About DRS

CRWRC Disaster Response Services responds to disasters in a variety of ways. These include:

Early assessment - Before teams can be sent into disaster areas, information must be collected in order to know how we can best help.
Rapid response - This phase of CRWRC DRS' response addresses the clean-up needs by removing downed trees and completing minor repairs after a disaster, especially covering roofs to protect homes from the elements. Rapid Response is a great opportunity for a group that is able to organize quickly.
Needs assessment - Needs Assessment is the process of going door to door in disaster affected communities to inventory unmet needs, and provide a database of these needs to a community organization.
Organizational Capacity Building - This phase of CRWRC's response assists local recovery organizations and helps them expand their ability to help disaster survivors
Reconstruction - When the "Green Shirts"(DRS volunteers) go into an area, a contract is signed and DRS stays the course - repairing/ rebuilding damaged homes - until what we promised is delivered.
Groups - From 1 volunteer to many, a group partners with a local organization in a disaster affected area doing work from cleanup to reconstruction.
Community Development Consultation - Helping local recovery organizations move from disaster response to addressing the long-term needs of their community is the last phase of CRWRC DRS's work.

CRWRC works in partnership with the National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disasters (NVOAD) and Church World Service (CWS). Periodically, stories of our activities may be seen on the Disaster News Network (DNN).