Ridgefield Responds was born as a town mobilization effort to respond to the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005. The goal of the program is to harness the town’s energy in terms of volunteer support, fundraising and transport of disaster relief collections for a common objective, by reaching out to support a direct, identified need in the affected area. In 2005, the town “adopted” the town of Pass Christian, MS and in 2010 we are “adopting” the town of Jacmel, Haiti to send direct support to their people in need following the unimaginable and devastating effects of the earthquake which struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.