis line to help address an influx of calls from flood victims.
The centre has already seen a 38 per cent jump since floodwater ripped through many Calgary communities last month.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
N.Y. Attorney General Questions Charities on Sandy Spending - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas
N.Y. Attorney General Questions Charities on Sandy Spending - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: A review of Hurricane Sandy aid by New York’s attorney general found that as of late March, nonprofit groups had yet to disburse more than 40 percent of the $575-million in donations they received to aid storm victims, writes The New York Times.
Prince George's water outage like a 'natural disaster' - WTOP.com
Prince George's water outage like a 'natural disaster' - WTOP.com: ore than 150,000 Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission customers are affected, but the impact is much greater since a customer may be an individual home or business.
"This is an unprecedented situation in terms of the scope and size," said Scott Petersen, a spokesman for Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker, on WTOP.
"It is the equivalent of a natural disaster hitting the county," said Petersen.
"This is an unprecedented situation in terms of the scope and size," said Scott Petersen, a spokesman for Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker, on WTOP.
"It is the equivalent of a natural disaster hitting the county," said Petersen.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
4 Questions about Disaster Philanthropy for Bob Ottenhoff | Arabella Advisors
4 Questions about Disaster Philanthropy for Bob Ottenhoff | Arabella Advisors: Bob Ottenhoff is the inaugural president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), which provides tools, expert analysis, and strategic guidance to maximize the effectiveness of donations to disaster relief and recovery. Recently, the Chronicle of Philanthropy recognized the launch of CDP as one of the “Five Nonprofit High Points of 2012.” We spoke to Bob about what donors really need to know to respond to and plan for a disaster
Where Do the Homeless Flee in a Flood? | Mariah Griffin-Angus
Where Do the Homeless Flee in a Flood? | Mariah Griffin-Angus: As I watched well-dressed pedestrians scramble for sanctuary, I suddenly thought of the many men I knew who had no place to go. Toronto has a huge homeless problem and on the best of days it is hard for many to get a shelter bed or a safe place to spend the day. And as water flooded the underpasses and drenched the suits of bankers, I wondered who was making room for the homeless?
China sends relief teams to rainstorm-hit regions |Society |chinadaily.com.cn
China sends relief teams to rainstorm-hit regions |Society |chinadaily.com.cn: BEIJING - Central authorities have dispatched disaster survey and relief teams to rainstorm-hit regions in North China's Shanxi province and Northwest China's Shaanxi province, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said in a statement on Sunday.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Rush donating concert money to Canada flood relief | Showbiz | News | Daily Express
Rush donating concert money to Canada flood relief | Showbiz | News | Daily Express: Canadian rockers RUSH have pledged to hand over the money raised from an upcoming show in Alberta to a flood relief fund for locals.
Left in Typhoon Soulik's wake, heavy damage to crops, schools - Taiwan News Online
Left in Typhoon Soulik's wake, heavy damage to crops, schools - Taiwan News Online: phoon Soulik caused severe damage to Taiwan's agricultural sector, with losses estimated at nearly NT$500 million (US$16.75 million) as of Monday, according to the Council of Agriculture (COA). As of 11 a.m., aggregate crop and private agricultural facility losses totaled an estimated NT$492.98 million, COA officials said. The figure included NT$446.68 million in agricultural produce losses, NT$6.66 million in livestock, aquaculture and forestry losses, and NT$39.64 million in damage to facilities.
Storm lashes east with rain and wind | South China Morning Post
Storm lashes east with rain and wind | South China Morning Post: he nation's east was lashed yesterday by torrential downpours from Typhoon Soulik, which forced the evacuation of half a million people after killing two people in Taiwan.
Soulik whipped coastal Fujian with winds of 118km/h when it made landfall on Saturday but weakened to a tropical depression as it moved inland, reaching Jiangxi province early yesterday, the China Meteorological Administration said.
More than half a million people were evacuated from Fujian and Zhejiang as Soulik approached, with 5,500 soldiers poised to carry out relief work.
Soulik whipped coastal Fujian with winds of 118km/h when it made landfall on Saturday but weakened to a tropical depression as it moved inland, reaching Jiangxi province early yesterday, the China Meteorological Administration said.
More than half a million people were evacuated from Fujian and Zhejiang as Soulik approached, with 5,500 soldiers poised to carry out relief work.
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