Lessons Learned from Faith-Based Disaster Response following Hurricane Katrina [abstract]

Susan Speraw, University of Tennessee
Deborah Persell, Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Abstract

The purpose of this presentation is to discuss lessons learned from the analysis of a Faith-Based Organization’s (FBO) disaster response following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. These lessons can be applied to other non-governmental and governmental organizations whose primary purpose is to respond to disasters. The purposeof the original study was to explore the experience of faith-based disaster responses for the administrative and paid staff of the FBO, volunteers providing FBO services, and the New Orleans residents receiving FBO services.