Humanist Disaster Recovery Teams
Join Our Fireside Chat with Nadya Hutchin
Nadya Dutchin—the new Executive Director of American Humanist Association—has more than 10 years experience in community engagement, strategic partnership, youth program development, multi-method fundraising, and change management experience. She’s known for using her voice within nonprofits to highlight the fact that challenges like the climate crisis and medical disparity cannot be addressed without acknowledging their…
Read MoreHaiti Earthquake: A Humanist Response Updates
In early August of this year, Haiti was affected by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake, more powerful than the 2010 earthquake which killed, injured, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. This most recent earthquake came as the country was already reeling from a presidential assassination and continued unrest. The death toll has risen to over…
Read More“Letter From a Birmingham Jail” at 56
Written while King was jailed for an unpermitted march against segregation laws, his “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” was composed on newspaper scraps and toilet paper, in a moment when the civil rights movement seemed to verge on collapse. Written to refute white moderate criticism of his methods, today the letter is celebrated as King’s famous…
Read MoreCyclone Idai: How YOU can help.
Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB) is currently monitoring the effects and recovery efforts related to Cyclone Idai. On March 14th, Cyclone Idai made landfall in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi causing widespread damage, fatalities, and misplaced people. Currently the death toll has risen to over 750 people (Mozambique 446, Zimbabwe 259, and Malawi 56), but with flood…
Read MoreBakerRipley President & CEO honored
From FBB beneficiary partner, BakerRipley: "We are eager to share with you that Claudia Aguirre will be honored by Houston’s Solo Mujeres Magazine as the 2019 Woman of the Year.
Read MoreHDR Appeals update & California Fires
Thank you to every person who donated to our Disaster Appeal: Hurricane Season 2018 and our Call to Action: Family Separation at the Border. Your gifts will make a real difference in the lives of those affected by these crises. These campaigns will be closed on Monday, November 19th. If you would still like support…
Read MoreUpdate: Family Separations at U.S. Border
There are currently 13,200 children in custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), which is more than ever before, and the average stay has doubled from that of two years ago. (The official Health and Human Services number is 54 days, but officials have anonymously reported that the number is closer to 74.) The…
Read MoreHurricane Harvey: One Year Later
While many people across the country, and even in Houston, do not see or hear daily reminders of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey, the most vulnerable of Houston's residents are still feeling the effects one year later.
Read MoreVolunteer with Foundation Beyond Belief in April
Calling all Humanists! Houston families need your help! Last fall, Hurricane Harvey and its associated rainstorms dropped about 27 trillion gallons of rainwater over Texas and Louisiana in just just six days. Harvey dumped 51 inches of rain in south Texas, which is more than Houston typically gets in one year (49.77 inches). Over 300,000…
Read MoreHDR Teams needs Volunteers for Louisiana
Humanist Disaster Recovery (HDR) Teams is in need of volunteers for our next deployment which is scheduled from May 27 – June 7, 2017, in Denham Springs, LA. Volunteers are not required to remain for the duration of the deployment and are responsible for their own travel to and from the program. Volunteers may begin…
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