September 7, 2005: Headlines: Crisis Corps: FEMA: Hurricane Relief: Peace Corps: FEMA requests Crisis Corps Volunteers to Assist in Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort
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September 7, 2005: Headlines: Crisis Corps: FEMA: Hurricane Relief: Peace Corps: FEMA requests Crisis Corps Volunteers to Assist in Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort
FEMA requests Crisis Corps Volunteers to Assist in Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort
FEMA has initially requested that 25 Crisis Corps volunteers per day be assigned to assist the relief efforts in the various hurricane ravaged areas. Only returned Peace Corps volunteers are being requested for this Crisis Corps relief effort. Returned Peace Corps volunteers interested in helping are asked to contact the Peace Corps' office in Washington, D.C. at 202.692.2250.
FEMA requests Crisis Corps Volunteers to Assist in Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort
Peace Corps to Assist in Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Caption: Myriona Bentley, 13, displaced from New Orleans, sits with her possessions on the curb of the Riverside Centroplex Red Cross Shelter in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Bentley left the shelter and hopes to get to a relative's home in New York City. US troops were turning New Orleans into a virtual ghost town, evacuating survivors of Hurricane Katrina and planning the largest refugee operations ever seen in the United States.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 7, 2005 – Responding to Hurricane Katrina, Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez today announced an agreement was signed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide Crisis Corps volunteers to support the emergency relief operation in the gulf coast region.
"Over the past 44 years, Peace Corps volunteers have responded to the needs of humanity worldwide," stated Director Vasquez. "Today, as many of our fellow Americans are suffering tremendous hardship right here at home, we believe it is imperative to respond. While the Peace Corps is an international volunteer organization, it is incumbent upon us to assist by extending the Peace Corps spirit of giving to our neighbors in the gulf coast region."
FEMA has initially requested that 25 Crisis Corps volunteers per day be assigned to assist the relief efforts in the various hurricane ravaged areas. Only returned Peace Corps volunteers are being requested for this Crisis Corps relief effort. Returned Peace Corps volunteers interested in helping are asked to contact the Peace Corps' office in Washington, D.C. at 202.692.2250.
Nearly 600 returned Peace Corps volunteers have taken the opportunity to use their invaluable skills and experience to address ongoing community needs in 40 different countries since Crisis Corps’ inception in 1996. Crisis Corps volunteers work on short term projects, utilizing the skills they learned as Peace Corps volunteers and in post service careers. To find out more about the Peace Corps' Crisis Corps program, please visit the Crisis Corps section of the Peace Corps web site..
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