NJVOAD and County Disaster Human Services Planning

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NJVOAD and County Disaster Human Services Planning

• Discussion for NJ County VOADs/COADs

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Introduction

• VOAD iss and isnts
• Disaster Tasks We Do Together
• Planning

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VOAD Isnts

• Not operational in disaster
• Doesnt serve individuals
• No competing public image
• Doesnt own interagency plans

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VOAD Is

• A Trade Association
• A Dancing School
• A Public TV Station
• The Hostess with the Mostest
• Common Ground of the Disaster Human Services
  Community
• The DHS Marketplace

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The Disaster Human Services Planning Marketplace

• Whos Who in
• disaster assistance in your county ?
• Program Information
• Coordinative Services
• Partner Agencies
• Volunteers
• Material Resources
• Funding Info Contacts

• Photo flea market
• mall
• greengrocer

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Disaster Human Services Functional Map

• VOAD/COAD Administrative Structure on Left
• VOAD/COAD Program Planning Functions on Right
• Add ideas of your own

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PROGRAM

• Planning for Response
  and Recovery
• Mitigation and Prevention

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PLANNING FOR RESPONSE AND RECOVERY

• Service Planning
• Service Support Planning
• Agency Support Planning

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SERVICE PLANNING (1)

• Family Inquiry (Mass Casualty)
• Family Assistance Center
• Mass Care
• Shelters
• Feeding
• Fixed
• Mobile

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SERVICE PLANNING (2)

• Mass Care (cont.)
• Home Debris Cleanup
• Child Care
• Special Needs (Elderly Disabled)
• Material Distribution (Food or other)

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SERVICE PLANNING (3)

• Health (Services and Programs)
• Housing
• Transient (Hotel)
• Alternative (Rental)
• Mobile (Trailer)
• Stabilization (Income)
• Repair
• Reconstruction

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SERVICE PLANNING (4)

• Mental Health
• On Sites (Centers)
• Crisis Counselling
• Long Term
• Spiritual Support
• Legal Services
• Financial Recovery Advice

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SERVICE PLANNING (5)

• Financial Assistance
• Setting Sequence of Delivery
• Defining Geographies
• Checking Duplication of Benefits
• Coordinating Eligibility

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SERVICE PLANNING (6)

• Immigration Services
• Interpretation Translation
• Outreach
• Issues and Advocacy
• Job Loss/
• Vocational Services
• Small and Family Business Services

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SERVICE SUPPORT PLANNING (1)

• Food for Feeding and/or Distribution
• Volunteer Management
• Donated Goods Management

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SERVICE SUPPORT PLANNING (2)

• Case Management Coordination
• Case info exchange
• Mutual Program Awareness
• Recovery Fund
• Unmet Needs

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Individual Assistance Cycle
Teleregistration 1-800- 621-FEMA
State and Federal Disaster Assistance Programs
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
Crisis Counseling
Other Needs Assistance
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SERVICE SUPPORT PLANNING (3)

• Coordinative Information Services
• Services Listings for referral
• Agency Whos Whos
• Joint Facilities
• Family Assistance Center
• DASC
• On-site Tent

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SERVICE SUPPORT PLANNING (4)

• Joint Operations
• Cooperative Operations Support
• Pre-Established, Joint Long-Term Recovery
  Mechanisms
• Interfaith/Recovery Organizations

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AGENCY SUPPORT PLANNING

• Disaster Human Services System Overview,
  Analysis Monitoring
• Joint Media Functions
• Donor Information and Communications
• Elected Officials Relations
• Government Relations
• Community/Neighborhood Relations
• Pre-Established Joint Recovery Funds

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MITIGATION AND PREVENTION

• Community Disaster Education (CDE) and Family
  Preparedness (FP)
• Direct Mitigation Programs
• Issues and Advocacy

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VOAD/COAD Planning Topics
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Planning Guide andDisaster Scenario

• Provides a practical picture of a major disaster
  that could effect your county
• Provides some guidance to help you identify and
  prioritize your planning tasks and issues