Humanist Disaster Recovery Drive
HDR drive for Louisiana comes to a close
The generosity of our members and supporters shone in our Humanist Disaster Recovery (HDR) Drive for the Louisiana flooding. We raised over $10,000 for our beneficiary, All Hands Volunteers, and more than $2500 for Foundation Beyond Belief’s next Humanist Disaster Recovery (HDR) Teams volunteer deployment. To learn more about the difference between HDR Teams and…
Read MoreVolunteering for Louisiana
We recently got a chance to talk to Jennifer Tidwell, who is on the ground volunteering in Louisiana where floods have killed 13 people and destroyed about 60,000 homes. For Jennifer, (who, in addition to her public service, is also operating as a single mother to son Connor, 8) her work in Louisiana is not…
Read MoreAll Hands Volunteers is the Beneficiary of our Louisiana Flooding Drive
On August 17th, Foundation Beyond Belief announced a Humanist Disaster Recovery Drive to raise funds for the recovery effort after the flooding in Louisiana, the worst U.S. natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy. Effects from the flooding include: More than 40,000 homes damaged Nearly a third of Louisiana's parishes declared disaster areas 70,000 applications for FEMA assistance…
Read MoreA Humanist Response to the Severe Flooding in Louisiana
National coverage has finally begun for what the Lower Mississippi Forecast Center, a division of the National Weather Service, is calling a “1000 year rain event.” Flooding is occurring like the state hasn’t seen since Katrina due to a complicated, slow moving weather system that dumped as much as 30 inches of rain in only…
Read MoreGurkha Welfare Trust building quake-resistant home in Nepal
We have an update from one of our Nepal Earthquake Disaster Recovery beneficiaries, Gurkha Welfare Trust, on the quake-resistant construction methods they have used in the recovery effort since the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. The April 2015 earthquake was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 earthquake, killing more than 14,000 people, injuring more…
Read MoreNepal Earthquake One Year Later
It has been one year since Nepal was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. It was the worse earthquake the earthquake-prone region experienced since 1934, which killed thousands and destroyed 20% of the Katmandu’s buildings. Nepal is particularly vulnerable because of low construction standards and political instability. Last April, villages across the country were flattened…
Read MoreFBB launches drive in wake of earthquake in Ecuador
The hands that help are better far than lips that pray. – Robert Green Ingersoll Please help Foundation Beyond Belief put humanist compassion to work by sharing this post and donating what you can to help the people of Ecuador. On Saturday, April 16th, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit about 17 miles (27km) from Muisne,…
Read MoreFukushima, FBB’s First Disaster Drive, 5 Years Later
On Friday, March 11, 2011, the fourth most powerful earthquake recorded, a 9.0 magnitude, occurred off the coast of Japan. The earthquake triggered tsunami waves that reached at least 133 feet in some places. Honshu, Japan’s main island was shifted eight feet and the earth was shifted on its axis between 10 and 25 centimeters. The…
Read MoreThird Nepal beneficiary announced
Announcing a third beneficiary–Gurkha Welfare Trust–which will receive approximately $30,000 raised in 2015 by the humanist community of FBB for the Nepal earthquake recovery efforts. On April 25, 2015, Nepal was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake caused an avalanche on Mt. Everest, created mudslides, and destroyed more than half a million homes. As…
Read More#ParisAttacks: How can humanists help?
As you all know, yesterday a coordinated attack took place in Paris that killed more than 120 people. When such tragedy unfolds, our human instinct is to jump to the aid of those in need. Yet, sometimes we do not have what is needed to help those that are hurting. As we remember from 9/11…
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