Animal Rescue Workshop

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Central Texas VOAD
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V O A D

• Voluntary
• Organizations
• Active in
• Disaster

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What is VOAD?

• Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
  (VOAD) is a partnership of organizations that
  work together and share resources to ensure
  effective disaster response and recovery through
  the 4 Cs

Cooperation, Communication
Coordination Collaboration
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Who is VOAD
VOAD members include faith-based organizations,
social and human service organizations, emergency
organizations, donation management organizations,
animal rescue groups, public safety and emergency
management partners, corporate and business
partners.
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What do VOAD members do?

• Members of VOAD provide a variety of services,
  which address the four phases of disaster

Mitigation Preparedness Response Recovery
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Mission of Central TX VOAD

• The mission of CTXVOAD is to foster efficient,
  streamlined service delivery to people affected
  by disaster, while eliminating unnecessary
  duplication of effort through cooperation.
• Among other things, CTXVOAD collaborates with
  government and other relief organizations,
  including Texas VOAD and the NVOAD, to achieve
  its mission.

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• When
• Disaster
• Strikes

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• Members of VOAD often get called to assist
  during a disaster.
• Partner organizations are able to provide much
  needed help to the community, such as shelter,
  food, water, clothing, counseling, as well as
  financial help.
• Some organizations also help with rescue and
  recovery operations.

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Working together
Cooperation, Coordination, Communication and
Collaboration helps eliminate duplication and
allows us to increase effectiveness by maximizing
resources available to those affected by a
disaster.
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Our Community
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CTXVOAD Executive Committee
Raul Munoz Vice President
Toni Silver President
Cathy Norman Secretary
Cheryl Lassiter Education Training
Paul Mott Communications
Prima Mosi AmeriCorps VISTA
Mark Sliter-hays Long-Term recovery Committee
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Central Texas
V O A D
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Together We Make a Difference
Cooperation, Communication Coordination Collaborat
ion