ENGAGING AND BUILDING ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PARTNERSHIPS:

Slide 1:ENGAGING AND BUILDING ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PARTNERSHIPS:

Developing and Sustaining a Local/Regional COAD

Slide 2:A Bit of Background

At the state level: Government, Faith-based & Community Partnership (The Partnership) Missouri Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (MoVOAD) Missouri Interfaith Disaster Response Organization (MIDRO)

Slide 3:The Partnership

Exists due to an Executive Order of Governors Includes Federal & State agencies, private sector, not-for-profit and faith-based agencies Meets through all phases of disaster Is mainly strategic, administrative, logistical and policy-shaping in its work

Slide 4:MoVOAD

Exists based on guidance from the National VOAD Is more operational in its work than the Partnership Operations are actually carried out by member organizations, not by VOAD itself Has a seat on the Partnership Is the one organization that all NFPs can join Provides the credentials for work with state consortium & access to disaster area

Slide 5:MIDRO

Members are faith-based organizations Dates back to the 1993 floods Serves as a funder of last resort for households affected by disaster Also may assist with donated goods and volunteer labor Streamlines process of getting $, goods, labor into the community by meeting as a collaborative group Has a seat on the Partnership and MoVOAD

Slide 6:Partnership Members

Missouri National Guard American Red Cross AmeriCorps St. Louis The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Church World Service Citizens at large Convoy of Hope Department of Public Safety Department of Conservation Department of Economic Development Department of Economic Development- Community Development Department of Health and Senior Services Department of Health and Senior Services Department of Health & Senior Services Center for Emergency Response & Terrorism Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Department of Mental Health Department of Social Services Farm Service Administration FEMA Region VII Humane Society of Missouri Missouri Association for Community Action

Slide 7:Partnership Members

Missouri Association for Social Welfare Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief Missouri Catholic Conference Missouri Community Service Commission Missouri Emergency Preparedness Association Missouri Housing Development Commission (Government Affairs) MIDRO MoVOAD Missouri Planning Council for DD Missouri United Methodist Disaster Response Team MO AFL-CIO MO NOVA Salvation Army SAVE Coalition SEMA Social Security Administration United Way 2-1-1 United Ways of Greater Kansas City/2-1-1 University of Missouri Extension USDA- Rural Development

Slide 8:MoVOAD Members

Adventist Community Services American Radio Relay League American Red Cross AmeriCorps � St Louis Catholic Charities Christian Reformed World Relief Committee Church of the Brethren Church World Service Critical Incident Stress Management Episcopal Church Humane Society of the U.S. MIDRO Inter Lutheran Disaster Response Mennonite Disaster Service Missouri Funeral Directors Association United Methodist Disaster Response Team Presbyterian Church � USA Presbyterian Church � America R.E.A.C.T. International, Inc Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints The Salvation Army Missouri Search and Rescue K-9

Slide 9:MoVOAD Members

Society of St Vincent De Paul Missouri Southern Baptist Convention Lee�s Summit Underwater Recovery Unit Recent Members, Candidates and Affiliates AFL-CIO American Humane Society Emergency Animal Rescue Service FEMA American Society of Civil Engineers Legal Services The Phoenix Society Peace United Church of Christ Second Harvest Food Bank Network Missouri Department of Mental Health

Slide 10:MIDRO Members

Adventist Disaster Response American Baptist Association Catholic Charities of Kansas City and St Joseph Catholic Charities � St Louis Diocese Catholic Diocese of Springfield/Cape Girardeau The Church of the Brethren The Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints Church World Service Convoy of Hope Covenant Point Camp & Retreat Center Lutheran Disaster Response Missouri Baptist Convention Missouri Catholic Conference Missouri Joint Forces Command Chaplains Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy The Salvation Army Service International United Methodist Disaster Response Team

Slide 11:Benefits of Membership

Various players know one another before meeting in the disaster area All member agencies know what partners resources and niches exist No duplication of services No gaps in services Deployment of various services is timely and automatic due to preplanning, coordinating Causes synergy

Slide 12:Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COADs)

Also grew out of National VOAD guidance Role in the local community overlaps the roles of the Partnership and MoVOAD A number of standing committees

Slide 13:COAD Members

Local Red Cross Chapter Local Salvation Army Unit Local Public Health Agency Local Ministerial Alliance Representatives from local churches Chamber of Commerce Elected Officials County Commissioners Mayors Local Banks Local Merchants Local Humane Society, animal shelter or Veterinarian Local Service Sororities Local Rotary Local Service Organizations Lions Kiwanis Jaycees Elks Masons Shriners Local Merchants Lumber yard Home supply Restaurants Box stores County FSD staff Community Action Agency Senior Centers Center for Independent Living And more�..

Slide 15:Mass Care Committee

Through collaboration, pre-plans for: Sheltering/Special Needs Sheltering Feeding Bulk Distribution

Slide 16:Special Needs Population Committee

Through collaboration, pre-plans for: Outreach to vulnerable populations Necessary accommodations for individual and family preparedness Preparedness of congregate care facilities Community/responder education

Slide 17:Volunteer Management Committee

Through collaboration pre-plans for: Managing unaffiliated spontaneous volunteers who come in to the affected area during the response phase Coordinating affiliated volunteer teams who come in during the recovery phase

Slide 18:Donations Management Committee

Through collaboration, pre-plans for: Requesting needed goods Rejecting unwanted goods Coordinating the receiving, warehousing and dissemination of donated goods

Slide 19:Emotional/Spiritual Care Committee

Through collaboration, pre-plans for: Assessment of needs by qualified personnel Provision of services by qualified personnel

Slide 20:Long Term Recovery Committee (LTRC)

Through collaboration, pre-plans for: Development and support of a case management system Identification of needed resources Funding Donated goods/materials Volunteer labor

Slide 21:Communities with COADs

Have a more efficient Response Phase Begin Recovery earlier Have a more complete Recovery Have significantly higher efficiency in use of resources

Slide 22:Agencies that Participate in a COAD:

Experience less disruption to operations Have more efficient use of resources Experience less waste and duplication of resources Experience fewer myths about their role in response/recovery Have a voice in operations Have better opportunity to manage expectations placed on their agency Have better visibility on operations allowing ease in adjusting standard operations Have greater access to information which is useful in helping employees/families to prepare for disaster Are part of a network of agencies/organizations with a wide range of assets and resources which can prove invaluable in disaster times and peace times

Slide 23:To Find a COAD Near You

Contact your County Emergency Manager Contact SEMA: Dante Gliniecki Office: 573.526.9132 Dante.Gliniecki@sema.dps.mo.gov

Slide 24:To Start A COAD Near You

Contact MoVOAD: Melissa Friel, Chair 573.635.1132 mnfarc@redcross-capitalarea.org Contact SEMA: Dante Gliniecki Office: 573.526.9132 Dante.Gliniecki@sema.dps.mo.gov