Organizational Structure
Disaster response operations are designed and implemented within the boundaries of presbyteries. In New York, the Presbyterian Church (USA) has ten Presbyteries: Albany, Cayuga-Syracuse, Genesee Valley, Hudson River, Long Island, New York City, Northern New York, Susquehanna Valley, Utica and Western New York.
Disaster Program
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance provides funds and dispatches advisors -- members of a national Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT) -- on request of disaster-affected Presbyterian Church (USA) middle-level governing bodies (presbyteries) to help them develop response and recovery programs. The nature and scope of presbytery programs vary depending on disaster needs. The PDAT advisers identify and empower leaders to assume responsibility for disaster response and recovery operations and provide training and other assistance in development of these operations.
Authority
Each presbytery is responsible for its own area.