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
