FreshMinistries is awarded the FASTEN Award in the long-term recovery category

On June 22nd, FreshMinistries’ Women to the Rescue was awarded the FASTEN Award for its hurricane disaster relief efforts. FASTEN, Faith and Service Technical Education Network, is an organization that devotes itself to helping interfaith-based non-profits improve their programs. Annual awards are made in three categories: emergency response, long-term recovery and addressing deep pockets of poverty.

Women to the Rescue, FreshMinistries’ grassroots disaster response initiative founded in 2006 in response to Hurricane Katrina, has helped over 85 families relocate from New Orleans into the greater Jacksonville area. WTTR is now organizing emergency preparedness plans for core-city neighborhoods and promoting the innovative “Virtual Warehouse”, designed by our web partners nGenWorks, as a vital tool for web-based donations for use during emergency situations.

Women to the Rescue served as the model program for Volunteer Florida’s Neighbors to the Rescue.

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