The Importance of Long Term Recovery Committees 11  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  April 2013 Putting the pieces back together.

COADs = Community Collaboratives 22  Whole Community Response and Recovery - COAD  April 2013 Members work together proactively to reduce risks and vulnerabilities, build capacities and strengthen connections.

Can withstand, quickly adapt and successfully recover from a disaster.  RESILIENCE - Whole Community Response and Recovery - COAD Physical capacity Economic capacity Social capacity Psychological capacity THE GOAL = RESILIENT COMMUNITIES COAD members collaborate to build community: 33

Disaster Strikes – Joplin, May 2011  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness 44

Response that night- SHELTERING - MSSU  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness 55

Response – Hope amid Chaos  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness 66

Day 1 – Response Daily Partner Meetings begin to coordinate relief efforts  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness 77

Partners Working together Local, State, Federal  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness 88

FEEDING – 14 mobile units and 3 Fixed sites Red Cross 458,000 Meals & Snacks Served Salvation Army and others also serving daily.  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness 99

BULK DISTRO - 21 Emergency Response Vehicles 205,000 Relief Items Distributed Points of Distribution (PODs) throughout  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  10

Comforting families lives were lost due to the tornado  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  11

Day 7 – May 29 Multi-Agency Resource Center Opens  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  12

RESPONSE/RECOVERY Multi-Agency Resource Center 1,531 Cases Opened – Over 5,000 served  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  13

Day 17 – June 8, 8:30am Long Term Recovery Committee stands up Response shifts to Recovery COAD meets at Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  14  68 attendees  LTRC Chair and Co-Chair Appointed by COAD chair and affirmed Unanimously

Why are they needed? What do they do? The Importance of Long Term Recovery Committees  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  15  Need - Becomes evident that not all individuals and community needs will be able to be addressed through immediately available State, Federal, or local resources  Primary objective of the Long Term Recovery Group is to return the community, as a whole, to the “new normal” - the sustainable state of the community post disaster.

Long Term Recovery Committee  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  16

LTRC – The NEED  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  17 7,500 residential dwellings damaged More than 17,000 people affected by tornado 4,000 homes destroyed left 9,200 people displaced 3,500 more structures like businesses damaged or destroyed

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For the Record: FEMA CAN provide financial assistance (Loans or Grants) to verified uninsured disaster losses FEMA does NOT provide intensive one-on-one case management, counseling, goods, or services not mandated by law SEMA CAN provide long-term recovery support, technical guidance, coordination of agencies, and information referral services (including to other government assistance agencies) SEMA does NOT provide direct assistance to disaster survivors  19  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  April 2013

Day 21 – June 12 Multi-Agency Resource Center Closes Disaster Case Management Center Opens  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  20

Long Term Recovery – Disaster Case Management  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  21

How is Case Management related to the Long Term Recovery Committee? The Importance of Long Term Recovery Committees  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  22  The LTRC depends on Case Management to bring legitimate cases to them  Case management depends on the LTRC to find the needed resources for recovery.

What are the advantages to survivors and community?  Prevents confusion and duplication.  Clients receive help to fill out necessary paper work  Receive information about how various systems work (FEMA, SBA)  Clients receive financial aid from various partners.  Survivors immediately begin spending the money in the affected areas. Local businesses supported; put tax revenue back into the local economy.  Families quickly able to locate temporary housing near the affected area: keep communities intact, support local businesses and prevent loss of tax revenue in the community.  Because families receive health and mental health services immediately after the disaster – short and long-term needs identified and addressed. The Importance of Long Term Recovery Committees  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  23

What are the advantages to survivors and community? If a family affected by disaster does not return to a level of self- sustainability within two years of the disaster, usually they will: Continue to need all the supports that community has to offer or Leave the community, taking away school enrollment, income taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, etc. It is in the best interest of the community to ensure that every affected family reaches the self-sustainability level The Importance of Long Term Recovery Committees  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  24

SUCCESSES  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  25

Day 768 – June 30, 2013 Disaster Case Management Center Closes  April 2013  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  26

Can withstand, quickly adapt and successfully recover from a disaster.  27  Whole Community Response, Recovery, Mitigation, Preparedness  April 2013 THE GOAL = RESILIENT COMMUNITIES