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Hurricane Sandy

HandsOn Network is working with HandsOn Network Volunteer Action Centers and partners activated across the northeast to help coordinate the volunteer response to Hurricane Sandy. To find volunteer opportunities click on the direct links below:

Action Center Updates

Active Affiliates responding to Hurricane Sandy:

HandsOn Network is working with HandsOn Network Volunteer Action Centers and partners activated across the northeast to help coordinate the volunteer response to Hurricane Sandy. Below is the list of all the active affiliates responding to this disaster. Please click on the links below to register your interest or to find a volunteer opportunity:

NEW YORK

New York Cares, New York City

Long Island Volunteer Center, Long Island, NY

Volunteer Center Serving Westchester and Mid-Hudson Valley

New Jersey

Jersey Cares, Newark, NJ

Pass It Along, Sussex County, NJ

Volunteer Center of Bergen County, Hackensack, NJ

Volunteer Center of Philadelphia and South New Jersey

United Way of Northern New Jersey, Morristown, NJ

Rhode Island

Serve Rhode Island, Rhode Island, RI

Massachusetts

Boston Cares, Boston, MA

Virginia

Volunteer Alexandria, Alexandria, VA

Volunteer Fairfax, Fairfax, VA

Volunteer Arlington, Arlington, VA

Washignton D.C

Greater DC Cares, Washington, DC

 

 

 

Hurricane Isaac Update

 

HandsOn New Orleans is actively working with nearly 40 different local agencies to assist with Hurricane Isaac recovery and relief work by providing volunteer recruitment and management resources for our partners. Through our collaboration with the Louisiana Service Commission, our reach covers a seven-parish region surrounding the city of New Orleans, and includes some of the hardest-hit areas such as Plaqumines, St. John the Baptist and Tangipahoa Parish.

Since August 29th when Hurricane Isaac passed over the region, HandsOn New Orleans has already mobilized hundreds of volunteers, provided much-need assistance to 36 local partner agencies, and reached over 900 residents during a community outreach campaign centered around hurricane preparedness and fire safety. HandsOn's commitment remains to our local partners, to our wonderful volunteers, and to this rich, proud region as it once again triumphs over adversity. Join us in that effort today!

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Minot, North Dakota Recovery –Our partners continue to support the long term recovery of the flooding that impacted Minot, North Dakota.

 

To Volunteer and find updates about Hope Village please Click Here.

 

September 12, 2012

 
HandsOn Network Affiliates along the Gulf Coast are continuing to coordinate the volunteer response for Hurricane Isaac.
 

The Volunteer Center of Metro United Way 

Volunteer Reception Center

 Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department

 315 S. Ferguson St.  2nd floor – enter through back door

 Henryville, IN 47126

 Phone number is still: 502. 599-8557.

 Website is www.march2recovery.org

 

Please click on the following links to register your interest or to find a volunteer opportunity.

 

 

 

In the News

October 30, 2012

Hands On Network is working with HandsOn Network Volunteer Action Centers and partners activated across the northeast to help coordinate the volunteer response to Hurricane Sandy. We are currently supporting the American Red Cross and 211 operations throughout the region. Please click here to find a Volunteer Center active in this disaster and register your interest to serve.

 

October 28, 2012

“HandsOn Network is continuing to monitor Hurricane Sandy. We are working with our affiliates to prepare their organizations to coordinate the volunteer response. Please come back for more information.”

 

 

September 25, 2012

 

Long Island Volunteer Center continues to support those impacted by Hurricane Irene

 

Click here: Still Hurting from Hurricane Irene? Help is on the Way | PRLog

 
September 12, 2012
 
HandsOn Network Affiliates along the Gulf Coast are continuing to coordinate the volunteer response for Hurricane Isaac.
 

The Volunteer Center of Metro United Way 

Volunteer Reception Center

 Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department

 315 S. Ferguson St.  2nd floor – enter through back door

 Henryville, IN 47126

 Phone number is still: 502. 599-8557.

 Website is www.march2recovery.org

 

Please click on the following links to register your interest or to find a volunteer opportunity.

 
 
 

Overview

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HandsOn Volunteer Centers can point proudly to their role in the disaster response support and the growing importance of volunteers in this arena over the last decade. HandsOn Volunteer Centers and other volunteer connector organizations have become critical players in the field of emergency management and are designated as lead agencies for disaster volunteer coordination in many local communities and states.

From tornadoes to hurricanes HandsOn Network, Our Volunteer Centers and our partners have learned a lot about managing volunteers in times of disaster.

  • If we didn’t know it before, we know it now . . . volunteers will come! And they will come, whether we are ready or not.
  • Many people have a strong psychological need to volunteer in a disaster. They find that acting on the desire to help, in what can feel like a hopeless situation, is empowering.
  • Volunteers who have not previously affiliated with a disaster response agency represent a tremendous resource for a community that’s been hit with a disaster. When volunteers are well-coordinated, everyone benefits.
  • A strong pre-disaster partnership between a HandsOn Volunteer Center and local government for spontaneous volunteer coordination translates to more effective response and recovery.
  • More than ever, we have seen the importance of volunteers as a resource to serve the most vulnerable people in our communities.
  • Check out what our Volunteer Centers are currently doing relating to disasters.

HandsOn Network’s work focuses on the fact that “all disasters are local.” Our strength comes from the efforts of our Action Centers in three distinct areas:

  • Spontaneous unaffiliated volunteer management (SUVs) and in managing Volunteer Reception Centers (VRCs) in times of disaster
  • Defining non-profit needs in times of disaster and matching volunteers to those needs
  • Large-scale project execution as part of long-term recovery
 
Ready to Respond HandsOn Network published Ready to Respond in 2009 that shared information and guidance to better prepare communities for emergencies and for the convergence of spontaneous volunteers. This free resource is full of helpful information and guidance to make your community better prepared for emergencies and for the convergence of unaffiliated volunteers. Download the PDF here
 

Tools/Resources

Good & Ready

Good & Ready is an on-line and on-the-ground emergency preparedness engagement initiative led by Points of Light working with core partners including Ready.gov, the American Red Cross and the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes. Good & Ready is evolving into a year-long platform focused on engaging people to prepare themselves, their families and communities, with a specific and important emphasis on increasing youth and family engagement.

Below are Volunteer Leader Project Play Guides to help develop your preparedness or mitigation project with your family, friends, neighbors or community.

 

2012 Disaster Webinar Series - Community Preparedness Webinar

2011 Disaster Webinar Series - Brought to you by KPMG

 

2010 Disaster Webinar Series - Brought to you by KPMG

 

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