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Former mayor and faith-based coalition line up Mennonite Disaster Services for long-term recovery work
Summary
Former Mayor Copenhaver described a new long-term recovery committee, supported by FEMA and GEMA, that will host national faith-based relief groups — including Mennonite Disaster Services — to repair and rebuild homes between November and March.
Former Mayor Copenhaver addressed the Public Services Committee about the long-term recovery committee formed to coordinate post-Hurricane Helena rebuilding, saying the group is enabled by FEMA and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and is intended to evolve into a VOAD-style organization.
Copenhaver described a faith-based coalition that has already committed a range of national groups —…
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