LONG TERM LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUPSRECOVERY GROUPS

Disaster Recovery BranchDisaster Recovery BranchOhio Emergency Ohio Emergency

Management AgencyManagement Agency

Kay Phillips:614-889-7176Kay Phillips:614-889-7176kphillips@dps.state.oh.uskphillips@dps.state.oh.us

Long Term Recovery Long Term Recovery Groups Groups

Local resource organized to address disaster-related unmet response and recovery needs

Maximize available resources through communication, cooperation, collaboration and coordination

Most often organized after a disaster May be faith-based or interfaith Should include local government

representative, i.e., mayor, trustee, etc.

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Local resource that is immediately available when needed

Can coordinate donated goods and services

Resource to coordinate volunteers Assistance is not based on, “triggered” by

or limited due to local, state or federal declarations

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3 basic types: Long Term Recovery Committee

(LTRC) Long Term Recovery Organization

(LTRO) Community Organizations Active in

Disaster (COAD)

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Long Term Recovery Committee (LTRC): Membership – response and recovery agencies, NGOs and

faith based organizations May not be a 501(c)(3) Equally shares decision-making authority with partners After each partner has addressed unmet needs LTRC

collectively defines remaining unmet needs and tries to find

resources, on case-by-case basis May disband once all cases have been closed

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Long Term Recovery Organization (LTRO):

Membership – response and recovery agencies, Non-Governmental Oorganizations and faith-based organizations

Operates under a 501(c)(3) Has formal leadership As a group, identifies unmet needs and applies resources

from a common pool, on case-by-case basis May disband once all cases have been closed

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Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD):

Membership – response and recovery agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations and faith-based organizations

May organize under a 501(c)(3) Has formal leadership Facilitate coordination and delivery of local

voluntary response and recovery resources during disasters

May coordinate with OH VOAD

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2 examples of excellent Programs:

Huron County – Bill Ommert, DirectorLucas County – Tom Barnhizer, Deputy

Director

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Additional References:

Mary Woodward – President, OH VOAD: 740-509-1132

National VOAD – Long Term Recovery Manual

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