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Book Synopsis The Hurricane Katrina Volunteer Experience by : Jessie Guidry Baginski
Download or read book The Hurricane Katrina Volunteer Experience written by Jessie Guidry Baginski and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricane Katrina left in her wake one of America's oldest and greatest cities in shambles. In 2011, five years after the storm, New Orleans remains in a state of recovery. Statistics reveal many disaster-related facts attributable to the storm. Life stories, however, can open the windows to the soul, inviting us to better understand the human element of this tragedy. Employing a narrative case study methodology, this study delved into the life stories of three young adults who attended to residents only three weeks after they returned to their homes. Through a series of three interviews with each participant, it explored how their education, social and cultural capital, and family lives prepared them for - and were transformed by their experiences as Hurricane Katrina relief volunteers. Engaging in life narrative method provided understanding of how the crisis volunteer experience was incorporated into the identity of these young adults and how it continues to affect their sense of agency in being active and engaged citizens. The study concludes that mandatory community service and service-learning programs that incorporate education, engagement, and critical reflection, provide foundational learning in civic engagement and foster volunteerism in young adults. The study raises critical questions regarding the role of institutional systems in ensuring equity and access for civic engagement for young adults.
Download or read book Grace Amid Tragedy written by Jim Clark and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-06 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the books written about the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, Grace Amid Tragedy stands out with its broader perspective and inspiring message. As a Red Cross volunteer, Jim Clark was a first-hand witness to the catastrophic damage and the heart-wrenching stories. Going beyond that, however, Clark finds the silver lining in this literal storm, with recognition of the Katrina response as the largest outpouring of donations, volunteers, and compassion in our country's history. Chronicling the courage and spiritual growth of a handful of hurricane victims over the five month period after the hurricane, along with his own sense of personal growth, we are left with an uplifting and insightful testament to the human spirit. Fifty percent of the profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the hurricane Katrina rebuilding effort. "If you're seeking more meaning in your life, this book is an inspiring guide. Jim Clark's descriptions of his experiences with the Hurricane Katrina relief effort make us all feel more alive, connected, and open to our own intuitive, wake-up calls." -- Susan Skog, author
Book Synopsis Healing Katrina by : Timothy H. Warneka
Download or read book Healing Katrina written by Timothy H. Warneka and published by Asogomi Pub International. This book was released on 2007 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could you head off alone to help with one of the biggest disasters in the U.S. history? That's exactly what first-time volunteer Tim Warneka did! Working with a national disaster relief organization, Warneka was assigned to the coastline of Southern Mississippi--right where Katrina came ashore. The only book of its kind, Warneka's emotionally honest, moving account lets you experience what it's like to be on the front lines of a national emergency!
Book Synopsis Dismantling Dismay:An American Muslims Volunteer Experience with Hurricane Katrina and Rita by :
Download or read book Dismantling Dismay:An American Muslims Volunteer Experience with Hurricane Katrina and Rita written by and published by Oba News. This book was released on with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Experience of Volunteering for Hurricane Katrina Relief by : Deborah Ulmer
Download or read book The Experience of Volunteering for Hurricane Katrina Relief written by Deborah Ulmer and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is about the nature of nurses' decision making related to volunteering to provide humanitarian aid in a major national disaster. Additionally, it is about the lived experience of nurses who volunteered in that disaster. It is a transcendental phenomenological study using the approach of Clarke Moustakas and the purpose of the study was to describe the experiences of the nurses, their reasons for volunteering, and the impact of their experience on their lives several years later.
Book Synopsis Nothing But Love by : J. Baker Young
Download or read book Nothing But Love written by J. Baker Young and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""This book is a true inspiration, a wonderful homage to Hope and the indestructible Human Spirit!"" - Roberta Lee Tennant, MA, Editor-in-Chief, Falcon Books It is the only county in United States history to be completely destroyed by a disaster. But the residents of St. Bernard Parish refused to be defeated. One Katrina volunteer tells the story of a community that came back to life against all odds: ""As volunteers we were privileged to witness their strength through the toughest of times. In St. Bernard Parish dignity and compassion, humor and hospitality were still going strong. And if these residents could maintain their goodness under these circumstances, maybe we could too if disaster ever visited us.""
Download or read book Bringing Hope written by Debbie McKinney and published by eLectio Publishing. This book was released on with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When terrorists attack, tornadoes make homes disappear, or hurricanes have communities tumbling like building blocks, our hearts weep for those in need. With insight into a world most people are unaware of, Debbie McKinney brings us along on the true story of her volunteer adventures. Travel with her through both uplifting and emotionally challenging experiences. An engaging, honest, and heartfelt account of bringing hope to people after 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, northern New Jersey flooding, and Hurricane Sandy. Her daily journals provide a unique view behind-the-scenes of what a volunteer does, experiences, and feels.
Book Synopsis The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina by :
Download or read book The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The objective of this report is to identify and establish a roadmap on how to do that, and lay the groundwork for transforming how this Nation- from every level of government to the private sector to individual citizens and communities - pursues a real and lasting vision of preparedness. To get there will require significant change to the status quo, to include adjustments to policy, structure, and mindset"--P. 2.
Book Synopsis The Heart of a Hurricane: Journal of a Red Cross Volunteer in the Katrita Disaster by : Christopher Lotito
Download or read book The Heart of a Hurricane: Journal of a Red Cross Volunteer in the Katrita Disaster written by Christopher Lotito and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-07-08 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raw and uncensored, the adventures of a 22 year old minister volunteering with the Red Cross at the Baton Rouge shelter during hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans diaspora. Sometimes critical, sometimes painful, but always entertaining. Gay bars, arrests, drugs, and interrogations; this is the true story.
Book Synopsis Remembering God by : Kendall Ketterlin
Download or read book Remembering God written by Kendall Ketterlin and published by . This book was released on 2009-11-02 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Remembering God is a story of transformation, following the life of an ordinary volunteer through his experiences working with a Red Cross shelter in Lafayette, Louisiana; living through Hurricane Rita; and finding [himself] in charge of an aid distribution center for Catholic Charities in Biloxi, Mississippi."--Publisher description.
Book Synopsis Dismantling Dismay by : Paula Hankins
Download or read book Dismantling Dismay written by Paula Hankins and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Narrating the Storm by : Kristen Barber
Download or read book Narrating the Storm written by Kristen Barber and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those interested in learning more about the personal impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, Narrating the Storm serves as an essential read. This important and timeless volume is a compilation of sixteen narratives that address the experiences of Gulf Coast residents, faculty, and graduate students who were caught up in the largest (not so) natural disaster in United States history. Each contributor deploys storytelling sociology as a methodological approach in order to illustrate how “personal” experiences with disaster are not so personal, but rather reflect and are informed by larger social phenomena related to issues including race, class, gender, age, bureaucracy, risk, collective memory, the blasé, and more. The narratives in this volume exemplify how inequality and injustice are unveiled, exacerbated, and created by the occurrence of disaster; and reveal the sociological in everyday and not-so-everyday experiences.
Book Synopsis Faith in the Eye of the Storm by : Janyce Jorgensen
Download or read book Faith in the Eye of the Storm written by Janyce Jorgensen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2011-12-16 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silence...an unusual place to start in harrowing narratives about a hurricane. Yet, that is where "Faith in the Eye of the Storm: Katrina Stories in Four Voices" begins; in the surreal silence immediately following the passing of the destructive storm. What happens now? How do people respond to the extreme devastation of natural disasters, especially people of faith? Through candid conversations with survivors of Hurricane Katrina, through interviews with staff members of relief organizations and of volunteers, and through intense personal experience, this faith response is examined. The growth and healing that occurs as a consequence of this faith in action is as varied as the individuals who respond. Those who live here find hope. Those who come to serve, leave profoundly changed. Interspersed among these accounts are poems from Katrina: Poetry in Two Distinct Voices (Lincoln, NE: iPublishing, 2007) written by Cee Cee Jay Spencer, a Hurricane Katrina survivor. Enveloping all the narratives is one overarching voice - the voice of God, before, during, after, forever. Proceeds from this book will be donated to disaster relief and recovery efforts through Hope Builds, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Book Synopsis Faith in the Eye of the Storm by : Janyce Jorgensen
Download or read book Faith in the Eye of the Storm written by Janyce Jorgensen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silence…an unusual place to start in harrowing narratives about a hurricane. Yet, that is where “Faith in the Eye of the Storm: Katrina Stories in Four Voices” begins; in the surreal silence immediately following the passing of the destructive storm. What happens now? How do people respond to the extreme devastation of natural disasters, especially people of faith? Through candid conversations with survivors of Hurricane Katrina, through interviews with staff members of relief organizations and of volunteers, and through intense personal experience, this faith response is examined. The growth and healing that occurs as a consequence of this faith in action is as varied as the individuals who respond. Those who live here find hope. Those who come to serve, leave profoundly changed. Interspersed among these accounts are poems from Katrina: Poetry in Two Distinct Voices (Lincoln, NE: iPublishing, 2007) written by Cee Cee Jay Spencer, a Hurricane Katrina survivor. Enveloping all the narratives is one overarching voice – the voice of God, before, during, after, forever. Proceeds from this book will be donated to disaster relief and recovery efforts through Hope Builds, Inc., a non-profit organization.(Book study included.)
Book Synopsis Toward Transformative Learning by : David B. Ficks (II.)
Download or read book Toward Transformative Learning written by David B. Ficks (II.) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this multi-case study was to examine in depth the personal and learning experiences of helping professionals and volunteer helpers when challenged to assist adult Hurricane Katrina evacuees and victims in the aftermath of the disaster. The study contributes theoretically, practically and substantively to the adult education field. Participants share transformative learning experiences that they experienced as a result of the work they did. These experiences revealed two major themes. Theme one: was that helping was a catalyst for transformative personal or professional change; and theme two was that helping was a catalyst for a transformational broadening of worldview, particularly in terms of cultural learning. In addition, the study explores practical considerations for volunteer coordinators, service-learning professionals, volunteer helpers, helping professionals and agencies providing services in crisis situations. Substantively, the study provides an in-depth account of the work of seven helpers delivering services to evacuees and victims following Hurricane Katrina.
Book Synopsis Fostering Community Resilience by : Tom Lansford
Download or read book Fostering Community Resilience written by Tom Lansford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a case study, this book focuses on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and develops the concept of resilience and how it applies to Homeland Security in the aftermath of the worst natural disaster to hit the United States. Through the lens of the national response to Hurricane Katrina and the local lens of the recovery of the Mississippi Gulf Coast community, this work elucidates the particular qualities that make a community and a nation more resilient, discussing resilience as a concept and an application. Additionally, it explores in-depth the interconnected fields that comprise resilience; including economic, social, infrastructure, and political domains. By examining what went right, what went wrong, and what can be improved upon during the Mississippi Gulf Coast's recovery, scholars and policymakers can better understand community resilience not just as a concept, but also as a practice.
Download or read book Displaced written by Lynn Weber and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricane Katrina forced the largest and most abrupt displacement in U.S. history. About 1.5 million people evacuated from the Gulf Coast preceding Katrina’s landfall. New Orleans, a city of 500,000, was nearly emptied of life after the hurricane and flooding. Katrina survivors eventually scattered across all fifty states, and tens of thousands still remain displaced. Some are desperate to return to the Gulf Coast but cannot find the means. Others have chosen to make their homes elsewhere. Still others found a way to return home but were unable to stay due to the limited availability of social services, educational opportunities, health care options, and affordable housing. The contributors to Displaced have been following the lives of Katrina evacuees since 2005. In this illuminating book, they offer the first comprehensive analysis of the experiences of the displaced. Drawing on research in thirteen communities in seven states across the country, the contributors describe the struggles that evacuees have faced in securing life-sustaining resources and rebuilding their lives. They also recount the impact that the displaced have had on communities that initially welcomed them and then later experienced “Katrina fatigue” as the ongoing needs of evacuees strained local resources. Displaced reveals that Katrina took a particularly heavy toll on households headed by low-income African American women who lost the support provided by local networks of family and friends. It also shows the resilience and resourcefulness of Katrina evacuees who have built new networks and partnered with community organizations and religious institutions to create new lives in the diaspora.
