Catholic Charities Staff Members Complete Disaster-related Training

Three members of the Diocese of Evansville’s Catholic Charities staff recently completed training that enables them to serve as long-term relief workers in the event of a natural disaster, and also to train and oversee the work of other relief workers.

Robin Forney, Laura Stone and Kyla Wargel completed a five day course called “Disaster Case Management: Train the Trainers.” Wargel is the only bilingual case manager in the state of Indiana to complete this training.

Catholic Charities USA workers offer long-term relief and recovery services across the country long after events fade from the news cycles and awareness diminishes. As an example, Catholic Charities USA workers remain on-site in various locations helping the victims of Hurricane Sandy – the deadliest and most destructive storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. Their efforts focus on rebuilding the physical and spiritual components of victims’ lives.

For information on all of Catholic Charities’ services and programs, visit http://www.charitiesevv.org/.