Adventist Community Services - Disaster Response

Adventist Community Services - Disaster Response


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Welcome to the Upper Columbia Conference Adventist Community Services (ACS) and Disaster Response page.


ACS provides vital help to individuals and families who are unemployed, working-poor, uninsured and disadvantaged in poverty stricken and urban areas. It offers relief services, promotes individual and community development that includes equipping community members with skills to become self-sufficient and engages in public advocacy.


How is ACS Effective?
ACS Community Development/Urban Ministries programs make services accessible to communities by locating in the heart of neighborhoods and becoming familiar with residents to nurture their hope, self-value and ability to succeed. It addresses problems that plague urban areas like drugs, violence and crime and organizes individuals into community protection and empowerment groups through innovative methods.


Services Provided: Food Pantry services; Clothing Services; Housing Assistance; Substance abuse awareness and prevention training; Addiction Treatment and Counseling; Medical and Health Care Services; Crisis Intervention and Emergency Assistance; Domestic Violence Services; Family and Parenting Counseling; Teen outreach pregnancy services; Homeless shelters; Tutoring and mentoring programs; Job skills training; and much more! 

May 9, 2026 Offering Information

When crisis strikes, Adventist Disaster Response teams are there—serving communities across the United States with practical aid and spiritual care after hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods, and even mass shootings.

Disaster & Famine Relief Offering Reading Disaster & Famine Relief Offering Flyer

ACS Disaster & Famine Relief Offering Video — 2026

ACS Disaster Response to Pendleton, OR flood

The ACS Thrift Store in Troy, ID being remodeled
By Isaac Meythaler March 11, 2025
Distance made the heart grow fonder for residents of Troy, Idaho, after ten long months of separation from a trusted community member: The local ACS thrift store and food bank.
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