May Update: Community Capacity-Building Program for Drought Response Is Ready!

Community Capacity-Building Program for Drought Response Is Ready!

A team from FEMA, USDA, HHS, VOAD and EDEN built a "Community
Capacity-Building Program for Drought Response" that includes a guide for
community leaders on how to do the program locally and a toolbox to
benchmark the community's capacity to do something about the drought.


View this six minute webinar that walks you through the program guide


https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/p7csft5dil5?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal



To access the guide, please visit the Extension Disaster Education Network
resource page.
http://eden.lsu.edu/EDENCourses/CCBPDR/Pages/default.aspx

February 14th Update

- The taskforce is working on a wildfire Webinar with a target delivery
date in April.
- The drought work group will present that taskforce's findings on the
drought at the National VOAD Conference in May.
- Past and Future Webinars: There have been several webinars on
drought:

• Disaster Mental Health for the Unexpected Helper
• How to Set Up a Long-Term Drought Recovery Group
• National Drought Recovery Framework and Drought

Community Drought Capacity Building Program

A team from FEMA, USDA, HHS, VOAD and EDEN are building and reviewing a Community Drought Capacity Building Program that includes a guide for community leaders on how to do the program and a toolbox to benchmark the community's capacity to do something about the drought.

Materials should be avaialble on this page in March.

How To Setup a Long-Term Drought Recovery Group

Click HERE for Webinar Recording 

The intended audience for this webinar is anyone interested in the process of setting up a long-term, drought recovery group whether they are from a community affected by drought or from an organization wanting to assist a community in setting up an organized, long-term drought recovery group. The audience is for those providing assistance rather than those requesting assistance. The audience will learn about resources from National VOAD and EDEN and hear points from Lutheran Disaster Response on how they have used long-term recovery groups to help in past droughts. This webinar is jointly hosted by National VOAD and EDEN (National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster and the Extension Disaster Education Network).

• Opening and introduction – Bill Hoffman, USDA National Program Leader
• Updates on VOAD Drought Task Force and EDEN Drought NEIL – Steve Cain, Indiana VOAD President and EDEN delegate
• Resources update – Elizabeth Disco-Shearer, Texas VOAD President and member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul- South Central Region
• Experiences in drought long-term recovery — Joan Buchhop, Lutheran Disaster Response, North Dakota
• Wrap up and questions – All on the above panel

Questions: Please contact Steve Cain This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Abby Hostetler This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Recommendations to NVOAD Board

Presented at Fall Board and Member Meeting (October 16, 2012)
(Work in progress! Comments are welcome to Steve Cain, Task Force Chair This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

1. Select a small group of about four to five people to conduct the business of the four C's. There is precedent for National VOAD to assist with communication, coordination, cooperation and collaboration. This smaller group should consist of people from National VOAD staff, Members (includes traditional and state members), and Partners; This team will conduct functions such as:

a. Survey the membership
b. Collect information and share through the Website, email and/or social media
c. Liaise with other national organizations and agencies
d. Advocate for the VOAD movement to be involved in the drought recovery
e. Organize a Webinar(s) about the National VOAD and drought for November
f. Work with the National VOAD drought task force to identify future efforts in the primary work group areas of:

i. Community Issues
ii. Family and Individual Issues
iii. Farm Operations Issues
iv. National VOAD Procedural issues

2. Considerations for actions

a. Seek funds to help deliver services.
b. Roll out a national Case Disaster Case Management program/model or guideline (North Dakota and Ohio examples).
c. Focus now is on Drought – wildfire is a subset; but we need to do more

3. Survey questions:

a. Is your organization actively responding to the drought? Wildfires?
b. If yes, please briefly describe your efforts and provide a point person who could be contacted for more information?
c. Please indicate the number of people you are assisting?
d. Do you have emails, newsletters or other outreach informing people about drought issues? ___ yes ___ no ; If yes can you give an estimate of your audience reach? _____
e. If yes to Question A, please provide a URL, if you have one, that highlights these efforts.
f. What are your financial and non-financial needs to support your efforts in the drought recovery?
g. Do you know of developing success stories from individuals or communities dealing with the drought? Can a Best Practices webpage be developed or a data bank to include best practices.