FEMA Corps forms for disaster response - The Federal Eye - The Washington Post

FEMA Corps forms for disaster response - The Federal Eye - The Washington Post: Called FEMA Corps, the organization will form a new division in AmeriCorps’s National Civilian Community Corps. The five-year agreement provides for a 1,600-member disaster relief organization that will receive work orders from FEMA. It will more than double the NCCC’s ranks.

Japanese earthquake and tsunami first anniversary: PM statement - Number 10

Japanese earthquake and tsunami first anniversary: PM statement - Number 10: Twelve months on and the Japanese people continue to sustain that courage and determination as they rebuild their communities, their homes and their lives. And I greatly admire and respect the way they have overcome the enormous challenges of recovery.

Philanthropy Front and Center-San Francisco: One Year Later: Rebuilding After the Great Tōhoku Earthquake

Philanthropy Front and Center-San Francisco: One Year Later: Rebuilding After the Great Tōhoku Earthquake: One Year Later: Rebuilding After the Great Tōhoku Earthquake

James Gannon is executive director of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA), which works to strengthen U.S.-Japan cooperation across a range of fields. Laura Cronin, a regular contributor to PhilanTopic, chatted with Gannon recently about rebuilding efforts in quake- and tsunami-affected regions of the country.

7-hour show aids tornado victims | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com

7-hour show aids tornado victims | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com: The Southern Indiana Tornado Relief Concert raised money for American Red Cross Disaster Relief by charging everyone coming through the door $10 — band members, police officers and media representatives included.

Katherine Marshall: 3/11 Japanese Earthquake - The Untold Stories of Spiritual Response

Katherine Marshall: 3/11 Japanese Earthquake - The Untold Stories of Spiritual Response: The huge earthquake that struck northeast Japan on March 11, 2011 tested a nation and its faith. On this first anniversary we pause to remember that day, with prayer and reflection on what it means. Without warning, on a cold sunny day, an entire region was shaken by one of five most powerful earthquakes ever recorded; then the unimaginable power of a tsunami swept away everything in its path. The prolonged horror of the Fukushima nuclear disaster closed off vast areas and called reliance on nuclear power into question. 3/11 rammed home messages about human vulnerability.

Earthquake relief, one year later: "Shinsai: Theaters for Japan" | SF Arts

Earthquake relief, one year later: "Shinsai: Theaters for Japan" | SF Arts: One year later, with an estimated 300,000 people still homeless from the combined natural and unnatural disasters that shook the Fukushima prefecture, it appears that the crisis is far from being over. Inspired by an impromptu fundraising effort spearheaded by New York-based, Japanese-born actor James Yaegashi, a unique memorial will take place Sun/11 in theaters across the United States.

Entitled “Shinsai,” which means “great earthquake,” the structure of the performances is up to the individual participating theatres — a tactic utilized by the roving world premiere of Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Plays —