Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD), North Carolina Interfaith Disaster Response (NCIDR) and Emergency Management: An Important Partnership in Disasters

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North Carolina Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disaster (NCVOAD) Facilitating effective
service to people and communities affected by
disasters.
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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.
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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

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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.
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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.

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• NCVOAD doesnt 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.

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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
• Must have a statewide disaster response program
  and policy for commitment of resources to meet
  the needs of people affected by disaster, without
  discrimination.

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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 Samaritans
Purse Seventh Day Adventists (Carolina
Conference) The Salvation Army United Methodist
Church United Way of NC
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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

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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
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Whats in a name?

• The goal is to identify and develop a streamlined
  response and recovery model that is relevant,
  replicable and sustainable.
• Whats the difference between an UNMET Needs
  Committee and a Long Term Recovery Group?

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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

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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

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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

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Long Term Recovery Sample Models

• Long Term Recovery Committee
• Minimum organization
• Relies on other agencies to do the work
• Interfaith (Disaster) or Long Term Recovery
  Organization
• More structured (incorporation, bylaws)
• Handles all of the LTR functions
• Casework, advocacy, volunteer coordination,
  repairs/rebuilding, fundraising
• Community Coalition for Recovery
• Inter-organizational collaborative effort

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Surprise !

• Two Interfaith (Disaster) Organizations existed
  in April 2011
• Greene County Volunteers
• Wake Interfaith Disaster Team
• Quick response
• Quick casework
• Enhanced recovery

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NEW North Carolina Model

• Build sustainable recovery organizations that
  work with County Emergency Management
• Greene, Sampson, Cumberland, Bertie and Wake
  Counties.
• Reinvigorate North Carolina Interfaith Disaster
  Response (NCIDR)

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Possible Other Activities(in between disasters)

• County EOC volunteer and donations management
• Establish coordination center for spontaneous
  volunteers
• Establish distribution center for donated goods
• Coordinate with VOAD groups
• Participate in exercises and training

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Your UNANSWERED Questions?
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• Contacts
• George Strunk
• President NCVOAD
• ncvoad.pres_at_gmail.com
• Mike Patterson
• President NCIDR
• mike.patterson_at_uss.salvationarmy.org

www.ncvoad.org