In-person 3-day training includes Religious Literacy and Competency in Crisis Settings & 2-days of chaplaincy training to prepare faith leaders or institutional chaplains to volunteer as disaster chaplains in mass-care settings.
Virtual Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) training for clergy & lay leaders. This interactive training will guide participants in writing a plan to ensure their congregation can continue to fulfill its vital community role post disaster.
Clergy & leaders/security-decision-makers for congregations and faith-based organizations are invited to join this in person training, co-sponsored with the Community Security Initiative of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), to enhance awareness of and response to an active shooter event.
August 12, 2024
To consider City & State’s inaugural Above & Beyond: Social Services list is to gain new appreciation for the breadth of talent and dedication powering New York’s human-centered agencies.
The altruistic backbone of the sector is a front line of social workers and counselors nimbly responding to the twin exigencies of America’s mental health crisis and New York’s influx of high-needs asylum-seekers. But these practitioners could not do their work without the support of management consultants; attorneys who specialize in the nonprofit space; fundraisers, insurers and financing experts to secure ever-more-costly initiatives; and the lobbyists and advocates who ensure that Albany and Washington invest in our most vulnerable communities.
Housing is a secondary theme of this list, reflecting the skyrocketing need for emergency shelter, transitional housing and supportive residences for people struggling with the fallout of homelessness, substance use, chronic illness and other complex needs.
September 1, 2021
An opportunity to reflect on the impacts of September 11th, 2001 with a streaming of the official Reading of the Names from the World Trade Center Memorial at Ground Zero. Support offered by chaplains and emotional and spiritual care providers. Opportunity to participate in health and wellness activities and artistic and creative outlets guided by art therapists.
This event will follow all CDC recommendations and guidelines set forth by New York State and New York City. Proof of vaccination will be required for entry. Physical vaccine cards, the NY COVID Safe app, and the Excelsior Pass app will all be accepted with matching photo ID.
The event will take place on September 11th from 8AM-1PM at The Salvation Army. Victim families, responders, volunteers, impacted residents and other providers and supporters are all welcome.
Location: Centennial Memorial Temple, 120 West 14th Street, New York, NY
October 27, 2020
New York, October 27, 2020: In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented hurricane and wildfire seasons, a new app will help first responders, disaster response professionals and voluntary organizations better serve America’s diverse religious communities and build partnerships with religious leaders.
The Disasters & Religions App presents easily accessible religious literacy and competency information on 27 unique religions, from Baha’i to Zoroastrianism, including 12 Christian denominations.
“Three quarters of U.S. residents are people of faith. Yet, as a country, we often struggle to understand the unique religious beliefs, practices and day-to-day needs of each person,” said Peter B. Gudaitis, M.Div., Executive Director & CEO of New York Disaster Interfaith Services (NYDIS) and President of the National Disaster Interfaiths Network (NDIN). “In times of crisis, this app will equip responders with resources to feed, shelter, counsel, bury or provide emotional and spiritual care to the diversity of people of faith, among many other unmet needs, during disasters and public health emergencies that face our country.”
