St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund Sends Immediate Support to Morocco and Libya Late last week, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 44 miles southwest of Marrakesh in the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. It was the largest earthquake in the region in over a century. Initial reports are devastating, indicating that at least 2,900 people
What Does Racism Have to Do with Disaster Relief? Guest Post - Jason Lacsamana, Director, Programs and Partnerships In mid-August, the Guardian published an article recognizing a link between excess deaths of Black, brown, and Indigenous people and the increase in Atlantic storms. In the 30 years from 1988 to 2019, there were 179
Distribution of OKI and HİJ bags filled with school and hygiene needs of children, Hatay Support to Life (Center for Disaster Philanthropy) Equity-Focused Investment Strategies for Disaster Relief and Recovery In the face of escalating natural disasters and humanitarian crises, the need for effective and equitable disaster relief and recovery strategies has never been more
Evolving Past the Dollars in Disaster Response and Resiliency Guest Post - Gabriela Robles, Chief Executive Climate change is making our fragile planet even more vulnerable. The frequency, intensity, and destruction of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, floods, and wildfires pose a rising significant threat to the livelihood of communities. Since the St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund
Rooted in Love: Adelanto Water Justice Coalition Water-related issues impact the health and livelihood of communities disproportionately. Unidos Por Un Adelanto Mejor, partners of SCJPF’s Community Building Initiative (CBI), are addressing water justice and quality issues in North Adelanto, a city in San Bernardino County in the high desert region of Southern California. The immediate
Act, Innovate, and Implement: The Fund’s Disaster Relief and Resilience Strategy Human-caused, environmental, and natural disasters significantly threaten communities, especially those disproportionately impacted by structural racism. The St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund (Fund) knows short-term acute services are vital to stabilizing communities after disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, and disease outbreaks. Therefore, we partner
St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund Matches Contributions The death toll in Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the devasting earthquakes has surpassed 50,000 people. The rescue has shifted to recovery, and the damage and displacement will continue. In an initial response to the earthquakes, St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund made grants totaling $200,000 to Catholic Relief
Our dear neighbors in Turkey and Syria are suffering in the wake of an astonishing earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that impacted hundreds of thousands of people. To help provide immediate relief and long-time assistance for communities affected by this disaster, St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund on behalf of Providence is supporting Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), two well-established
Honoring Organizations and Leaders Serving Communities in Crisis August 19 is World Humanitarian Day (WHD). This year, the WHD campaign by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) is celebrating the importance, effectiveness, and positive impact of humanitarian work on those living in crises all over the world. Providence St. Joseph
