{"id":5917,"date":"2017-02-03T19:20:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T19:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=5917"},"modified":"2018-10-03T19:25:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T19:25:14","slug":"cds-project-albany-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2017\/cds-project-albany-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Disaster Services serves people affected by tornado in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Church of the Brethren Newsline<br \/>\nFebruary\u00a03,\u00a02017<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5918\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5918\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5918\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/childrens-disaster-services-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/childrens-disaster-services-1.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/10\/childrens-disaster-services-1-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Children&#8217;s Disaster Services volunteers care for children following tornado in Albany, Ga. Photo courtesy of CDS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A team of volunteers from Children\u2019s Disaster Services (CDS) set up yesterday morning at a MARC (Multi Agency Resource Center) in Albany, Ga. CDS provides child care for families affected by disasters, often offering care for children while parents apply for aid or take care of other necessary tasks in the wake of disasters.<\/p>\n<p>The Albany area was hit by a devastating tornado on Jan. 22. Yesterday afternoon and evening the CDS volunteers cared for seven children, reported associate director Kathy Fry-Miller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne mother had to leave in the afternoon to pick up her children from school,\u201d Fry-Miller reported by e-mail. \u201cIt was in the middle of filling out applications. She saw the children\u2019s area and said, \u2018This is great! I\u2019m bringing my kids back here!\u2019 She needed to be able to concentrate on talking with people from organizations offering many types of services, as well as fill out paperwork to take care of her family\u2019s needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CDS team is expected to work at the MARC through tomorrow, with the possibility of continuing next week. Mary Geisler is serving as project manager. This response is funded by a grant of $5,000 from the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully, families will take advantage of this service,\u201d Fry-Miller said.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Children\u2019s Disaster Services go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/cds\">www.brethren.org\/cds<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/Newsline\">www.brethren.org\/Newsline<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to the Church of the Brethren Newsline free e-mail news service and receive church news every week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A team of volunteers from Children\u2019s Disaster Services (CDS) set up yesterday morning at a MARC (Multi Agency Resource Center) in Albany, Ga. 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