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National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) https://www.nvoad.org/voad-members/national-members/ FEMA-Hurricane Harvey Resource Page https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-harvey

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional options for donating your time or money. If you’re in Houston, on the Gulf Coast, or in one of the places inland that’s experiencing [...]

SAN ANGELO, Texas — Hurricane Harvey’s effects on the Texas coast are likely to be long-lasting and varied, even as the storm weakened to a tropical storm. Devastating rains are expected to [...]

The rain from Harvey is in a class of its own. The storm has unloaded over 50 inches of rain east of Houston, the greatest amount ever recorded in the Lower 48 states from a single storm. And [...]

As Tropical Storm Harvey lashes Texas, officials estimate that as many as 30,000 people may end up in shelters after fleeing their homes. Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has called it “one of the [...]

  Dear Pacifica Community, Below you can read the statement that went out from Pacifica supporting the work being done by global leaders and others in Paris to address the continuing crisis [...]

Pacifica Graduate Institute professors held an Eco-Grief Gathering and Ceremony in response to the Refugio Oil Spill. Also featured in this post is drone video footage of the oil spill, captured [...]

#STANDINTHESAND RALLY DE LA GUERRA PLAZA, DOWNTOWN SANTA BARBARA SUNDAY, MAY 31ST – 1PM On Sunday, May 31st, Stand in the Sand will reconvene for the second time in it’s five year history. We [...]

New footage on the severity of the ‪#‎SantaBarbara‬ oil spill. Thanks to Jesse Aizenstat for providing this new coverage from above on how widespread this tragedy is to our coastline and the [...]

Refugio State Beach along the Santa Barbara coastline has been hit by an oil spill, the most devastating we have had in decades. Like many of you, I am saddened and extremely concerned about its [...]