The Mel Stoltzfus Family band will be live at the event on Friday night!Come out for an evening of great food, great music and fellowship. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!#CrisisResponse #InternationalCrisisResponse #USDisasterResponse #HumanitarianAid #hope #PCCR #Awarenessevent
Q: Why should I take the training?A: There are lots of people who can and want to volunteer and yet aren’t allowed to work with the local and national emergency service departments when disasters hit. By taking the training, you’ll gain the necessary credentials to serve alongside first responders, as well as the opportunity to …
Q: Can I volunteer with PCCR without taking the training?A: When we respond to a disaster that happens within the US, we will often open it up for volunteers. When this happens, you are welcome to sign up and volunteer. And if you’d like to be notified when we have volunteer opportunities, sign up using …
A PEEK INTO THE NEWSLETTERIn the last quarter, we have focused a lot of time on internal development, as well as developing the training. Amidst all of that, our Field Director in Ukraine, Daniel Beiler, returned from Ukraine with his family and a small team of staff and volunteers went to Haiti to help with …
SIGNUP IS OPEN FOR THE NEXT TRAINING!For all of you who like planning months ahead, here’s your chance to sign up early. We have limited spots so make sure to claim your spot. The dates are January 28th through February 8th. For more details, visit https://plaincompassion.org/training-program/. To sign up, please fill out the form at …
Last week, we completed another First Response Training consisting of two guys and three girls. One of the guys will be going to Vermont this weekend, to help with flood cleanup.During this training, one of my highlights was seeing the team’s leadership skills develop as we went through some challenging scenarios. To help them understand …
Mervin was one of the first guys to take the First Response Training back in August of 2022 and has been with us ever since. In April of 2023, he stepped up to become the US Response Director and successfully led multiple responses, including the flooding in Kentucky and the tornado damage in Mississippi and …
Merv King is the CEO of Plain Compassion Crisis Response and does an amazing job of leading out and creating the culture we have in the organization. He cares deeply about each of the staff and works hard to create a healthy team atmosphere for everyone to operate out of their gifts, feel valued and …
Meet Dorcas Kauffman, our Marketing Director! When she joined our team back in August of 2022, she had volunteered as a photographer in Ukraine for several months before accepting the part-time role of Social Media Manager. Just a few weeks ago, she stepped up to take on the Marketing Director role, which fits her to …
As the latest addition to our team, Emma Yoder joined us when we badly needed help with data entry.After the work in Ukraine began, we had a number of extraordinarily busy months and started looking for someone to help with the data entry and some bookkeeping. She has been in the office for several days …