Pastoral debriefings are being held in parts of the Virginia and Baltimore-Washington conferences and the New York City area. A nationwide program to address the needs of children and youth following trauma is taking shape.
Workshops are available to any church in the denomination.
Additional plans include providing primary shelter to approximately 50,000 persons. A tornado struck College Park, Maryland on Monday. The disaster response continues in Florida following tropical storm Gabriella early this month. The subway system has been filled with debris from the storm and is currently unusable. The typhoon hit after a campaign to raise money for the September 11 attack on New York and Washington had been launched.