2. FEMA National VOAD Conference May 2013 Evolution of Feeding Task Forces from Isaac to Sandy

3. FEMA Supports coordination, efficiency and effectiveness Reduces duplication and maximizes resources Integrates stakeholders in the process with a shared vision and ownership Mass Care / Emergency Assistance Multi Agency Planning

4. FEMA Voluntary Organizations had limited funding and required more government resources This heightened the need for strong multi agency coordination and integration A multi-agency feeding plan template was developed to assist the State in tactical planning and operations Feeding Lessons Learned from Ike and Gustav

5. FEMA Feeding Preparation Activities FEMA Region X 2011-2012 RISC (regional interagency steering committee) Feeding Panel Food Bank Tours / Private Sector Meetings State Agency Briefs (food programs) Evolution of Feeding Task Forces from Isaac to Sandy

6. FEMA Hurricane Isaac Louisiana August 2012 Evolution of Feeding Task Forces from Isaac to Sandy

7. FEMA Mass Care / Emergency Assistance Statewide feeding plan -focused on feeding contracts -based on receiving requests -focused on response -quickly embraced Feeding Task Force concept

8. FEMA Feeding

9. FEMA Bulk Distribution (PODS)

10. FEMA Bulk Distribution or Feeding?

11. FEMA DSNAP is feeding

12. FEMA Reporting – What information do we share?

13. FEMA Sharing of Resources

14. FEMA Children?

15. FEMA Partnerships

16. FEMA Tools

17. FEMA Triggers

18. FEMA Trust

19. FEMA FEMA Corps – Four teams had members trained in Mass Care to include a tour and service project with a Food Bank (Birmingham ) Internal process review – plans were under way to revisit process for obtaining food beyond congregate feeding Sharing information – Mass Care SME’s were sharing lessons learned with each other to strengthen knowledge base Preparing for the next one – pre Sandy

20. FEMA Hurricane Sandy New York October 2012 Evolution of Feeding Task Forces from Isaac to Sandy

21. FEMA Sandy was not ‘catastrophic’ still it stretched FEMA / Federal interagency to full capacity The Vertical Disaster – Disaster operations in high population density area ‘eats staff’ and creates enormous complexity. The Troika of Doom: No electricity, no fuel, key transport routes closed (2 manageable, all 3 creates major challenges ) Overall Macro – observations on Sandy

22. FEMA Mass Care / Emergency Assistance Statewide feeding plan -focused on feeding contracts -based on receiving requests -focused on response -quickly embraced Feeding Task Force concept

23. FEMA Have we thought about fuel?

24. FEMA Support Not every strategy works every time! Contingency Planning!! Mass Care / Emergency Assistance

25. FEMA POD to Home Distribution Bulk Distribution to Home Distribution

26. FEMA Monitor Feeding

27. FEMA Support our partners Red Cross The Salvation Army The Southern Baptist Feeding America Other NGO’s Bulk Distribution and Feeding

28. FEMA Feeding or Distribution ?

29. FEMA Monitor Feeding or Distribution ?

30. FEMA Cultural Diversity

31. FEMA Monitor Know our communities – appropriate food

32. FEMA Partners – What information do we share?

33. FEMA Partnerships Tools Triggers Trust Feeding Task Force Elements for success

34. FEMA Monitor Support can mean many things!

35. FEMA Coordination National Mass Care Strategy Feeding Task Force Partners should include PA and Log from the beginning until the end Mass Care/ Emergency Assistance

36. Plan to win! Contingency Planning Mass Care / Emergency Assistance. What do we do? FEMA

37. Monitor Continuous Improvement