55,000 homes damaged or destroyed one of the nations most widespread natural disasters
534 counties declared federal disaster areas

lAmerican Red Cross spent $44 million to help families recover

l20,000 Red Cross disaster volunteers

l66,000 families helped by the Red Cross

l2.8 million meals served by the Red Cross

l200 shelters

Roseau Flooding of 2002

lSalvation Army - 3 Canteens in service (Austin, Mankato & Fargo)

l40,000 total meals served in Roseau

lDelivered meals to: Roseau Fire Department, Emergency Operations Center, elderly residing in hotels, volunteers, State Patrol, Sheriff’s Office and Roseau Police Department.

lOver 1150 Clean-up kits distributed directly to homeowners and about 50 more distributed through the Roseau Community Church.

Southern Minnesota Flooding of 2004
3090 Homes Affected

11 Completely destroyed

60 major damage

Estimated 35% elderly

lEarly Non-profit responders

- Salvation Army

- Red Cross

- NECHAMA

- LSS/Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR)

- American Baptist Men

- MN United Methodist Church

Minnesota United Methodist Conference

ü14 Volunteers for 12 days in Austin/Albert Lea

üApproximately 1340 hours of volunteer service ($23,034)

üCleaning and building equipment valued at $8000 available for use in the Austin/Albert Lea clean-up

ü20,000 in direct financial support for LTR

LSS/LDR

Ø Coordinated and tracked the volunteer efforts of agency and unaffiliated volunteers

Ø 9,000 hours of service tracked by LSS coordination ($154,710)

Ø 400 families supported

Ø 200 families were provided volunteer clean-up assistance

NECHAMA Disasters Response in 2004
8 major deployments

vFamilies directly served – 150+

vVolunteer hours – approximately 2500 ($42,975)

vIndirect dollars contributed (supply’s, equipment purchase and repair, disposable items) – $20,000

American Red Cross St. Paul Chapter Disaster Response in 2004
Assisted 178 families (609 people)

$67,000 in direct financial assistance to families.

120 first response Disaster Action team members that go on bi-monthly on call schedules to respond to typical fires….

American Red Cross Minneapolis Chapter Disaster Response in FY2004
Assisted 283 families (1061 people)

$286,168 in direct financial assistance to families
281 volunteers that are trained and on scheduled to respond to disasters

Katrina Response Full Report

Highlights:
Nechama update from Mississippi!
Nechama Deployment Manager Ken Streiff arrived in Mississippi on September 19th to begin clean-up work! He was later joined by volunteers Pat Bresnahan and Joel Mintzer, as well as local volunteer Clay Humphreys. 10 Nechama volunteers will arrive in Mississippi on Sunday, October 2nd for a week. Another 4 will arrive on the 9th. We are getting some great work done down there. Thanks for your support. Below are some pictures Ken Streiff sent back to us. We will post more as we get them.

Nechama participates in 'Operation Coastal Comfort,' the Jewish community’s response to Katrina
On Sunday, September 11th, Nechama worked with many other Minnesota Jewish organizations to hold Operation Coastal Comfort. Supplies such as hygiene products and canned food were collected at synagogues, the Jewish Community Centers, and at various Jewish schools. Then, on Sunday, volunteers organized at the community centers to pack these item and load them onto semi-trucks bound for a warehouse and distribution center in Jackson, MS. Nechama took a leading role, arranging for the use of the semis.

disaster relief: hurricane katrina Picture

Second Harvest Heartland played a key role in responding to Hurricane Katrina
Three semi-truckloads of food and supplies have been dispatched to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. The first semi-load (20,000) went to a refugee camp in Valdosta, Georgia. The other two semis (90,000) were sent to Baker, Louisiana. These supplies will be received and distributed by the re-established Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana. An additional 40,000 lbs. has been sent.

·         27,000 pounds of frozen product left the Second Harvest Heartland warehouse headed for Jackson, Mississippi. Transportation was arranged by the American Response Team.
·         6,500 pounds of food and paper products from Second Harvest Heartland's inventory and bottled water donated by Eniva were added to a shipment arranged by North Serves South. The supplies will support relief efforts in Jackson, Biloxi and Gulf Port, Mississippi.
·         An additional 100,000 pounds of items including bottled water, cereal bars, soup, diapers and paper products have been taken out of our regular inventory stream and marked for Hurricane Katrina disaster relief.
·         Second Harvest Heartland is a member of the Minnesota chapter of Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (MNVOAD), a cooperation of organizations working together to better organize disaster relief as a whole.

While supporting Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, Second Harvest Heartland, Minnesota’s largest hunger relief organization, continues to serve food insecure and hungry people through our 800 member agencies, including food shelves, kitchens and shelters. These agencies serve 164,000 individuals each month.