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Contact MNVOAD
P.O. Box 130261,
Roseville, MN
55113-0003
office@mnvoad.org

Seth Gardner
612-910-7152
sgardner@nechama.org

 

Minnesota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (MNVOAD),
is  the counterpart for the state of Minnesota to National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD).
MNVOAD works to foster more effective service to people who have been, or may be in the future, affected by disaster through
communication, coordination, cooperation, collaboration, convening mechanisms and outreach. 
MNVOAD is a
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

During times of disaster, MNVOAD member organizations independently provide a variety of relief and recovery services to victims. MNVOAD facilitates improved service delivery by fostering cooperation, coordination, communication and collaboration (the 4 Cs) between voluntary agencies, government and the greater community.
  
During disasters, MNVOAD facilitates routine conference calls, which assist in interagency communication and efficient resource allocation. Additionally, it helps to identify unmet needs and locate available un-utilized resources. These services help to ensure best practices, thereby saving organizations money by reducing duplicative services, lost time and productivity and can also reduce response time to meet victims’ basic needs.

On an on-going basis, MNVOAD holds members’ meetings which provide a forum for participants to share their expertise, express any concerns they may have, receive information on current items of interest and provide suggestions for any improvements to the essential 4 Cs to manage their activities with maximum efficiency.

MNVOAD also works to establish regional COADs (Community Organizations Active In Disaster), build relationships with emergency managers and raise preparedness awareness among the public. MNVOAD offers an annual training seminar and has a speakers bureau.

READ ABOUT EFFORTS TO HELP HUGO RECOVER FROM THE RECENT TORNADO


MNVOAD ACTIVITIES - READ MNVOAD'S BIANNUAL REPORT
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2008 Training Seminar and Upcoming 2009 Seminar

The 2008 MNVOAD Training Seminar was held on Saturday, February 16. The training was very well received and over 175 members and partners came together for this day of information sharing. Planning has already begun for the 2009 training seminar. Kathy Young and Jill Fritz will co-chair the 2009 Seminar.

Information about the 2009 seminar will be posted as it becomes available.

The 2008 seminar event focused on how communication, coordination, cooperation and collaboration help us be better responders. We also looked at how VOAD and voluntaries incorporate their response with the Incident Command Structure. We slowed down the pace of the seminar to provide more in-depth sessions. A large portion of the day was also devoted to learning from the responses to the 35W Bridge Collapse and the SE Minnesota flooding.

Again this year we hosted a vendor show and area for organizations to learn about each others services. Booths were free for VOAD members and there was a small fee for vendors who were selling products or services.

Click here to see more details about the 2008 seminar.

       
Pictures from the 2007 MNVOAD Training Seminar.

Members and Partners
Adventist Disaster Response
American Baptist Men    
American Humane Association       
American Radio Relay League
American Red Cross

Catholic Charities
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints
Church World Service
Civil Air Patrol
FEMA Region V
First Call for Help-211
Freeborn County Crisis Response Team
Hope for the City
Hunger Solutions of Minnesota
Humane Society of the US
Lutheran Disaster Response/LSS
Mennonite Disaster Services
Minnesota Animal Disaster Coalition
MN Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist
MN Conservation Corps
MN Council of Churches
MN Division of HSEM
MN Horse Council
MN Search & Rescue Dog Association
MN-WI Baptist Convention
NECHAMA, Jewish Disaster Relief
NEMNVOAD
Presbytery of the Twin Cities
REACT
Sabathani Community Center
Second Harvest Heartland
Steele County CAER
The Salvation Army
United Methodist Committee on Relief
Board of Directors
President - Seth Gardner
       NECHAMA
Vice President - Kathy Young
       MN Animal Disaster Coalition
Secretary - Mariana Robinson
       MN Horse Council
Treasurer - Garrett Alessandroni
       American Red Cross, Twin Cities
Members At Large 
Loren Haataja
       MN SARDA
Noah Kafumbe
        Twin Cities Red Cross
Cindy Johnson
        Lutheran Disaster Response
Matthea Little Smith
        Sabathani Community Center
Bonnie Frazer
        United Way - 211
Walter Johnson
        American Baptist Men
Jill Fritz
       Humane Society of the US
Dennis Walter
        MN HSEM
Past President
John Moore
         Salvation Army

Flood Relief and Rebuilding Volunteers Needed in Southern MN!
Click below to see how you can volunteer!


Group volunteers and volunteers with rebuilding skills (plumbers, electricians, sheet rockers, etc.)


Individual Volunteers

MNVOAD Members and Partners Respond to Southern MN Flooding
Find out how voluntaries responded.

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Special thanks to Danette Zingsheim for web-site development support.  
This site is maintained by volunteers and we try to keep it as up to date as possible. Last modified: January 5, 2008