Current Disaster Response: Ways to Serve
Disaster response recovery teams provide permanent repair/rebuild within disaster affected communities. While teams often require specialized skills, we encourage a holistic approach to recovery.
One key to an effective disaster response effort is quality and experienced leadership.
There is a great deal of organization and responsibility that goes into leading and coordinating both a disaster response and mission team.
NYAC provides opportunities for Leadership Training and has had a long and strong history of responding to both emergency and long-term needs both domestically and internationally.
There are also opportunities for local NYAC churches and Cooperative Parishes to serve with immediate needs in areas such as those noted below:
Flooding in the Hudson Valley (July 2023)
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Assemble Flood Buckets and Hygiene Kits. Flood Buckets help families and volunteers begin the overwhelming work of cleaning up after a flood. Go here to watch a video and download instructions on how to assemble a flood bucket.
Hygiene Kits help families and volunteers maintain hygiene and prevent the spread of germs after a disaster. Here is a video and instructions you can download to learn how to assemble a hygiene kit. - Collect cases of Bottled Water. Flood victims, disaster response teams, emergency response crews, and volunteers need access to clean drinking water.
- Drop off items at Collection Sites. When you have assembled flood buckets, hygiene kits and cases of bottled water, you can bring your supplies to these NYAC collection sites:
Catskill-Hudson District
Catskill UMC
40 Woodland
Catskill NY 12414Long Island East District
Bayport UMC
482 Middle Road
Bayport NY 11705Connecticut District
Seymour UMC
90 Pearl Street
Seymour CT 06483
Please email Rev. Lisa Bosworth for info.Long Island West District
St. Mark's UMC
2017 Beverly Road
Brooklyn NY 11226Long Island East District
Bayport UMC
482 Middle Road
Bayport NY 11705Metropolitan District
New York Conference Annual Conference Offices
20 Soundview Avenue
White Plains NY 10606)
New York/Connecticut District
Mt. Kisco UMC
300 E. Main Street
Mt. Kisco NY 10549-3014) - Give generously. Donations help churches and communities care for unforeseen needs when responding to a disaster. Your donation will go directly to supporting disaster response in the Hudson Valley. Click here to donate; please enter your donation amount under "Donate to Hudson Valley Flood Relief."
Have questions? We have answers, please email if you have questions to need additional information.