1. Disaster Planning – Funding Highlights and Continued Need T & TA Network Meeting ~ Alexandria, VA October 12, 2007

2. Coordinated Technical Assistance Approach Primary Work Has Been in Two States Louisiana Mississippi Some hurricane TA related work has also been done in: Alabama Texas TA Matrix developed & coordinated by NRCOI for LA and MS Regular teleconferences for status updates All Seven Partnering NRCs & AdoptUsKids have participated

3. NRC for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning Website Resources: Disaster Web Based Resources Webcast: Moving From Disaster to Renewal and Recovery: The Louisiana Child Welfare Experience (3/27/07) Extensive on site TA has been conducted in Louisiana in five areas, trauma; family finding; assessment; casework/legal connections and youth permanency Conference Support: Foster & Adoptive Parents; Together We Can; Gulf Coast Conference; LAAB

4. AdoptUsKids Louisiana Case Planning Desk Reference Guide ICPC – Process Recommendations & Status Review of Displaced Children & Foster Families Hurricane Debrief and Summit San Antonio, TX Support of Adoptive Families Hurricane Response Teams Physical Goods and/or Services

5. NCWRC for Organizational Improvement Publication Coping with Disasters and Strengthening Systems: A Guide for Child Welfare Agencies

6. NCWRC Child Protective Services Curriculum Package Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect in Disaster Emergency Shelters – training emergency shelter staff and volunteers

7. NCWRC on Adoptions Guidebook for Caseworkers Resource Family Guide

8. National Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues Publications Help In Child Welfare Legal And Judicial System Responses To Children And Families Affected By Disasters Emergency Preparedness in Dependency Courts – Ten Questions that Courts Serving Abused and Neglected Children Must Address Website Resources: http://www.abanet.org/child/rclji/

9. NRC for Child Welfare Data and Technology Reconnect Families Database Designed to aid child welfare organizations, both public and private, in locating and reconnecting the children and families they serve in the aftermath of a disaster Online at www.nrccwdt.org

10. NCWRC for Youth Development Mississippi - Created a Database of Summer Recreational Activities for Youth www.ncys.ou.edu/yd/resources/m scoastal/view.php [lists all events] Developed two additional links: To enter organizational information [password protected] To enter / search for activities sponsored by each organization [www.nrcys.ou.edu/yd/resources/ms coastal/actreg.php]

11. Child Welfare Information Gateway Website Resources http://www.childwelfare.gov/highlights/dis aster/prepare.cfm http://www.childwelfare.gov/highlights/dis aster/prepare.cfm To access a variety of State plans: http://basis.caliber.com/cwig/ws/library/docs/g ateway/SearchForm http://basis.caliber.com/cwig/ws/library/docs/g ateway/SearchForm Type in “state disaster plans” in the keyword text box

12. National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare Matrix: Disaster Readiness & Response http://www.samhsa.gov/Matrix/matrix_d isaster.aspx http://www.samhsa.gov/Matrix/matrix_d isaster.aspx

13. Discussion Continued urgent need for help Lingering Issues Where do we go from here?