{"id":1164790,"date":"2021-11-19T18:58:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T02:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1164790"},"modified":"2026-03-03T10:42:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:42:32","slug":"disaster-relief-in-the-us-1","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/give\/disaster-relief-in-the-us-1","title":{"rendered":"Disaster Relief in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Disaster Response in the U.S.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">World Vision is positioned and equipped to respond to disasters across the United States, including areas devastated by hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and floods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">World Vision equips the local church to be the hands and feet of Jesus and bear witness to the gospel through our joint response, helping bring urgent care and lasting hope. When we all work together, children and families in the U.S. can both recover and rebuild from devastating disasters. Natural disasters and emergencies deliver the heaviest blows to the most vulnerable\u2014especially children and those already struggling to meet daily needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>When disaster strikes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">World Vision staff fill tractor-trailers with donated and procured emergency essentials like food and clean water, hygiene kits, diapers, blankets, cleaning supplies, generators, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Our network of Pastor Ambassadors join World Vision on location. A Pastor Ambassador\u2014a pastor who has taken part in a World Vision disaster response previously\u2014offers guidance and mentorship to other pastors in the affected area. They also help launch distribution hubs so churches can receive World Vision resources and provide both immediate and lasting assistance for their community.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">We arrive quickly and stay to help communities rebuild over the long haul. Donated building materials, home appliances, furniture, and more equip affected families with the basics they need to get back on their feet and experience hope.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>What we have accomplished together so far<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">In the last five years, World Vision has partnered with <strong>153 churches across the U.S. to respond to 23 disasters, reaching 580,811 people.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>How your gifts are used to help transform lives<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">$500 can help provide 10 tents or tarps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">$2,500 can help send a Pastor Ambassador to an emergency response location for five days<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">$12,500 can help provide 166 Family Emergency Kits\u2014each kit feeds a family of five for one week<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">$25,000 can help send one truckload packed with relief supplies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">It is because of your prayers and generosity that we are ready to help in the wake of disaster\u2014partnering with thousands of churches and nonprofits across the country to reach children and families with urgently needed essentials and supplies. <strong>Thank you!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>\u201cI will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.\u201d \u2014Jeremiah 31:13<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disaster Response in the U.S. World Vision is positioned and equipped to respond to disasters across the United States, including areas devastated by hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and floods. 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