Cedar Rapids BEFORE

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Cedar Rapids - BEFORE
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Cedar Rapids - Under Water
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• Cedar River at
• Downtown Cedar Rapids
• Flood Stage/Bank Full 12 feet
• Previous Big Flood (1993) 19 feet
• All-time Previous Crest (1929) 20 feet
• The BIG ONE Nobody Predicted --
• Flood Crest (Friday, June 13, 2008) 31.12 feet

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• Extent of Flooding
• 10 square miles (1300 square blocks) 14 of
  Cedar Rapids under water.
• 18,623 people (15 of Cedar Rapids 125,000
  population) evacuated from homes.
• 1834 displaced elementary and secondary students
  require school reassignments.
• 5390 homes impacted by the flood -- require
  short- and long-term solutions.
• 594 businesses with 9000 employees displaced
  for undetermined duration

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Regional Flood Recovery OfficeBased out of
Marion FUMC

• Coordinator Volunteer Groups with Housing in 9
  different churches
• Assess, Assign, Supervise, and Supply work sites
  for Volunteer Groups
• Schedule Flood Tours and Vesper Services
• Recruit, Train, and Sustain Local Specialized
  Volunteers
• Facilitate the Depot and Tool Trailers
• Liaison with United Way, VRC, and UMC

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3 in Cedar RapidsOne in Oakville
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Depot Trailers

• Saint James Trailer will be utilized for storing
  tools, supplies, and materials for volunteer
  teams.
• Salem Trailer will be used for storing donated
  items for rebuilds including appliances and
  furniture.
• Czech Village will be used for storing grant
  supported or donated supplies specifically needed
  for rebuild of case managed homes, drywall,
  screws, cabinets, etc.
• First UMC Marion will continue to be a restocking
  and volunteer team supply trailer.

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June 25. The Morrisville, Indiana
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• Fun Volunteer Facts
• Out of Area Out of State
• First Team Arrives June 22, 2008
• Stats for September 6, 2008
• 119 Teams
• 21 States
• 1,028 Volunteers

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Title definitions

• Case Managers (Case Advocates)  Paid Employees
  (paid by the Lutherans) that take case manage,
  listen, and support homeowners.  If a homeowner
  has had a needs assessment, then they will be
  assigned a case manager.  Based on where they
  fall on the vulnerability scale will determine if
  they will be given any additional grant dollars
  for rebuild.
• Site Managers  These are specialized volunteers
  that check on the volunteer teams we have in the
  flood field.  These site managers provide
  encouragement, gopher, and instructions on the
  daily project.
• Project Managers  FUMC has been granted one and
  awaits another grant request from Rockwell.  Its
  an 20 hr a week position that does estimination,
  instruction, quality control, and supply
  readiness

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Winterization

• Does the house have
• Siding, windows, and doors installed?
• Tyvek
• Sub floors?
• Electrical? Plumbing? Mechanical? (Furnace)
• of Moisture in House

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ReBuild

• Making the House a Home
• Interior Installation
• Drywall
• Cabinets Kitchen/Bath
• Flooring
• Fixtures Plumbing and Electrical
• Painting Staining

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• Encourage your congregation to select a time to
  volunteer. Day/Week/Weekly
• Raise Funds for the general magical pot of money
  or specific rebuild/winterization efforts
• Adopt a Flood Family for Christmas.
• Collect Flood Buckets for the South.

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TOGETHER WE WILLRISE ABOVE