DISASTERS & RELIGION APP
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The Disasters & Religion App helps disaster responders better serve America’s diverse religious communities and build partnerships with religious leaders, with easily accessible religious literacy and competency information on 27 unique religions. It was created by the National Disaster Interfaiths Network (NDIN), New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS), and the University of Southern California Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC).

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​“This app is a terrific new resource for government officials and their staff as well as religious leaders. It includes tips about religious literacy, instructions on how to partner with government, and links to trainings. This is exactly the kind of resource that disaster responders need and can readily use. It will help partners understand each other better and thus will result in better service for people in need.” 
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-Melissa Rogers, Visiting Professor, Wake Forest University School of Divinity
Special Assistant to President Barack Obama and Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (2013-2017)


“This app is filing an important need.  People turn to and trust their faith communities in times of trouble and this app will improve the understanding between first responders and people of faith that can only be a help in disasters.”
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- Dr. Lucy Jones, founder of the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society, seismologist, and public voice for earthquake science and earthquake safety in California.  

be a ready congregation

Disaster Tip Sheets for U.S. Religious Leaders & Congregations
Available in English and Spanish
1. Disaster Basics for Faith Communities
2. The Disaster Lifecycle: Where Do Religious Leaders Fit In?

3. National Faith-Based Disaster Service Organizations
4. The Role of Faith Communities in Disaster

5. How to Use Your House of Worship in a Disaster
6. Disaster Backlash: Bias Crimes and Mitigation
7. Active Shooter in a House of Worship
8. Continuity of Operations Planning
9. Self-Care for Religious Leaders
10. Disaster Spiritual Care

11. Faith Communities & Disaster Mental Health
12. Faith Communities & the Disaster Distress Helpline

13. Faith Communities & Trauma Resilience 
14. Faith Communities & Risk Communications
15. Faith Communities & Evacuation Planning
16. Faith Communities & Disaster Sheltering
 17. Faith Communities & Long-Term Recovery
18. Faith Communities & Debris or Mud Removal
19. Faith Communities & Cold Weather Hazards
20. Faith Communities & Hot Weather Hazards
21. Faith Communities & Disaster Volunteerism
22. Faith Communities & Donations Management
23. Immigrant Eligibility for Disaster Assistance
24. Children & Disaster
25. LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) Needs & Disaster
26. Vulnerable Populations & Disaster

field guide for religious competency &
religious literacy primer

Working with U.S. Faith Communities During Crises, Disasters and Public Health Emergencies. A Field Guide for Engagement, Partnership and Religious Competency & Religious Literacy Primer: For Crises, Disasters, and Public Health Emergencies
Field Guide for Religious Competency
Religious Literacy Primer

FEMA TIP SHEETS ENGAGING FAITH COMMUNITIES IN DISASTER

The tip sheets cover how to interact with leaders of the following communities: 
1. Engaging Buddhist Leaders
2. Engaging Black Church Protestant Leaders
3. Engaging Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Leaders
4. Engaging Evangelical Megachurch Leaders
5. Engaging Latino Protestant Leaders
6. Engaging Orthodox Christian Leaders
7. Engaging Protestant Christian Leaders
8. Engaging Roman Catholic Christian Leaders
9. Engaging Hindu Leaders
10. Engaging Jewish Leaders
11. Engaging Muslim Leaders
12. Engaging Sikh Leaders
13. Creating an Engagement Plan
14. Tips for Competently Engaging Culturally Diverse     Communities

COMPETENCY GUIDELINES: Sheltering & mass care​

Available in English and Spanish
1. Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Buddhists
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2. Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Hindus
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3. Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Jews
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4. Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Sikhs
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5. Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Muslims

PARTNERSHIP RESOURCES

Ten Tips for Government Engagement with Religious Communities
​​Engaging Faith Communities
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