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What Is A VOAD?

• The state counterpart to the National Voluntary
  Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD).

• A humanitarian association of independent
  voluntary organizations who may be active in all
  phases of the emergency management cycle.

• Preparedness

Disaster

• Response

Emergency Management Cycle

• Recovery

• Mitigation

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VOAD Mission

• Foster efficient, streamlined service delivery to
  disaster victims.

• Eliminate unnecessary duplication of effort
  through cooperation in the four phases of the
  emergency management cycle.

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Coordination Vs. Operation

• The basis for meetings and other VOAD-type
  activities are related to the characteristics and
  quality of collaboration among voluntary
  organizations following a disaster and not to
  direct services to disaster victims.

• It is not a competing or exclusionary
  organization.

• It is intended to be a network for organizations
  active in disaster.

• Each member organization maintains its own
  identity and independence while closely
  collaborating with other member organizations,
  interfaiths, and local, state, or federal
  authorities.

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VOAD Activities
The main activities of a VOAD fall into four
categories
Planning
VOADs identify the primary resources of their
member organizations and determine roles members
will fill in time of disaster.
Training
VOADs sponsor or facilitate the training of
members and their organizations for effective
activity in all phases of the emergency
management cycle.
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VOAD Activities (Cont.)
Convening
When a disaster occurs in their area, VOADs
usually convene to share information concerning
the disaster and their plans for response. State
and local VOADs work together during large
disasters.
Partnering
VOADs enter partnerships with government
emergency management agencies to facilitate
communication and coordination.
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The Four Cs
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Cooperation

• VOADs foster cooperation among member
  organizations at all levels and in all phases of
  the emergency management cycle.

• Voluntary agencies rely on each other. No one
  member organization has all the answers for all
  the challenges faced during disasters.

• Voluntary agencies treat each other as partners.

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Communication

• VOADs exchange and disseminate information among
  member organizations and the public, as well as
  local, state and federal agencies.

• Member organizations share information regularly
  about their capacities, accomplishments,
  limitations, and commitments.

• Members develop and maintain effective channels
  for collecting and sharing information, and deal
  openly with concerns.

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Coordination

• VOADs coordinate the development of policies and
  procedures, and the implementation of services
  among member organizations.

• Member organizations commit to working together,
  not competitively, toward the goal of effective
  service to disaster victims.

• Through careful planning and preparation member
  organizations operate in a coordinated fashion in
  time of disaster.

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Collaboration

• Member organizations work together at disaster
  sites to achieve specific goals and to accomplish
  projects.

• Partnerships are formed during the disaster
  response.

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Voluntary Agencies
First To Arrive, Last To Leave

• Voluntary agencies are usually one of the first
  to arrive and respond at a disaster scene.

• Since agencies are community-based, they are able
  to mobilize quickly and provide immediate
  emergency response activities such as feeding,
  sheltering, and clothing victims.

• Voluntary agencies are almost always on the scene
  prior to a Presidential declaration and often
  provide their services when a Presidential
  declaration is not needed.

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Voluntary Agencies (Cont.)
Trusted by the Public
Voluntary agencies are trusted for the following
reasons

• Have knowledge and awareness about the local
  community and its unique circumstances and
  sensitivities

• Have volunteers who are qualified to address the
  unique needs of the affected community

• Have staff and volunteers who are representative
  of the diverse populations in the community

• Are considered good stewards of resources and
  donations and

• Are skilled listeners and respect the privacy of
  confidential information such as immigration ,
  family, and mental health issues.

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Relationships to Governmental Organizations

• VOADs establish close working relationships with
  their state emergency management agency, yet they
  do not come under the agency's direction.

• VOADs seek the expertise of the state emergency
  management agency for understanding how disaster
  response works and for training.

• VOADs invite representatives of such agencies to
  be liaisons between the VOAD and the agencies.

• Each state VOAD identifies itself as such to its
  regional FEMA office.

• A local or state government group should not
  supervise, direct, chair, or prepare agenda for
  the activity of a VOAD.

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Independent Study Course
IS-288 The Role of Voluntary Agencies in
Emergency Management
http//training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/
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Contact Information
Utah VOAD
Jody Horn Department of Public Safety State
Donations Management Coordinator5681 S. 320
W. Murray, UT 84107Toll Free
1-800-753-2858 Work 80-284-5554 Cell
801-231-8290 E-mail jhorn_at_utah.gov
Craig Knight, Manager of Emergency ResponseThe
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
SaintsWelfare Services, Rm. 70150 East North
Temple StreetSalt Lake City, Utah
84150-6890 Phone [phone]Fax
801-240-1964Cell 801-560-5682E-mail
knightcp_at_ldschurch.org
 
National Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disaster (NVOAD)
Ande Miller, Executive Director703.339.5596
Phone[phone] FAX5960 Kingstowne Center,
Suite 120, PMB 111Alexandria, VA
22315amiller_at_nvoad.org
http//www.nvoad.org/
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