COAD: Leveraging Community Assets During Disasters Live Prepared.

COAD  Southeast Wisconsin Citizens and Organizations Active in Disasters empowers volunteers and organizations to serve local communities before, during and after disasters.  We build community resilience through collaboration!

COAD Programs  Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)  SE WI Medical Reserve Corps  Tri-County Long Term Recovery Committee  Wisconsin Emergency Resource Registry

Leveraging Community Assets  Communities have existing resources, even after a disaster, that have the capacity to improve service to those in need  Existing organizations can be force- multipliers

FEMA’s Whole Community  “Understanding and meeting the true needs of the entire affected community.”  “Engaging all aspects of the community (public, private, and civic) in both defining those needs and devising ways to meet them.”  “Strengthening the assets, institutions, and social processes that work well in communities on a daily basis to improve resilience and emergency management outcomes.”

The Surge Model  Strengthen existing systems to reduce the burden during a disaster Borrowed from public health Reduced focus on building traditional end services  Block by block strategy Use partners as force-multipliers

Rural and Urban Models Rural  Strengths Stronger community connectivity Easier to reach potential high-level supporters  Challenges Lower participation Hard to ‘break-in’ Urban  Strengths Increased marketing value/impact Larger potential audience  Challenges Partners change frequently Small fish in a big pond

Engaging the Community  Decentralized structures allow community networks to flourish  Transparent situational awareness and two-way communication improve intelligence and response capacity  Preparedness and inclusive planning build strong relationships ahead of an event

Partnership Council  Quarterly meetings  Varied planning topics Long-term Recovery, Volunteer Management, Surge Planning  Partners & guests welcome  Blend of education and table top

Community Asset Registry  Building a registry for community resources Donated goods/services only Interested businesses, churches, schools, non-profits and community groups  Solves the problem of “the ask”