Community Crisis and Grief
"Com" = "With." Our "com"-passion support for persons experiencing community crisis and collective grief.
September 29, 2024 ~ Hurricane Helene: Information to add? Contact [email protected]
October 8, 2024 ~ Hurricane Milton: Information to add? Contact [email protected]
We send support to the many communities, families, and individuals affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton. This public service education video describes different kinds of community crises; different groups of persons impacted with basic roles and tasks before and during a community crisis; community grief; and potential effects of community crisis/grief for persons who are already experiencing the “normal” bereavement of a loved one.
Video Segments (click on the video’s progress bar): 0:00 Com = With; 0:29 Different Kinds of Community Loss; 1:24 Who Is Affected? How?; 6:57 Re-Lation-Ships; 8:22 Impact for Already-Bereaved Persons; 9:39 Care for Your Whole Self; 13:58 Months and Years Ahead
Quotes to Share
- What’s important? A hurricane lets you know. ~ Author unknown.
- Whether it is a tsunami, or whether it is a hurricane, whether it’s an earthquake – when we see these great fatal and natural acts, men and women of every ethnic persuasion come together and they just want to help. ~ Martin Luther King III
- In unity, there is strength; when communities come together during a crisis, they can accomplish the impossible. ~ Amanda Ripley, The Unthinkable
- The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. ~ Coretta Scott King
Milton (Hurricane): Ways to Support Affected Communities
- National Hospice Foundation’s Workforce Emergency Support Fund
- New updates relevant to end-of-life care organizations: Hospice & Palliative Care Today (link goes to today’s issue; Special Helene issue; register for daily email delivery)
- 10/8/2024. We are monitoring hurricane updates, and request your help. Contact [email protected]
Helene (Hurricane): Ways to Support Affected Communities
- Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief Fund for home care & hospice employees in the Carolinas
- National Hospice Foundation’s Workforce Emergency Support Fund
- Teleios Collaborative Network – nonprofit hospice and palliative care organizations directly affected by Helene
- VIA Health Partners – NC & SC (formerly Hospice & Palliative Care of Charlotte): Donate to Hurricane Helene Relief Fund
- New updates relevant to end-of-life care organizations: Hospice & Palliative Care Today (link goes to today’s issue; Special Helene issu3 10/4/24; register for daily email delivery)
- More links to add? Contact [email protected]
Key National Organizations for Community Crisis Preparation, Relief, and Recovery
- American Red Cross Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Relief
- American Trauma Society
- FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
- International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
- National Association of State EMS Officials
- National Emergency Management Association
- National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – The Medical Reserves Corps
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Trauma and Critical Care Teams
- U.S. Department of Justice – Office for Victims of Crime
- World Central Kitchen
- World Health Organization
More Personal Resources for Coping with Loss and Grief, from Composing Life Out of Loss
For Organizations: our Grief Video Library (English and Spanish)
For Individuals: our Portal to Grief Care
For Musicians: book, Music of the Soul – Composing Life Out of Loss