Latest Posts: Disaster Response

1 Oct 2020: ACS DR Teams Coordinate Relief Efforts in the Pacific Northwest

ACS Disaster Response continues to provide relief to those who have been affected by the tragic fires in the Pacific Northwest. The North Pacific Union Conference and Oregon Conference ACS leaders have secured two Warehouses…

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30 Sep 2020: Groups Support Coordinated Hurricane Laura Relief Efforts

The South Louisiana Community Services Federation Officers and its constituents are grateful for the tremendous support received from several groups for the Hurricane Laura Aftermath Project. The Westbank United SDA Church obtained the U-Haul truck…

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14 Sep 2020: ACS DR in Oregon Responds to Fire Tragedy

States in the Pacific Northwest are the latest to be struck by raging fires. NAD ACS is in communication with the North Pacific Union Conference ACS leadership on how to best assist the affected communities.…

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10 Sep 2020: ACS Responds to Oregon and California Fires

ACS Disaster Response Teams are assisting with the Recovery Efforts in response to the deadly wildfires in California that have burned more than 3 million acres of land, and the most recent Pacific Northwest fires…

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9 Jun 2020: ACS Disaster Response Update

Adventist Community Services Disaster Response is continuing to support local communities around our Division even during these uncertain and pressing times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been able to bring relief to communities…

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11 May 2020: Spokane Emergency Management PPE Warehouse

The Spokane County Emergency Management PPE Warehouse has been functioning since the end of March. It is being managed by Andrew McCrary, Joe Urbin, and Jeremy McCombs (all under the required 59 years of age),…

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13 Mar 2020: South Central Conference ACS Disaster Team Responds to Nashville Tornadoes

UPDATE: March 13, 2020 South Central Conference Adventist Community Services Disaster Response volunteers are distributing hygiene kits, bottled water and sack lunches in the community assisting those families impacted by the March 3, 2020 tornadoes…

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3 Mar 2020: Tornadoes Rip through Tennessee

Update – March 4, 2020 ACS continues to monitor the situation in central Tennessee where 24 people have been confirmed dead. The Disaster Response leadership from the three affected conferences South Central, Kentucky-Tennessee, and Georgia-Cumberland…

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10 Feb 2020: Flooding in SE Washington and NE Oregon

Update – February 18, 2020 Here is a sampling of how ACS and other Adventist volunteer groups are getting involved in the Recovery Efforts. Especially hard hit were areas in Pendleton, Walla Walla, and outlying…

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9 Sep 2019: ACS Responds to Hurricane Dorian

As Hurricane Dorian was developing and threatening the East Coast, ACS Teams were ready and on stand-by to serve survivors as needed. The South Atlantic Conference team opened a shelter in Orangeburg, SC. There were…

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