Ongoing Disaster Relief Effort
|Brantley County
Georgia Wildfires - Emerge Disaster Response
Emerge mobilizing to serve families impacted by devastating Georgia wildfires
Time & Location
Ongoing Disaster Relief Effort
Brantley County, Brantley County, GA, USA
Details
Wildfires continue to impact families across southern Georgia, especially in areas like Brantley, Clinch, and Atkinson Counties, where homes have been lost and families have been displaced with little notice. The Southern Georgia fires have burned over 55,000 acres, with multiple fires still active across the region.
Emerge Ministries has been actively deployed.
Our advance team has been on the ground working alongside local, state, and federal authorities to assist in the Multi Agency Resource Center MARC, helping coordinate community support efforts for families affected by these fires. This week, our team is beginning on site chaplain care and case management intake as we start our direct response efforts.
In partnership with Emergency RV and local businesses, Emerge Ministries is mobilizing a temporary housing response initiative for families displaced by the recent fires in Georgia. The current operational goal is to prepare and support 50 travel trailers to provide safe, stable emergency housing for families with children during this critical season of recovery.
To launch the first phase of this response effort, Emerge Ministries is establishing an initial fundraising goal of 100,000 dollars. THAT IS ONLY 2,000 DOLLARS PER FAMILY TO GET THEM INTO TEMPORARY HOUSING. These funds will help cover immediate deployment needs, including transportation and setup, temporary housing assistance, trailer maintenance and roadworthy preparation, and the operational coordination required to rapidly serve families in crisis. Continued assistance and long term support efforts are evaluated on a case by case basis according to household need, financial hardship, and available resources.
Right now, Emerge Ministries is uniquely positioned to meet this urgent need. To make this possible, we are asking for your support in connecting families to housing, care, and stability. At the same time, our Chaplain Response Team is serving by providing spiritual care, crisis support, prayer, and encouragement to families, first responders, and communities in need.
How You Can Get Involved:
Apply for Aid:
https://www.emerge4unity.org/ga-wildfire-disaster-recovery-intake
Give to Support Families:
https://givebutter.com/emerge-disaster-response-ga-fl-wildfires-p7ebfn
Volunteer and Be a Voice:
https://www.emerge4unity.org/volunteer