Presbyterian Disaster Assistance enables congregations and mission partners of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) to witness to the healing love of Christ through caring for communities adversely affected by crisis and catastrophic event.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.

• Focuses on the long term recovery of disaster impacted communities.

• Provides training and disaster preparedness for presbyteries and synods.

• Works collaboratively with church partners and members of the Action by Churches Together (ACT) Alliance internationally, and nationally with other faith based responders.

• Connects partners locally and internationally with key organizations active in the response — United Nations, NVOAD (National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster), World Food Program, Red Cross, FEMA and others.