General Overview
National VOAD is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1970 in response to Hurricane Camille in the Gulf Coast. Members of National VOAD include national nonprofit organizations whose mission includes programs either in disaster preparedness, response and/or recovery.
Since its founding, state and local equivalents of VOAD have emerged to foster cooperation, communication, coordination, and collaboration at the state and local level--the heart of any disaster response.
The Board of Directors is elected from the membership and includes 9 representatives from the national members and 3 representatives from the State and Territory VOADs.
National VOAD has grown to include 49 national member organizations and 55 State and Territory equivalents.
Mission
History
Values
Board of Directors
Staff
National Members
State VOADs