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"We're rebuilding homes, both in New Orleans and in a number of Alabama and Mississippi towns," [Lois Nickel] explained.
"One thing we teach is, you don't just get in your car and go there," she said. "You're putting yourself in jeopardy" and adding to the burden if workers or volunteers just show up at a disaster site, instead of co-ordinating through an agency."Churches and other groups could send a representative to the course to learn more about the best ways to mobilize and use volunteers when disaster strikes," she said, adding that "people considering a career in the area of disaster response or development will also get a lot out of it, too."See the full content of this document
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School's New Course Teaches Disaster Relief
EVER stop and think about the disaster relief and recovery going on in New Orleans in the wake of hurricane Kat...
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