Interfaith Community Outreach - 2011 Hurricane Irene (RECOVERY HOTLINE/VOLUNTEER REGISTRY)

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• 2011 Hurricane Irene/Tropical Storm Irene ArchivedJoined Sep 2, 2011

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About this facility

Mission

We are an interfaith organization supported by local faith communities, civic groups, other non-profit organizations, governmental enities and individuals that provide emergency gap services to people on the Outer Banks, the working poor, community members who have no other place to turn for help. Our Mission: To provide assistance to people who are facing a temporary emergency crisis. Our Vision Our dream for tomorrow is to network the faith communities and other community partners on the Northern Outer Banks of North Carolina to provide those who have no place else to turn for help when facing temporary emergency crisis in thier lives. On August 3rd 2005 the 15 member Board of Directors of the Interfaith Community Outreach (ICO) voted to serve as a member of the Emergency Management Operation Center (EOC) team. Robert Palombo, an ICO Board Member serves as the liaison between Dare County Emergency Management Command Center and the ICO; coordinating high level recovery issues in cooperation with other EOC members such as Social Services, Health Department, Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc. The ICO’s responsibility in this role locally will be to provide one single point of contact for the public in requesting needs and providing resources. Volunteers will be responsible for matching needs to resources and will man a call center located at the Chamber of Commerece. The plan includes a multi member team of volunteers who will operate the phones in two shifts from 7am until 10pm in the event of a disaster. A working relationship between the ICO and the Dare County Department of Social Services, Health Department, Beach Food Pantry, Hotline, a large number of local businesses and the Community Care Clinic of Dare is already in place and all entities will work closely together at a local level in the event of a disaster.

Areas served

Outer Banks

Service

Temporary

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