WVUS Responds to Texas Wildfires and Hurricane Irene Aftermath:
http://www.worldvisionusprograms.org/hurricane_irene_2011.html
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In Texas, World Vision is distributing personal hygiene and cleanup kits to children and their families who have been evacuated in the hard-hit Bastrop County area. Wildfires have destroyed more than 1,300 homes, a figure that Texas officials expect will rise.
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World Vision
found at:
http://www.bgct.org/texasbaptists/Page.aspx?pid=4187
The World Vision Dallas Warehouse has the following opportunities available:
all sizes of baby diapers and baby wipes
volunteers to help put supplies on pallets to be shipped to the coast
They have supplies such as shovels, brooms, mops, buckets, Lysol products, latex gloves, and other cleaning supplies that are available to churches who are going to the Coast to help with Ike relief. The main thing is for a church to identify the needs in that particular area so duplicated efforts and aid are avoided.
Contact: Sheron Gibson or Tod Haumann at 214.331.4934
5050 Investment Drive # 104
Dallas, TX 75236 (map - see website)
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Texas: Deadly Floods Displace Thousands of Families; World Vision Responds With Desperately Needed Aid
Heavy, unrelenting rainfall batters the state; displaced residents supplied with basic necessities, including hygiene products and clothing.
July 10, 2007
http://news.worldvision.org/W6RH028A9F884EBFB391D3173229E0
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Neighbors helping neighbors
People in urban Dallas are suffocating under the stress of daily needs and lack of hope. World Vision comes alongside faithful church and community partners in the Dallas area already hard at work trying to lift their neighbors out of poverty.
* The Storehouse: Providing clothing, shoes, household supplies, personal care items, and school supplies to families and local churches and organizations assisting families
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Teachers who work in schools that serve low-income neighborhoods can get free school supplies and learning tools for their impoverished students at The Storehouse.
The Storehouse provides free school supplies to teachers in schools that serve low-income families. Teachers can obtain teaching aids and books, binders, backpacks, pencils, art supplies, and posters. They may also find educational toys and games that can be used as incentives for stellar schoolwork or good behavior. Many sites also provide such staples as blankets for school nursing offices and clothes for children in desperate need. Thanks to The Storehouse, teachers in participating schools don?t have to dig into their own wallets or watch their students go without educational supplies.
Schools in which 70 percent or more students qualify for subsidized meals qualify to use the center. In Dallas, nearly 33 percent of all schools fall into that category.
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Building Self-Esteem for Families
Every World Vision Storehouse across the country offers a varying supply of necessities needed to live everyday life with dignity. These range from clothes, shoes, and toys to building supplies and personal care and household items.
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Gulf Coast Hurricanes
How You Can Help the Survivors
See your options: http://www.worldvision.org/donate.nsf/child/katrina_whatyoucando?Open
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