Who We Are

We believe that no one should face the storm alone.
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Who We Are

Our Mission

Crisis Relief and Recovery is a national disaster relief and response organization based in State College, Pennsylvania. We exist to serve and strengthen communities before, during and after a crisis by training and deploying leaders who develop community resilience, coordinate relief, support recovery, and ensure no one faces the storm alone.

 

Mission

We Bring Calm To The Chaos.

Natural disasters are chaotic. Often, one of the biggest obstacles to a successful recovery for a community is organizing the relief efforts.

Before the storm we prepare churches, community groups, and local governments to serve their community during a crisis, and train individuals to deploy to disaster affected communities. During a storm, our Immediate Relief teams show up with compassion, clarity, and hope. After a crisis, we help communities navigate the road to recovery. 

What we do

How We Serve and Strengthen Communities

Community Preparedness

We equip churches, volunteers, and local organizations to prepare for crises and respond effectively when disaster strikes.

Leadership Development

CRR trains and deploys crisis leaders who bring calm, clarity, and direction into the chaos after a disaster.

Immediate Relief

We show up with compassion in the crucial days following a storm to serve the community with dignity, presence and care.

Coordinate Recovery

CRR connects volunteers, churches, ministries, and resources into a unified, effective recovery effort to help restore communities.

What Drives Us

Our Core Values

Love Comes First

Everything comes from Love. It compels us to go where others can not or will not go.

Every Place Better

We believe that real impact can only be felt through long-term support. We will stick with the task until we can say with confidence that the community is better than it was before.

Highly Trained, Self-Sustained

If you can’t keep yourself alive, you won’t be able to help others. So our teams are highly trained and self-sustained

Power Through Partnership

We believe in helping local partners make a difference in their community through regional and national networks.

Grit & Flexibility

Disaster response is not easy. We approach it with calm resolution, and we are flexible in the face of chaos & change.

Integrity & Transparency

We value relationships with our team members, volunteers, and donors, so we promise that decisions, policies, and expenses are transparent.

Big Boy Rules

We conduct ourselves like adults, get the job done, and are ‘quiet professionals’ who don’t need to be coddled or micro-managed.

Our Staff

We operate lean. Our staff is small but makes a big impact through leadership development, volunteer coordination, resource stewardship and community preparedness training. (DAVE – what would you like to say here instead of my filler text? Same for the Board section)

Dave Hearn

Executive Director/Co-Founder

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Ethan Wendle

Director of Strategy/Co-Founder

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Matt Reed

Recovery Operations Director

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Julia Reed

Administration

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Andrew Chambers

Director of Partner Development

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Mike Benner

Mike Benner

Field Operations Lead

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Cathy Shaneyfelt

Cathy Shaneyfelt

Administrative Assistant

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Board of Directors and Advisors

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Daniel Perea

Owner - Apex Welding

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Donny Beaver

Donny Beaver

Owner - Gloria Gates Care

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Stephanie Larson

Stephanie Larson

Medical Advisor

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Dave Hearn

Air Force Intelligence - Retired

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Ethan Wendle

Owner - Diamondback Truck Covers

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Matthew Reed

All Around Badass

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Partners

Partners and sponsors who help us save people