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Direct linkAlbrecht, Kay – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2005
In this article, the author relates the lessons she learned from Hurricane Katrina. During the first few days after the hurricane, it took 2,500 volunteers per hour around the clock to do what needed to be done. That included medical volunteers; crisis counselors and mental health professionals; and volunteers to distribute water and snacks, serve…
Descriptors: Volunteers, Mental Health Workers, First Aid, Natural Disasters
