Hurricane Response: Working Together in the Diocese of Rochester

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Hurricane ResponseWorking Together in the
Diocese of Rochester

• Catholic Charities
• November 2005

Courtesy Frank Methe/Catholic Charities USA
Courtesy Catholic Charities USA
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Our Mission

• Mobilize the Diocese of Rochester to help those
  affected by the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina
  and Rita
• Cooperate with the larger community in its
  response
• Express our Christian solidarity with those in
  need

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Strategy 1 Material Support

• Provide cash donations via Catholic Charities USA
• Cash remains the urgent request
• Cash provides the most flexible solutions for
  people on the ground
• Used clothingno need at this time
• Results to date DOR has donated over 500,000 to
  CCUSA
• Youth group donated 5,000 at NCYC in Atlanta

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Strategy 2 Partnership

• We will partner with Archdiocese of New Orleans
• Allows us to focus our efforts
• Allows local parishes to take initiative through
  parish-to-parish partnerships
• Provides a structure for long term recovery and
  support
• Other partnerships schools, colleges, diaconal
• Results to date
• Partnership established diocese-to-diocese
• Over 20 parishes have been matched to a sister
  parish
• 18 parishes are still in internal consultations

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Strategy 3 Help Evacuees

• Provide local support for 300 evacuees
  throughout Diocese of Rochester
• Local Catholic Charities and parishes provide
  local, supplemental support to government
  assistance
• Partner with ecumenical and inter-faith efforts
• Opportunities for local participation/donations
• Food, furniture to food pantries, collection
  centers
• Housing to local Catholic Charities databases
• Results to date
• Support to lt20 people through Catholic Charities

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Archdiocese of New OrleansProfile

• 480,000 Catholics in total population of 1.36
  million
• Consists of City of New Orleans and 7 adjacent
  civil parishes (counties)
• Archdiocesan Statistics
• 142 parishes
• 120 schools
• 220 diocesan and 195 religious priests
• 800 religious sisters
• 186 deacons

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Archdiocese of New OrleansCurrent Situation

• General needs
• 1,000 killed by hurricanes
• 300,000 homes lost
• Unemployment rate of 30
• Archdiocese
• 60 churches ( many schools) destroyed or have
  major damage
• Critical shortage of cash for payrolls
• Diocesan staff displaced, many to Baton Rouge
• We are the first diocese to partner with them!

Courtesy Catholic Charities USA
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Parish Partnering
STEP 1 Apply to DOR Coord
Rochester Parish (DOR)
STEP 2 DOR Coord ANO Match parishes
STEP 3 DOR parish ANO parish connect and write
agreement

• Potential Partnering
• Activities
• Regular prayer
• Grieving together
• Material support
• Fundraising
• Site visits
• Friendships
• Ongoing communication
• Reciprocity

• How to Get Started
• Recruit a team
• Get support of total parish
• Contact DOR coordinator
• Get matched up
• Make a plan with your new
• parish partner
• Establish a parish budget
• to support the plan

Find a level of involvement that is good for your
parish and helpful to your partner parish
STEP 4 DOR parish ANO parish live out agreement
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School Partnering
STEP 1 Align with parish partnership if possible
New Orleans School (ANO)
Rochester School (DOR)
STEP 2 If not, apply to DOR Coord
STEP 3 DOR Coord ANO match schools

• Potential Partnering
• Activities
• Regular prayer
• Listening to their stories
• Material support
• Fundraising
• Site visits
• Friendships
• Ongoing communication
• Reciprocity

• How to Get Started
• Recruit a team
• Get support of total staff
• Contact DOR coordinator
• Get matched up
• Make a plan with your new
• school partner
• Establish a local budget
• to support the plan

Find a level of involvement that is good for your
school and helpful to your sister school
STEP 4 DOR school ANO school connect and agree
on plans
STEP 5 DOR school ANO school live out agreement
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Dealing with Evacuees
Sources of Evacuees
Other Resources
FEMA
Parishes Pantries
Get Temporary Shelter
Register with Red Cross 1 800 HELP NOW
Family Ties
Public Agencies
Roch Coalition
Individual Parishes
CC Depts
Call CC-DOR IF other needs
Other Providers
CC-DOR case mgt
Housing Offers
Provident

• Potential Needs of
• Evacuees
• Shelter
• Furniture
• Food
• Medical care
• Cash assistance
• Schooling
• Employment

CC-DOR Assigns to Local database
Parishes
CC-DOR Reporting
Individuals
Housing Certification Process
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Funding
To help with general relief efforts
CCUSA

• Donors can give
• to CCUSA via
• Local parish or
• Direct donation

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Local parish
To support parish partnerships
Local parishes will support partnerships out of
local budgets. CCDOR will provide program advice.
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CCDOR
New Olreans parish
DOR parish
To support evacuees in DOR area
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The Big Picture--Roles
New Orleans ANO/ CC
CC--USA
Diocesan Office
DOR Coordinator
Press
CC--DOR
Other Groups
CC--DOR
CC--DOR
DOR Parishes
Parish Social Ministry
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Diocesan Coordinators