Last September, Rashawn’s home (pictured below) near Augusta, Georgia, was destroyed by Hurricane Helene. Helene caused catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeast, where UMCOR provided immediate assistance and continues to walk alongside survivors long-term.

The number of people at risk is growing. Communities typically immune to extreme weather are confronting new realities while areas frequently in the path of storms are being hit harder and more often. 

Parrish says northern Georgia has historically been shielded from weather disasters. 

“But in recent years we have seen an increase in the scope, scale, and frequency of extreme weather events here and throughout the United States,” he says.

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As a cancer survivor with health challenges, Rashawn was underinsured and ineligible for sufficient government assistance. She struggled to find shelter. Together with her 16-year-old son and 19-year-old disabled son, Rashawn bounced between motels, family members’ homes, and her car.

A local church gave Rashawn contact information for Rev. Scott Parrish, who serves as Conference Disaster Response Coordinator (CDRC) for the North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church. 

Within weeks, Rashawn was assigned a disaster case manager and construction coordinator. Within another few weeks, UMCOR-trained volunteers were at her door. 

Rashawn is one of many survivors of extreme weather disaster—people without a safety net with nowhere to turn—who have received life-saving help from UMCOR because of the generosity of people like you.

And yet there is reason for hope. Because Parrish and others like him are so well-trained and connected to the UMCOR network, they are fully prepared to tackle the coming challenges. 

“We have learned so much from helping other hard-hit areas,” says Parrish. “Now that severe weather is coming our way, we are well-equipped to help neighbors recover and prepare for future weather events.”

“The genius of UMCOR’s strategy is that by assigning survivors a trained disaster case manager, volunteer coordinator, and construction coordinator, we can tackle projects too overwhelming for most disaster response groups. WE HELP CREATE ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.”  

—Rev. Scott Parrish, Conference Disaster Response Coordinator (CDRC) for the North Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church  

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