The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Australia has activated its National Emergency Management Plan to respond to the floods on the mid-north coast of New South Wales.
ADRA is working with neighbourhood centres in Port Macquarie and Wauchope to provide multi-purpose cash assistance to those most affected. ADRA is looking to extend its support by partnering with the neighbourhood centres in Taree and Kempsey to address the widespread need.
“In times of disaster, cash assistance provides instant relief while allowing those affected to buy exactly what they need,” said Eric Leichner, Emergency Management Director for ADRA Australia. “Some families may need access to food, clothing, or other essentials. Cash gives them the flexibility to purchase what they need most.”
Earlier today, ADRA Wauchope Community Connect Soupervan and the Wauchope Seventh-day Adventist Church opened their hall and served soup to the community. The team intends to offer a lunch time soup service until the flooding recedes.
“There were 100 people from the community in our church today to connect with,” said Helen Eggleton, volunteer at ADRA Wauchope Community Connect SouperVan. “We will do this each day until the flooding recedes.”
To support ADRA’s response to the flooding on mid-north coast NSW, donate at adra.org.au/disaster
