Long Term Recovery Groups

Mission, Management, and Mobilizing for Survivor Unmet need

What is Long Term Recovery?

• The period after response, and traditional aid sources, when individual and families still struggle with basic unmet survival needs.

Voluntary Organizations

Emergency foodShelterClothingMedical needsClean-up/muck out

Insurance

HomeownersSump Failure & Sewer back-up riderRentersFlood

FEMA

Programs

Temporary HousingRepairMedical, Dental, Funeral

SBA

Programs

Real Property loans up to $200,000Personal Property Loans up to $40,000

FEMA

Programs

Personal PropertyMoving & StorageTransportationGroup Flood Insurance

Voluntary Organizations

Long-term, disaster-related unmet needs

Sequence of Delivery

A Starting Point

• Establish functional service area and need

• Recruit Initial group members

• Identify Leadership

Leadership

Identify “Community Champion”

• Builds group consensus• Sets criteria for assistance, scope and vision

for LTRG• Delegates committee assignments• Sets the tone for sustainability and

community resiliency• Is the Public Information Liaison

Leadership

Community Communication planning

• Who or what organization will provide the community with LTRG activities

• Recognize organizations in the committee

• Monitors milestones

• Keeps the community informed

What Does Long Term recovery look like?

Long Term Recovery Group Structure

Volunteer Coordination

Construction Coordination

CrisisCounselingEmotional &

Spiritualcare

CommunityAssessment

CaseManagement

Finance Donations $ + In-Kind

BOARD

Training

• Assessments

• Donations Management

• Volunteer coordination

• Case a management

• Construction management

Thank you!

Voluntary Agency Liaison

FEMA staff

• Arlene Magoon

• John Stewart