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North Carolina
Voluntary Organizations Active
in Disaster
(NCVOAD)
Facilitating effective service to people and
communities affected by disasters.
TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO
KNOW…
We appreciate your attendance and interest.
We would like to hear from you.
In the next 2 minutes, please use the index card
provided to write down a question you have
about VOAD and/or Interfaith Disaster
Response.
We will collect these and address your
questions as we move through the slides.
When we leave…
We would like you to have…
• More information than when you came in.
• A better understanding of NCVOAD,
NCIDR
• An increased awareness to recognize
potential partnerships in YOUR county
Four Values of VOAD
1. COOPERATION
2. COMMUNICATION
3. COORDINATION
4. COLLABORATION
Through quarterly meetings, frequent emails and training
opportunities, VOAD organizations strive to adhere to
these values.
GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS
OFFICE of THE GOVERNOR
A representative from the Office of the
Governor serves on the NCVOAD Board.
NC DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Management representatives of NCEM attend
NCVOAD meetings. NCVOAD is represented at
the State Emergency Operations Center.
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
A FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison (VAL) attends
NCVOAD meetings.
NCVOAD doesn’t provide direct services
to individuals or communities. NCVOAD is
not “hands on” in the field.
However, NCVOAD member organizations
and agencies DO provide direct services.
NCVOAD Membership
• Organizations that are statewide in scope and
purpose.
• Annual dues of $100 are voluntary.
• Organizations that have voluntary
memberships and constituencies.
• Organizations that have a not-for-profit
structure.
• Organizations that are active in disaster
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Must have a statewide disaster response
program and policy for commitment of resources
to meet the needs of people affected by disaster,
without discrimination.
Current NCVOAD Member
Organizations (partial list)
American Red Cross
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Episcopal Church
Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC
Harvest Connection (Original Freewill Baptist)
NC Baptist Men (Baptist State Convention of NC)
NC Interfaith Disaster Response
Presbyterian Church
Samaritan’s Purse
Seventh Day Adventists (Carolina Conference)
The Salvation Army
United Methodist Church
United Way of NC
A County VOAD
May include some, similar or different
partners:
• NCVOAD agencies/organizations resident in
the county
• County Government
• LEPC
• Citizen Corps
• County Unmet Needs Committee
• Long Term Recovery Group
Examples of Services Provided by NCVOAD
Member Organizations and Agencies
Bulk Distribution
Case Management
Child Care
Clean-Up and Rebuilding
Client Advocacy
Community Disaster Education
Community Outreach
Counseling
Damage Assessment
Debris Removal
Donations Management
Elder Care
Emergency Repairs
Emergency Assistance
Financial Assistance
Financial Planning
Funeral Services
Health Care
Health & Welfare Inquiries
Long Term Recovery Group Development
Massage Therapy
Mass Care (Food, Shelter, etc.)
Mental Health Services
Mitigation Planning
Mobile Feeding
Pastoral Care
Pet Care
Radio Communication Services
Relocation Services
Resource Coordination
Sanitation Services
Special Needs
Technical Assistance
Training
Translation Services
Transportation Services
Volunteer Coordination
Warehouse Management
What’s in a name?
The goal is to identify and develop a
streamlined response and recovery model
that is relevant, replicable and sustainable.
What’s the difference between an UNMET
Needs Committee and a Long Term
Recovery Group?
Unmet Needs Committee
• Response phase coordination
• Can be initiated and/or led by a local
government or a voluntary organization
• Agencies/organizations communicate…
…what they are doing
…what they need
…how they can help
• Potential initial RECOVERY organization
LEPC
• Focuses on crisis response and
community planning
• Relevant topics to VOAD agencies &
organization.
• Often the LEPC already includes
representatives from voluntary agencies
or faith-based organizations that are part
of NCVOAD
Citizen Corps Council
• May already include voluntary agencies or
faith-based organizations part of
NCVOAD
• Focused on preparedness training &
skills
• May relate directly to the LEPC
Long Term Recovery
Sample Models
• Long Term Recovery Committee
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Minimum organization
Relies on other agencies to do the work
• Interfaith (Disaster) or Long Term
Recovery Organization
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More structured (incorporation, bylaws)
Handles all of the LTR functions
• Casework, advocacy, volunteer coordination,
repairs/rebuilding, fundraising
• Community Coalition for Recovery
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Inter-organizational collaborative effort
Surprise !
• Two Interfaith (Disaster) Organizations
existed in April 2011
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Greene County Volunteers
Wake Interfaith Disaster Team
• Quick response
• Quick casework
• Enhanced recovery
NEW North Carolina Model
• Build sustainable recovery organizations that
work with County Emergency Management
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Greene, Sampson, Cumberland, Bertie and Wake
Counties.
• Reinvigorate North Carolina Interfaith Disaster
Response (NCIDR)
Possible Other Activities
(in between disasters)
• County EOC volunteer and donations
management
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Establish coordination center for spontaneous
volunteers
Establish distribution center for donated goods
Coordinate with VOAD groups
• Participate in exercises and training
Your UNANSWERED
Questions?
Contacts
George Strunk
President – NCVOAD
[email protected]
Mike Patterson
President – NCIDR
[email protected]
www.ncvoad.org