20 Sep 2016: Louisiana Flood Relief
Here’s a video report on the flood relief volunteers who are helping out the Berean and First Spanish SDA churches in Baton Rouge, in serving the community’s needs. Video produced by Stephen Ruf, Associate Professor,…
31 Aug 2016: Collaborative Recovery Efforts in Louisiana
Early Monday (August 29) morning, the NAD ACS Team met up with the ACS workers from Tennessee at the Distribution Center, and spoke with them about about how their home churches and some counties had…
30 Aug 2016: ACS Continues Work in Baton Rouge, LA
On August 28 early morning (Sunday), ACS continued its Recovery Efforts by starting the day off at the Warehouse in Baton Rouge, by taking in supplies from around the region and distributing them appropriately. A…
23 Aug 2016: Louisiana Floods Update – August 23, 2016
Below is an outline of the Louisiana flood recovery efforts in the past week (August 15 – 21): Opened up two shelters to house individuals whose homes have been damaged Delivered food to families for…
17 Aug 2016: Louisiana Floods Update – August 17
A federal disaster declaration has been issued for over 20 parishes in the state of Louisiana. These historic floods that have even inundated areas that don’t normally flood, have been caused by river and bayou…
15 Aug 2016: Historic Flooding Strikes Louisiana
Historic flooding has struck Louisiana once again this year, affecting many parts in the south region. According to the National Weather Service, these floods are worse than the ones that happened in March which affected…
4 Aug 2016: ACS Launches Furniture Warehouse
ACS is planning to open a furniture warehouse in Richmond, TX (Brazoria County, southwest of Houston) in the ongoing response to the recent devastating floods that occurred in June. ACS has been operating a multi-agency…
14 Jul 2016: West Virginia Floods Update
Our support and assistance for the West Virginia Disaster Relief efforts have been commended by the State Representative who spoke in a complementary fashion about the work of Adventist Community Services. Our current Disaster Response…
5 Jul 2016: West Virginia Floods Update – July 5, 2016
While the Recovery efforts post-flooding have just begun in West Virginia, the NAD ACS Disaster Response Team has been able to accomplish the following: Worked with the State to obtain a facility for the Warehouse.…
30 Jun 2016: ACS in Action to Help West Virginia Flood Victims
On Wednesday, June 29, the warehouse at Belle in West Virginia started its operations early in the morning. Loads of items were delivered from within the region and country in a seamless manner. Around mid-day,…