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National service resources continue to support the cleanup
recovery efforts in the Detroit Metro area from the record-breaking flooding
that occurred August 11-12, 2014. Working with the Michigan Community Service Commission
and National VOAD, AmeriCorps members are registering affected home owners for
volunteer support, doing home damage assessments, and mucking and gutting
homes.
Accomplishments to date include:
- More than 30 members and staff representing AmeriCorps Disaster Response Teams from Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa, Texas Conservation Corps, Arizona Conservation Corps, and Montana Conservation Corps have served nearly 4,000 hours; mucked and gutted over 70 flood damaged homes; completed over 150 damage assessments; and cleared nearly 800 cubic yards of debris. New A-DRT teams will begin to cycle in this week to provide relief for the teams on the ground.
- AmeriCorps NCCC has been on the ground since August 20 and has committed teams through early November. A total of 11 teams (79 members) have deployed so far.
- Senior Corps RSVP volunteers supported efforts by staffing the call center.
Latest News
8 AmeriCorps NCCC FEMA Corps members from the Pacific Region campus are
supporting the Disaster Survivors Assistance mission in response to the earthquake that occurred in late
July in Napa and Solano counties.
Senior Corps RSVP volunteers are participating in disaster
response after a recent EF2 tornado hit Monroe and West Monroe, Louisiana.
Approximately 50 RSVP volunteers were dispatched in clean-up of downed
trees, temporary roof coverings, and working with American Red Cross doing
damage assessments.
Toledo Blade (OH), October 24, 2014
"Sally Davies, Senior Corps RSVP program director, said the project kicks off a larger
initiative to deliver more than 1,000 kits today to home-delivered meal clients
in the county by various agencies. She spoke during a news conference at 9:30
a.m. in front of Ottawa Park District Station, where the volunteer program has
its headquarters. Volunteers this morning loaded the kits in trunks of
the RSVP patrol cars. They used four decommissioned patrol cars — with two
volunteers riding in each — to deliver the kits to isolated, older adults who
live independently."
The AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) blog is now on Tumblr!
The AmeriCorps NCCC Tumblr will showcase stories about current members and alumni, project highlights from around the country, as well as information and announcements to inform potential new members. AmeriCorps NCCC’s move to Tumblr follows the launch of the National Service Blog on the platform earlier this year.
In addition, the AmeriCorps NCCC Atlantic Region campus has relocated to its new home in Baltimore, MD. The dedication ceremony included participation from Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, along with other state and local officials.
Listen to the webinar replay to learn about a new grant opportunity from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The National Disaster Resilience Competition will make available approximately $1 billion for innovative resilience projects at the local level.
By partnering with eligible applicants, CNCS programs will have ample opportunity to join HUD-funded community resilience plans and provide service in several of the agency's focus areas. These HUD funds could be an effective strategy to grow national service programs, while helping communities become more resilient following a disaster.
Also feel free to review the following links for more helpful information:
The replay is available at 1-866-509-6761 until Dec. 22, 2014.
For more information and a copy of the webinar slides, please email DSU@cns.gov.
Each week new videos are added to the Just In
Time Disaster Training Library.
Recent additions include:
With over 1,700 disaster mitigation,
preparedness, response and recovery training videos the library is the most
comprehensive, easy to search, FREE
internet based source for training curriculum for today’s emergency responders.
The library can be accessed at the following
web site: JustInTimeDisasterTraining.org
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