{"id":24225,"date":"2025-06-11T10:24:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/?p=24225"},"modified":"2025-06-11T10:24:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:24:21","slug":"umcor-awards-275000-grant-to-support-long-term-wildfire-recovery-in-spokane-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/umcor-awards-275000-grant-to-support-long-term-wildfire-recovery-in-spokane-region\/","title":{"rendered":"UMCOR awards $275,000 grant to support long-term wildfire recovery in Spokane Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Pacific Northwest (PNW) Conference of The United Methodist Church has received a $275,000 grant from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)<\/a> to support long-term recovery efforts for survivors of the devastating wildfires that struck the Medical Lake and Elk communities in eastern Washington in August 2023. An additional $25,000 in matching funds from the PNW Conference brings the total investment in survivor recovery to $300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This significant grant will support the work of the Spokane Region Long Term Recovery Group (SRLTRG), enabling the hiring and training of three Disaster Case Managers (DCMs) to assist uninsured and underinsured households impacted by the fires. UMCOR\u2019s nationally respected Disaster Case Management training program will prepare these case managers to conduct in-depth historical reviews of survivor needs and to connect families with new state and federal funding opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUMCOR Disaster Case Management training, services, and unmet needs funding needs to continue for the survivor households,\u201d said Kathy Bryson, PNW Conference Disaster Response Coordinator. \u201cMany of those survivors are still struggling to clean their property of toxic debris, rebuild their homes, or generally accomplish their recovery goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n