Volunteer: Assist Mountain Fire Survivors with Recovery IssuesMountain Fire survivors are now about 10 months in to a very long recovery process. If you have some time to help them, you will really be making a difference. Some needs may be virtual, others will be on site, on the ground Some immediate needs* are: Entering house contents data into insurance formsHillside drainage installation and stabilization*needs will be updated weekly, or as needed Current Opportunities 1) Assist Mountain Fire survivors in filing contents claims for insurance reimbursement. If you are computer savvy, we have survivors struggling to organize and enter their contents/personal property inventories in order to claim reimbursement from their insurance companies. Most likely can be done remotely and on your own schedule. The VC Long Term Recovery Group will match you with a family, and you can work together to help them claim the maximum reasonable benefit, and get on with reestablishing their homes. 2) Assist Mountain Fire Survivors in addressing safety, erosion control, and stabilization on their properties, to allow them to rebuild Do you have expertise in drainage, and hillside stabilization? Do you like outdoor work, and learning about the above? We have survivors who do not have insurance coverage who want to rebuild their homes and their lives. But they need help in making their properties safe. If you are interested in helping in this way, we will match you with un/under-insured survivors. Scheduling, and needed materials and equipment will be dependent on the particular situation, but if you have gloves, closed toe shoes, work clothes, various gardening equipment these would all help. And if you have heavy equipment and a trained operator, you will be a special hero! 3) Assist Mountain Fire Survivors in preparing their properties for a rebuild Do you want to tackle some stubborn bushes and low growth? Power tools will be required for this job and safety training in their use. We will match you with survivors needing to do remediation on their property before a rebuilt can commence. Details will be specific to the particular family and site, so you can work with them to arrange mutually beneficial schedules, and other details. Agency: Ventura County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group Mountain Fire survivors are now about 10 months in to a very long recovery process. If you have some time to help them, you will really be making a difference. Some needs may be virtual, others will be on site, on the ground Some immediate needs* are: Entering house contents data into insurance formsHillside drainage installation and stabilization*needs will be updated weekly, or as needed Current Opportunities 1) Assist Mountain Fire survivors in filing contents claims for insurance reimbursement. If you are computer savvy, we have survivors struggling to organize and enter their contents/personal property inventories in order to claim reimbursement from their insurance companies. Most likely can be done remotely and on your own schedule. The VC Long Term Recovery Group will match you with a family, and you can work together to help them claim the maximum reasonable benefit, and get on with reestablishing their homes. 2) Assist Mountain Fire Survivors in addressing safety, erosion control, and stabilization on their properties, to allow them to rebuild Do you have expertise in drainage, and hillside stabilization? Do you like outdoor work, and learning about the above? We have survivors who do not have insurance coverage who want to rebuild their homes and their lives. But they need help in making their properties safe. If you are interested in helping in this way, we will match you with un/under-insured survivors. Scheduling, and needed materials and equipment will be dependent on the particular situation, but if you have gloves, closed toe shoes, work clothes, various gardening equipment these would all help. And if you have heavy equipment and a trained operator, you will be a special hero! 3) Assist Mountain Fire Survivors in preparing their properties for a rebuild Do you want to tackle some stubborn bushes and low growth? Power tools will be required for this job and safety training in their use. We will match you with survivors needing to do remediation on their property before a rebuilt can commence. Details will be specific to the particular family and site, so you can work with them to arrange mutually beneficial schedules, and other details. Agency: Ventura County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 93010 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Donations Needed: Mountain Fire Survivor RecoveryThe challenges for those that lost their home in the Mountain Fire last November have not lessened. Recovery from a disaster takes time, months and years of exhaustion. The transition from immediate relief to starting the marathon of rebuilding their lives can be daunting. Thankfully, community members and organizations of all kinds have come together to assist in recovery efforts – supporting the fire survivors as they secure new housing, navigate the rebuilding process, and heal. Experienced, volunteer Disaster Case Managers are working on the Mountain Fire Recovery effort providing support to more than 100 households that lost their home. In conversations with clients they learn of some basic essential items that would help their recovery. We have compiled a list of those items into an Amazon list that will go to households whose loss has been verified and are working with a disaster case manager on a realistic recovery plan. This includes a basic printer so they can print our insurance documents, storage bins for items that may not fit in their current housing, as well as bedding and kitchenware. Mountain Fire Recovery Need Requests (Amazon Wish List) More information on the Ventura County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group, the collaborative of nonprofit organizations working with disaster impacted residents: www.MountainFireRecovery.org You can contact the Disaster Case Management team at email: DCM@mountainfirerecovery.org Agency: Ventura County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group The challenges for those that lost their home in the Mountain Fire last November have not lessened. Recovery from a disaster takes time, months and years of exhaustion. The transition from immediate relief to starting the marathon of rebuilding their lives can be daunting. Thankfully, community members and organizations of all kinds have come together to assist in recovery efforts – supporting the fire survivors as they secure new housing, navigate the rebuilding process, and heal. Experienced, volunteer Disaster Case Managers are working on the Mountain Fire Recovery effort providing support to more than 100 households that lost their home. In conversations with clients they learn of some basic essential items that would help their recovery. We have compiled a list of those items into an Amazon list that will go to households whose loss has been verified and are working with a disaster case manager on a realistic recovery plan. This includes a basic printer so they can print our insurance documents, storage bins for items that may not fit in their current housing, as well as bedding and kitchenware. Mountain Fire Recovery Need Requests (Amazon Wish List) More information on the Ventura County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group, the collaborative of nonprofit organizations working with disaster impacted residents: www.MountainFireRecovery.org You can contact the Disaster Case Management team at email: DCM@mountainfirerecovery.org Agency: Ventura County Long Term Disaster Recovery Group Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 93010 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Disaster Spontaneous VolunteersAn unaffiliated Disaster Spontaneous Volunteer is anyone from the community that wants to volunteer to help and is not already an Affiliated Volunteer trained by programs such as the Red Cross, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and other organizations with pre-determined disaster response duties. The program is open to all local residents regardless of skills or physical limitations. Children under 18 are eligible when in the company of their parent or guardian. Groups are encouraged.
All registered volunteers will be informed of and where possible linked to posted disaster-related volunteer opportunities as they are listed on this site.
NOTIFICATIONS: In order to ensure receipt of notifications of volunteer opportunities - 1) please ensure that you email is not screening out the system generated notifications by white-listing the following eddress - noreply@galaxydigital.com, 2) In your profile, under Settings, please make sure that notifications are turned on so that you will be able to receive emails regarding upcoming disaster response and recovery opportunities. Settings NOTE: During and immediately after an event, you may receive notifications every day. Typically during intermediate and long-term recovery far fewer messages will be generated. Typical Jobs for Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteers Clean-up/Inside: pick up and dispose of debris, clean furnishings and equipment, replace library books and other fallen items, do maintenance and janitorial work Clean-up/Outside: clear roads blocked by toppled trees, remove and haul away fallen brick and other debris from sidewalks and roadways, shovel mud, fill sandbags Clerical Support: assist with range of clerical duties including copying, faxing, mailing, acknowledging donations Damage Assessment: go door-to-door in a designated area, observing and noting exterior damage Data Entry: Enter information on computer data base Donated Items: staff designated collection and distribution sites, sort items, inventory goods Drivers: transport people to work sites, deliver goods, drive courier routes Food Preparation Crews: cook hot food, prepare cold food (sandwiches, etc.), and serve food and beverages at fixed and mobile sites Check-in Recorder: greet public, give information, refer to appropriate worker or location, record check in information and provide volunteer packet. Interpreters: assist in a wide variety of settings, wherever and whenever bilingual workers are unavailable Phone Bank Workers: answer phones, provide information, and make referrals Researchers: call or visit agencies/work sites to assess needs and report back Runners: take messages between agencies, work sites, command centers Security: check IDs at entrances and exits to facilities where security is vital to safe, smooth operations Sorters/Packers/Loaders: sort, pack and/or load goods (food, clothing, etc.) Training: those with detailed knowledge of subject area and proven training ability train other volunteersPlease understand that it is not always possible for our community partners to list their needs in the first hours/days of a disaster. Also, some disasters - such as fires - cannot integrate volunteers into early response because of the presence of hazardous materials and situations. If you can remain patient there will certainly be opportunities to serve. Thank you for your concern, your understanding and your patience. We truly appreciate your wish to serve our community. Agency: United Way of Ventura County An unaffiliated Disaster Spontaneous Volunteer is anyone from the community that wants to volunteer to help and is not already an Affiliated Volunteer trained by programs such as the Red Cross, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and other organizations with pre-determined disaster response duties. The program is open to all local residents regardless of skills or physical limitations. Children under 18 are eligible when in the company of their parent or guardian. Groups are encouraged.
All registered volunteers will be informed of and where possible linked to posted disaster-related volunteer opportunities as they are listed on this site.
NOTIFICATIONS: In order to ensure receipt of notifications of volunteer opportunities - 1) please ensure that you email is not screening out the system generated notifications by white-listing the following eddress - noreply@galaxydigital.com, 2) In your profile, under Settings, please make sure that notifications are turned on so that you will be able to receive emails regarding upcoming disaster response and recovery opportunities. Settings NOTE: During and immediately after an event, you may receive notifications every day. Typically during intermediate and long-term recovery far fewer messages will be generated. Typical Jobs for Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteers Clean-up/Inside: pick up and dispose of debris, clean furnishings and equipment, replace library books and other fallen items, do maintenance and janitorial work Clean-up/Outside: clear roads blocked by toppled trees, remove and haul away fallen brick and other debris from sidewalks and roadways, shovel mud, fill sandbags Clerical Support: assist with range of clerical duties including copying, faxing, mailing, acknowledging donations Damage Assessment: go door-to-door in a designated area, observing and noting exterior damage Data Entry: Enter information on computer data base Donated Items: staff designated collection and distribution sites, sort items, inventory goods Drivers: transport people to work sites, deliver goods, drive courier routes Food Preparation Crews: cook hot food, prepare cold food (sandwiches, etc.), and serve food and beverages at fixed and mobile sites Check-in Recorder: greet public, give information, refer to appropriate worker or location, record check in information and provide volunteer packet. Interpreters: assist in a wide variety of settings, wherever and whenever bilingual workers are unavailable Phone Bank Workers: answer phones, provide information, and make referrals Researchers: call or visit agencies/work sites to assess needs and report back Runners: take messages between agencies, work sites, command centers Security: check IDs at entrances and exits to facilities where security is vital to safe, smooth operations Sorters/Packers/Loaders: sort, pack and/or load goods (food, clothing, etc.) Training: those with detailed knowledge of subject area and proven training ability train other volunteersPlease understand that it is not always possible for our community partners to list their needs in the first hours/days of a disaster. Also, some disasters - such as fires - cannot integrate volunteers into early response because of the presence of hazardous materials and situations. If you can remain patient there will certainly be opportunities to serve. Thank you for your concern, your understanding and your patience. We truly appreciate your wish to serve our community. Agency: United Way of Ventura County Need Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 93003 Allow Groups: No |