One Red Cross North Carolina Emergency Management Association Hickory, NC October 16, 2012

 As recent disasters have shown, the American Red Cross is absolutely indispensible to helping communities respond throughout our Nation. One Red Cross

 To deliver on our mission, we continually look for ways to provide the best service delivery while making the best use of our donor dollars. One Red Cross

 Despite our efforts, and the generosity of our donors, we still face financial challenges ahead. One Red Cross

 Continuing on our past path was not an option. We needed to find new ways to streamline the organization and grow more sustained revenues. One Red Cross 2011

 As we make these changes, we will not decrease our level of service or move away from our core mission. One Red Cross

 We are transforming the Red Cross today to ensure we can be there tomorrow. One Red Cross Future

Disaster Services Business Plan  Building an Integrated and Consistent Response Program Across Regions  Enhancing the Disaster Volunteer Experience  Enhancing Strategic Alliances

Building an Integrated and Consistent Response Program Across Regions  Casework  Sheltering  Scalable, Regional & Multi-Regional Response

The Five Initial Actions of a Disaster Response  Feeding  Sheltering  Staffing local Emergency Operations Centers  Public Affairs & Fundraising  Reporting disaster information

Enhancing the Disaster Volunteer Experience  Training  Exercises  Operational Workforce Development

Enhancing Strategic Alliances  State and Local EMA relationships (State Relations Disaster Liaison)  FEMA National Mass Care Strategy

Memorandum of Understanding Between The American Red Cross and The State of North Carolina

MOU Cooperative Actions  Executed July 2012  Coordinate, communicate, inform, notify  Share information  Provide liaison personnel  Support use of National Shelter System  Participate in planning & exercises  Share training & educational opportunities

City of Newton Water Emergency Karyn Yaussy Catawba County Emergency Management Coordinator David T. Garrison CDPM Regional Director, Disaster Services Eastern North Carolina Region American Red Cross

Memorandum of Agreement between Federal Emergency Management Agency and American Red Cross

 Executed on October 22, 2010  Formally designates the American Red Cross and FEMA as co-leads for mass care component of ESF-6, including:  Feeding  Sheltering  Distribution  Family Reunification

Agreement Goals  Enhance coordination, pool expertise and ensure the best possible support to states, territories and tribal nations to build Mass Care response capability.  Strengthen response capacity by developing a National Mass Care Strategy through a broad-based collaboration between government, the non-profit and faith-based community, National VOAD and the private sector.  Enhance collaboration between voluntary organizations and their government response partners.

National Mass Care Strategy  Unified approach to the delivery of mass care services to all communities  Including underserved populations  Establishing common goals  Fostering inclusive collaborative planning  Identifying resource needs to build a national mass care capacity

National Mass Care Strategy  Individual or congregate temporary shelters (including household pets)  Fixed or mobile feeding operations  Distribution of relief supplies  Family re-unification  Health and/or mental health services  Information on recovery assistance

National Mass Care Strategy For more information:

Enhancing Strategic Alliances  Strategic NGO partner development at the National, State and Local level.  Strategic corporate alliances

 Step-by-step instructions.  Monitor weather conditions.  Customizable “I’m Safe” alert for Facebook, Twitter, and text.  Find open Red Cross shelters.  Hurricane Toolkit, including a strobe light, flashlight and audible alert functions. Hurricane App

We supply nearly half the nation’s blood.

We teach lifesaving skills.

We help the military and their families.

We provide humanitarian aid worldwide.

QUESTIONS? Greg Mack Disaster Officer NC & SC Lee Stocks State Relations Disaster Liaison- NC