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Covenant World Relief handles disaster response for the Evangelical Covenant Church. Here is information on how we can help in these situations.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>When a disaster strikes many people want to help.\u00a0 But, what is the best way to help? Sometimes our good intentions to help those in other countries can do more harm than good.\u00a0 The list below will make you better able to make thoughtful decisions about how to best support disaster relief.<\/p>\n

1. Find a trustworthy, reputable relief organization to donate to.<\/strong> Professional humanitarian aid organizations are able respond quickly to the urgent needs because of financial gifts. Your gift will be an important part in responding to the emergency needs of the most vulnerable \u00a0Covenant World Relief is the Covenant Church\u2019s response to disasters in the world. CWR works with local and international partners who have expertise and experience in disaster response. CWR has been responding effectively and efficiently to disasters around the world for over sixty years.\u00a0 Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n

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Covenant World Relief handles disaster response for the Evangelical Covenant Church. Here is information on how we can help in these situations. When a disaster strikes many people want to help.\u00a0 But, what is the best way to help? Sometimes our good intentions to help those in other countries can do more harm than good.\u00a0 The list below will make you better able to make thoughtful decisions about how to best support disaster relief. 1. Find a trustworthy, reputable relief organization to donate to. Professional humanitarian aid organizations are able respond quickly to the urgent needs because of financial gifts. Your gift will be an important part in responding to the emergency needs of the most vulnerable \u00a0Covenant World Relief is the Covenant Church\u2019s response to disasters in the world. CWR works with local and international partners who have expertise and experience in disaster response. CWR has been responding effectively and efficiently to disasters around the world for over sixty years.\u00a0 Continue Reading Report This Post<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":104,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,18],"tags":[516,394],"class_list":["post-328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-service","tag-covenant-world-relief","tag-disaster-response"],"yoast_head":"\nBest Ways to Support a Disaster Response - Serve Globally Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/serveglobally\/2011\/05\/27\/best-ways-to-support-a-disaster-response\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Best Ways to Support a Disaster Response - Serve Globally Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Covenant World Relief handles disaster response for the Evangelical Covenant Church. 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