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National Disaster Interfaiths Network (NDIN)

Main/General Business Number: 212.669.6100
Website: http://www.n-din.org/


Mission: from the website:

Our Mission & Vision
NDIN is a national network of disaster interfaith organizations working together to reduce disaster-caused human suffering through the exchange of information and cooperative support.

Our History
The National Disaster Interfaiths Network (NDIN) was founded in 2005 by a small group of executive directors and senior program staff from local, faith-based, long-term recovery organizations engaged in recent recovery efforts. Often called “disaster interfaiths,” dozens these organizations are located in local communities and states throughout the United States. In 2005, we began to meet regularly to mentor and provide peer support to our colleagues coordinating emerging local interfaith recovery efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Since the 1990s, with the short-term resources and support of National VOAD (Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster) agencies, disaster interfaiths have done exceptional work bringing together community groups and faith communities to coordinate local relief volunteers and long-term recovery leadership. Most importantly, we have worked together to offer hope in the aftermath of disaster. Disaster interfaiths achieve much despite limitations in disaster human services expertise, funding, and experience. Such challenges take their toll, however, and virtually all of disaster interfaith struggle to sustain essential funding and leadership beyond the early stages of recovery.

As a result of the impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on metro New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, followed by other best practices learned in subsequent Midwestern floods, California wildfires, the extreme 2003 and 2004 Florida Hurricane seasons, and the catastrophic events of Hurricane Katrina, a growing number of local and state disaster interfaiths have begun to commit to developing sustainable capacity for local advocacy, disaster chaplaincy, mitigation education, preparedness training, relief, and recovery coordination.

These disaster interfaiths often receive short-term support during active relief and recovery efforts for local and regional disasters. In the long-term, however, our colleagues report feelings of isolation and a need for peer support, guidance on identifying training, program best practices, and funding. We also have an emerging need for identifying technological tools and regular peer support for exploring administrative, fundraising, and governance challenges of leading interfaith disaster human service organizations.

To best address these common interests and needs of disaster interfaiths and their leadership, the National Disaster Interfaiths Network (NDIN) was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) in December 2007.

Client/Case Management Information
Contact Name:Manager
EMail:info @ n-din . org




This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

Based in New York, this group looks to be a single coordinating agency for all of the country's faith-based recovery groups. It has an online database for social/disaster relief resources.

Note on the left side:

1. To register your org, it's easy. Click "Submit Directory"

2. To see an incredible library of resources for disaster planning/management, choose "resources". Scroll down to see a bunch of links to "tip sheets":

TIPS SHEETS:
01 - Disaster Basics for Faith Communities
02 - The Disaster Lifecycle: Where Do Religious Leaders Fit In?
03 - The Role of Faith Communities in Disasters
04 - How to Use Your House of Worship in a Disaster
05 - Disaster Backlash: Bias Crimes & Mitigation
06 - Continuity of Operations Planning
07 - Self-Care for Religious Leaders
08 - Disaster Spiritual Care
09 - Faith Communities & Disaster Mental Health
10 - Trauma Resilience and Harm Reduction in the Community
11 - Faith Communities & Evacuation Planning
12 - Faith Communities & Disaster Sheltering
13 - Faith Communities & Disaster Volunteerism
14 - Faith Communities & Donations Management
15 - National Faith-Based Disaster Service Organizations

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