RELIEF EFFORTS ON THE BAHAMAS EXPANDING
The Salvation Army
Caribbean Territory
Media Contact: Mike Michels, Captain
876-929-6190 office phone
876-881-5468 cell phone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2019
RELIEF EFFORTS ON THE BAHAMAS EXPANDING
The Salvation Army is partnering with the Bahamian Government to get
more disaster relief workers to affected areas
Nassau, The Bahamas
The Salvation Army has been working closely with the Bahamian government to get experienced disaster relief personnel from within the organisation into the areas affected so that the relief efforts can be expanded to help with the growing need, including emotional and spiritual care. More and more evacuees are needing assistance in Nassau and people have started to get back into their homes in Grand Bahamas and The Salvation Army is providing much-needed supplies and support.
As of Saturday, September 14 The Salvation Army Bahamas hurricane response team has distributed 150 pallets of relief goods (water, food, hygiene supplies, baby items) and in Freeport 2,032 individuals have been served (food parcels and clothing). These persons include 489 families, 1216 adults, and 816 children. In Nassau 57 families comprised of 228 individuals have been served food parcels and clothing). The Salvation Army in Nassau is also sheltering 43 evacuees and provided them with cooked meals on a daily basis. The Salvation Army has also distributed 326 hygiene kits and numerous pallets of food and water supplies to non-TSA shelter evacuees.
Major Ingram continues to express his appreciation of the close partnership forged between the Bahamian government and The Salvation Army saying, “The Government of The Bahamas, from the very start, has been very supportive of all The Salvation Army relief efforts including expediting the process for personnel & supplies to enter the Bahamas. We have never experienced undue delays in receiving these permissions as the process is very transparent and approvals are granted quickly. The Salvation Army is working closely with NEMA (National Emergency Management Agency) to ensure that relief supplies reach those in need as quickly as possible.”
The Salvation Army attends all relevant coordination meetings facilitated by NEMA of the Bahamas and its partners and all relief and recovery efforts are in coordination with the strategic plan of the Bahamian Government.
The Salvation Army has had a strong presence in the Bahamas, over ninety years in Nassau and over thirty years in Freeport, and will be involved not only in the immediate response but also in the long term rebuilding efforts. We foresee these efforts being in the 3-5 year in duration … if not longer.
To support The Salvation Army's relief efforts in the Caribbean, please direct your contributions to The Salvation Army, 3 Waterloo Road, PO Box 378, Kingston 10, Jamaica, WI - Attention: Emergency Disaster Services or direct the funds to the following…
Name Of Account: The Salvation Army Donation Account (Savings)
Account Number: 936476
Bank Name: The Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Ltd
Bank Address: The Corner of Duke & Port Royal Street
Kingston CSO
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army, established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need without discrimination for more than 130 years in the Caribbean. The Caribbean Territory serves sixteen countries throughout Caricom including Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, French Guiana, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Turks and Caicos. More than 60 thousand persons receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through a range of social services: food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless, and opportunities for underprivileged children. The Salvation Army has served survivors of major disaster since 1900.
Tags: Emergency Disaster Services