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.

Drought Survey

Click Here to participate in the Drought Task Force Survey

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.