Oct 25, 2018
After a natural disaster, mobile response units deliver basic necessities to victims. But when that same mobile response unit arrives in a rural Virginia town during the week, the need seems just as great. "We don’t start distributing the items until 11, and we already have a line of people waiting for us at 10 o’clock," says Cathy Hassinger, Director of Community Services for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Arlington. "And I’m astonished that anyone would wait that long to walk away with nothing more than some dish soap, and a paper towel. They need these items." Learn how Catholic Charities utilizes a disaster response vehicle to help the poor.