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May What's Inside Grief: A Normal Response to Loss The Leadership Center for Youth--Sulphur Open House Mission |
From Response to Recovery
by Julio Galan, Executive
Director
It is amazing to witness Southwest Louisiana
coming together to support our neighbors most affected by Rita. Peter
Goldberg, President and CEO of the Alliance for Children and Families
and keynote speaker at our most recent Family Focus Professional
Conference reminded us that recovery to a disaster is a challenging
process. He observed and applauded the leadership of elected officials, Commitment to community recovery, compromising for better results, and continued support to those affected and those working towards recovery help ease the challenges of recovery and reconstruction. Family & Youth, through its new program, Human Services Response Institute (HSRI), is committed to providing support to those affected by Rita and to those working in the recovery and reconstruction. In the aftermath of disaster, all affected individuals and families should have access to services to meet basic needs and a system to facilitate a safety net for individuals and families facing adversity. Family & Youth will continue to convene the human services community to identify gaps and services, just as we did immediately after the storm; establish a process and structure for the systematic, coordinated, and effective delivery of human services to address the consequences of disaster; and promote collaboration and partnerships to support those people most affected. The work ahead of us will be tiring and challenging at best. However, our experience is that Southwest Louisiana is a caring community not afraid of pulling resources together to solve difficult challenges and to build a stronger community. For more information view Human Service Response Institute web pages. |
family service organizations and faith based organizations as well as
their willingness to work together on behalf of those most affected.