Planning and Training

May 10 2024

Designed as a half-day or evening session, this training provides a basic introduction to Disaster Spiritual Care, Disaster Mental Health, and Self-Care, in an interactive format. Each registrant must be endorsed for this training and/or currently serve as a

Mar 12 2019

What would you do if your building was made unusable by a disaster, if your staff was unavailable, or if you had no way of reaching your congregants? By developing a COOP you can significantly strengthen your ability to serve

Based on NYDIS’ HOWalert system, the virtual part of the exercise was developed to test the Faith Sector’s ability to rapidly communicate with congregants, staff, and clients during a life-threatening public health emergency. The in-person training offers an introduction to