Community Services

Adventist Community Service and Disaster Response

Joe Watts Community Services and Disaster Response Coordinator

 

E-mail: jwatts@txsda.org

Phone: 817.641.7679

 

Adventist Community Services Area Meeting dates:

• Bryan/College Station, Feb. 11, 2012, 3-5 pm, 1350 Earl Rudder Fwy S, College Station, TX 77840
• Edinburg, Feb. 18, 2012, 3-5 pm, 602 W Wisconsin, Edinburg, TX 78539
• Tyler, Feb. 25, 2012, 3-5 pm, 2935 S SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701

Adventist Community Services leaders and volunteers from the surrounding area meet to network with other ACS personnel and learn what new is happening in ACS.

 

Class on "Introduction to Disaster Preparedness", March 31, 2012, 3-5 pm,, Austin South, 132 Eberhart Lane, Austin, TX 78745. Learn how to prepare yourself, your family, and your church to face a disaster. Learn how your church can be ready to serve following a disaster.

 

"Donations Operations" teaches how to be prepared to help following a disaster event. Come learn how to collect needed items, then sort and distribute them to those who have been affected by a disaster.

Classes will be taught from 9:00 to 5:00 pm at the following:

• College Station, Feb. 12, 2012, 1350 Earl Rudder Fry S, College Station, TX 77840
• Edinburg, Feb. 19, 2012, 602 W Wisconsin, Edinburg, TX 78539
• Longview, Feb. 26, 2012, 2800 Airline Rd., Longview, TX 75605
• Austin South, April 1, 2012, 132 Eberhart Ln, Austin, TX 78745

 

ACS "Leadership" class will be presented on May 19, 2012 , 3-5 pm, at the Texas ACS Disaster Response Depot, 702 N Old Betsy, Keene, TX 76059. This class is designed for leaders in all areas of ACS.  

 

ACS DR "Warehouse Management" class (prerequisite is Donations Operations class), will be taught May 20, 2012, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the Texas ACS Disaster Response Depot, 702 N Old Betsy, Keene, TX 76059. ACS DR  Forklift Certification class will also be taught.  Call Sherry Watts at 817-641-7679 to make reservation for this day.

 

What we do | How we can help you

Adventist Community Services (ACS) is the humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that works within this United States and Bermuda. Adventist Community Services meets people's immediate needs through social services such as tutoring and mentoring programs, youth volunteer corps, health screening, education, inner city missions, and disaster response.

 

In the Southwestern Union, Adventist Community Services Disaster Response provides services to disaster victims, their families, and communities. When disaster strikes, local church and conference disaster coordinators evaluate the damage and situation, and then take appropriate action. Collection centers are designated to receive donated items and distribution centers are set up to serve the needs of victims with clothing, household items and other items. If needed, Adventist Community Services Disaster Response manages warehouse operations where donated goods are stored and organized for distribution. It also provides door-to-door visitations, listening posts, and pastoral care for disaster victims' emotional and spiritual needs.