Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund

Donate now to support the families and communities affected by the Panhandle and South Plains wildfires in February 2024. The Panhandle Disaster Relief Fund is administered locally by Amarillo Area Foundation.

Sewa International

About the Program

Sewa International, Inc. will have 25 AmeriCorps members who will carry out disaster preparedness training for children and adults in underserved recent immigrant and refugee communities, provide supplementary language intervention to improve academic performance for children K-12 in those same populations in our ASPIRE Out of School Time Programs and on campuses at Alief ISD and Fort Bend ISD, provide job readiness and adult education to the same populations in our ASPIRE Community Centers and Community and Mental Health Outreach to the same populations in our ASPIRE Community Centers. In addition, the AmeriCorps Members will leverage 100 affiliate volunteers who will be engaged in disaster preparedness and response.

Service Area:
Houston, Sugar Land
Federal Award:
$312,353
Focus Area:
Disaster Services; Education
Public/Private Match:
$134,174