Tennessee Conference United Methodist Relief (UMCOR - partner) - 2010 TN FLOOD (LONG TERM RECOVERY/CASE MGMT./CLEAN UP UNITS/VOL. HOUSING)
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Affiliation: NECHAMA (Jewish Response To Disaster)
On the volunteer housing front, a few developments. Antioch (Nashville) and a church in the Cumberland District are hosting Americorps teams who have express...
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On the volunteer housing front, a few developments. Antioch (Nashville) and a church in the Cumberland District are hosting Americorps teams who have express...
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VOLUNTEER HOUSING:
On the volunteer housing front, a few developments. Antioch (Nashville) and a church in the Cumberland District are hosting Americorps teams who have expressed great gratitude for our partnership with them. The General Board of Discipleship has made an empty home/office available for us to host volunteers (up to about 18). Currently, we have a small group from NECHAMA (Jewish Relief) staying there who have their own volunteers and also help coordinate Americorps teams working in Davidson and Cheatham Co. We will be looking to construct bunk beds and provide some hospitality support as we move to rebuilding later this summer. Hermitage and McKendree Village have made arrangements for an unused wing at McKendree to be available to host up to 24 volunteers. Cedar Crest Camp has made lodging available at half price for cleanup teams working the next couple of weeks before summer camping starts.
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Cleaning Bucket Requests
We've distributed 2,800 buckets so far and have now replenished our supply with at least 1,500 on hand here at the office and in Murfreesboro. Please call if you need to pick some up. If you need a large number delivered to your church, please email us by the end of Thursday if possible, so we can work out delivery schedule for Friday and Saturday.
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Long Term Recovery
Even as many communities that flooded later are still in relief work, trying to stabilize coverage of basic needs, some are beginning to look at the long term recovery, which will likely be as long as 2 years in some areas.
For those churches and communities an important first task will be to gather local leaders from faith communities, civic organizations, and public officials to commit to working together for the long haul. Given notice, FEMA will provide someone to be there also.
We are getting around to many churches and community meetings to help connect resources with ongoing needs, but beginning to focus on how we can help communities oraganize and collaborate for the Long Term Recovery. As definitive LTR groups develop, UMCOR will be partnering to provide Case Management training, Spiritual/Emotional Care training, and grant funding.
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May 10 Update
Lot's going on, hard to find time to share. One thing, to date 2,400 plus Cleaning Bucket Kits distributed and 2,000+ Health Kits. Some churches have delivered directly to fill our many, many requests. We have several orders pending delivery of another 1,872 buckets from UMCOR (the second shipment).
Holston Conference ERT continues to work in Carthage through 5/18. Salem UMC ERT (Indiana) is working off of Charlotte Ave. in Nashville. Liberty UMC ERT (Missouri) arrives tonight to work in Waverly. 4 other ERT's are confirmed to arrive from 5/14-5/17.