Children's Disaster Services

Forms

Workshop forms

• Workshop Registration
• Reference Form
• Criminal Background Check
• Press Release Template - Workshop promotion

Volunteer forms

• Recipe for a Press Release
• Voluntary Hold Harmless Waiver of Liability
• Volunteer Onsite Registration
• Volunteer Expense Voucher
• Kit of Comfort Inventory list

Response forms

• Child Registration by Family
• Child Care Registration Tracking
• Daily Fax of Child Care Contacts
  • Blank
  • Example
• Parent/Guardian Handout
• Petty Cash Account Report
• Reflecting on Your Service

Publications and News

These are outside news reports. Visit the CDS home page for Church of the Brethren CDS updates.

• A Moment in Mission: A partnership lets kids play while parents focus on recovery (4/25/2016)
• Gail in Monroe, Louisiana (4/17/2016
• Florida Rapid Response (1/28/2016)
• Missouri Flood Relief: Lindsey in Pacific, MO (1/17/2016)
• Sandy in Arnold, MO: Just a Single Day (1/16/2016)
• USA Today quotes CDS (11/16/2012)
• "Children's Disaster Services is the best..." (Canton Patch, 8/24/2012)
• WHSV news story on CDS volunteers in Joplin, Missouri (5/22/2012)
• Read Herald-Review report on CDS (2/25/2012) 
• Read a San Gabriel Tribune story about CDS workshops (2/22/2012) 
• Caring for Your Children in the Aftermath of Disaster

Resources

CDS General Brochure (2.27 MB)

Resources about children and disaster

• CDS From fear to hope: Helping children cope with war, terrorism, and other acts of violence
• CDS Del miedo a la esperanza: Ayudar a los niños a lidiar con la guerra, el terrorismo y otros actos de violencia
• CDS Trauma and your children: For parents or guardians after disasters or traumatic events
• CDS El trauma y sus hijos: Para padres o cuidadores después de desastres or eventos traumáticos

Vacation Bible School offering resources

• Children Helping Children powerpoint
• Children Helping Children flyer

Videos

Partnership Video with American Red Cross
courtesy of American Red Cross

Children's Disaster Services YouTube channel

Children's Disaster Services (DVD) - 8 minutes.
An overview of the CDS program and how children benefit from this unique ministry.