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Faith Based Community Organizations. Jody Dickhaut KY-TN State Coordinator / Trainer –ACSDR Louisville 1 st SDA Church 2988 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 502-459-0250 jdickhaut@kytn.net 515-943-8698. Faith Based Community Organizations. Brief Overview Chapters 1 & 5 MGT-405.
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Faith Based Community Organizations Jody Dickhaut KY-TN State Coordinator / Trainer –ACSDR Louisville 1st SDA Church 2988 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 502-459-0250 jdickhaut@kytn.net 515-943-8698
Faith Based Community Organizations Brief Overview Chapters 1 & 5 MGT-405
Faith Based Community Organizations How important is it to partner & collaborate with FBCO’s ? FBCO’s - “ did not augment the government response. Rather, they took the lead, and the government augmented their efforts.” From “Heralding Unheard Voices 2006 p. 15 – USDHS Commissioned Report following Hurricane Katrina
Faith Based Community Organizations How important is it to partner & collaborate with FBCO’s ? During Disaster FBCO’s Provide shelter; Provide food and sustenance; Rebuild structure and homes; Deploy volunteers and Reach out to vulnerable populations.
Faith Based Community Organizations How important is it to partner & collaborate with FBCO’s ? During Disaster FBCO’s Additionally (not listed in report) Provide Case Management Provide Donations Management Support Crisis Care Support Unmet / Functional Needs Work through Long Term Recovery
Faith Based Community Organizations How important is it to partner & collaborate with FBCO’s ? • The following demographic shifts in vulnerable populations can be particularly challenging for emergency planning. • More than 1.4 M people receive home health care • Populations described as “transportation challenged” – those who do not have • access to a personal vehicle or are unable to drive. • 18% of total US population age 5 + speak a language other than English at • home. FBCO’s are the pathways for emergency management personnel to address the complexity of their community and engage community leaders.
Faith Based Community Organizations Four Types of FBCO’s Religious Congregations and Coordinating Bodies Organizations or projects sponsored by congregations Incorporated nonprofit organizations Ecumenical, interfaith organizations
Faith Based Community Organizations How important is it to partner & collaborate with FBCO’s ? Unique Aspects of FBCO’s • Service is often thought to Spirit-led. • Moral capital moves people
Faith Based Community Organizations Unique Assets of FBCO’s ? • Exceptionally Strong Motivation • Unity of Purpose • Local Focus • Speed of Response • Independence • Standing Capability • Excess Capacity • Support from Networks • Volunteerism
Faith Based Community Organizations Emergency Operation Plans: Where do FBCO’s Assets Fit? • The Purpose Statement • Situation Overview • Operating Assumptions • Action Levels
Faith Based Community Organizations Unique Assets of FBCO’s and Emergency Operation Plasn • Bridge Building • Communications • Partnership Formalization
Faith Based Community Organizations Practical Impact of FBCO’s ? FBCOs can be a valuable bridge builder between emergency management and disaster survivors, and underscore the need for partnerships. The success of this partnership depends on one word: Trust!
Coordination & Interdependencies Jamison Day PhD. Collaboration High Agree on objectives Coordination Cooperation Interdependency Agree on methods Low Communication Difficulty Increases Capacity toward Coordination Low High
Joplin Tornado 5/22/2011
Joplin 2011 CHCC Photo Courtesy of IA/MO ACSDR
Joplin 2011 CHCC Photo Courtesy of IA/MO ACSDR
Joplin 2011 CHCC Photo Courtesy of IA/MO ACSDR
Joplin 2011 CHCC Photo Courtesy of IA/MO ACSDR
Pioneer Warehouse Joplin’s M.A.W.
Partnerships that made it happen: ACSDR Pioneer Warehouse State of Missouri FEMA City of Joplin Joplin - Area Churches Operation Blessing 100’s of Volunteers
MSSU May 23, 2011 Photo Courtesy of IA/MO ACSDR
Joplin MAW June, 2011 Photo Courtesy of IA/MO ACSDR
Pioneer Warehouse – Joplin’s Multi-Agency Warehouse – (MAW) New Bench Mark – Donations Management • Opened Quicker • Stayed in operation longer • Still in operations today in Long Term • Recovery
Source and Information Contacts: • Mark Gouch – Pioneer Warehouse, Joplin MO • Roy Weeden – MO ACSDR Director / MO VOAD Chair • Jay St. Clair & John Giles – College Heights Christian • Church, Joplin MO
“Heaven forming each on other to depend, A master or a servant or a friend, Bids each on other for assistance call, Till one man’s weakness grows the strength of all.”
Faith Based Community Organizations For More Information on MGT-405 Contact your local County Emergency Management Office
Faith Based Community Organizations Jody Dickhaut KY-TN State Coordinator / Trainer –ACSDR Louisville 1st SDA Church 2988 Newburg Road Louisville, KY 502-459-0250 jdickhaut@kytn.net 515-943-8698