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How We ServeACS Disaster Response is a service provided by Adventist Community services, the humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that works within the United States and Bermuda. Find an ACS CenterTo learn more about Adventist Community Services centers or to find a local Adventist Community Services Center near you, go to www.communityservices.org.About ACS Disaster ResponseMission StatementThe mission of ACS Disaster Response is “serving communities in Christ's name.” What is the ACS Disaster Response Network? The ACS Disaster Response operation comprises volunteers who form local disaster response teams that are organized by state disaster response coordinators. State disaster response coordinators and teams assist regional disaster response coordinators to respond to multi-state calamities. The national disaster response coordinator manages the national program. The union coordinator manages the union program and the conference coordinators manage the conference program. Who are ACS Disaster Response Partners? ACS Disaster Response operates under a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the American Red Cross and many state emergency management agencies. It is also a founding member of the inter-agency compact called National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster ( NVOAD) and the affiliated state VOADs. Training ACS disaster Response offers a multi-step training to equip volunteers to effectively respond to disasters. Completion of the training modules qualifies volunteers as skilled disaster response workers. Services Provided ACS Disaster Response helps disaster victims, their families, and community through: • Community Collection Centers • Donation Coordination Centers • Warehouse Operations • Crisis Response Counselors
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