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The Louisiana National Guard has been stationed in the areas of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Ida. Avenues Recovery has teamed up with the national guard to recognize their sacrifice on behalf of the community.

In St. Louis du Sud, Scientology Volunteer Ministers helped return the lives of the children closer to normal.

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As the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Hurricane Ida Disaster Response Team members wrap up two weeks of service in Louisiana and head home to their families and jobs, what they will long remember is the warmth, friendliness and courage of the people of Louisiana.

Providing what local residents need and want can take a unique turn, as it did this week for the Scientology Volunteer Ministers helping in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.

In the final two sessions of a five-part seminar in the town of Jérémie, Scientology Volunteer Ministers train firefighters, Haitian Red Cross, Haitian National Police and other community leaders to help restore peace of mind to those suffering from the frequent disasters that plague this Caribbean nation.

Nurses, who arrived in Les Cayes from Carrefour last weekend, are caring for injured survivors of the August 14 Haiti earthquake at a clinic in Camp-Perrin, a commune in the Les Cayes Arrondissement.

Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana August 29. A Scientology Volunteer Ministers disaster response team is on the ground and their international headquarters has put out a call for more trained volunteers to help the region recover.

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With thousands injured and hundreds of thousands homeless after the 7.2 magnitude Haiti earthquake, first responders see Scientology assists as the key to providing needed help.

Famed search-and-rescue specialists Los Topos, featured on a National Geographic documentary for their work following the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami, add their skill and muscle to the fight against time to locate survivors in the rubble of the Haiti earthquake

More than a week since the 7.2 magnitude earthquake, the country is still in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.

With Tropical Storm Grace compounding the destruction of Saturday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake, Scientology Volunteer Ministers assist in Les Cayes, one of the areas hardest hit by the catastrophe.

RED DOT nursing teams arrive within a rapid response time to augment a facility's existing healthcare staff and assist in caring for patients until the emergency is clear and the crisis is over.

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La Granja Restaurants donated meals for two days to the first responders at Surfside, Miami. Their hearts go out to those affected by this tragedy.

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With some 10% of the population of St. Vincent lacking basic necessities in the wake of the La Soufrière volcanic eruption, the Freewinds arranged for emergency supplies and a team of experienced Scientology Volunteer Ministers to provide relief.

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Ten months into the COVID-19 crisis, Volunteer Ministers of the Church of Scientology Budapest continue to raise donations and deliver supplies to those in need.

Churches of Scientology of Italy join forces to help in the aftermath of the 6.4 Croatia earthquake.

Shireen Inc. CEO, Mr. Nusrat Jamal, has pledged to donate one million locally manufactured N95 face masks to state and federal bodies as well as healthcare providers in the Metro D.C. area

Natural disasters continue unchecked in this year of the coronavirus. Disaster response organizations have to see to the safety of volunteers while providing care.

The world owes a debt of gratitude to emergency workers who risked their lives at the World Trade Center in 2001 and the many thousands more who continue to do so at disaster sites every day.

Greek Volunteer Ministers fulfilling their motto: Something Can Be Done About It.

A spike in coronavirus cases has dashed the hopes of the Aloha State's hospitality industry that had looked forward to a September 1st end to the mandatory 14-day self-quarantine order for visitors to the island. Scientology Volunteer Ministers offer a simple solution: understanding and applying the basic principles of prevention.

The White House Coronavirus Task Force has just designated Kansas as a COVID-19 "Red Zone." Two weeks ago, it placed central Illinois counties on alert. Volunteer Ministers of the Church of Scientology Kansas City are working to bring the pandemic under control by educating the community on prevention.

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