The devastation may have faded from the news, but the needs of those affected by Hurricane Ian remain.
Under its emergency preparedness and response work, and thanks to our generous donors, IOCC has been responding since October 10. Teams of Frontliners, IOCC’s clergy and specialist laypeople trained in counseling amid disaster, deployed to Florida. They provided emotional and spiritual care at shelters, in residential communities, and parishes, sometimes delivering food and other needed items in affected neighborhoods. Meanwhile, another team of 14 Frontliners placed Care Calls to 65 parishes across the region that Hurricane Ian hit.
Working with partners, IOCC sent two shipments of cleanup buckets to Lee County, Florida, to help residents begin the long job of putting their homes and property back in order. Assessment of longer-term needs (including cleanup and rebuilding) is ongoing, as IOCC coordinates response with trusted partners in disaster response.
IOCC’s US response relies on volunteers who give their time and energy on our action teams. Right now, in addition to Hurricane Ian response, IOCC is working in Kentucky and Tennessee on long-term tornado response and in Louisiana serving those affected by Hurricane Ida. Get involved at iocc.org/homebuild.
