VOAD Resources

The Emotional & Spiritual Care Committee’s mission is to foster emotional and spiritual care to people affected by disaster in cooperation with national, state, and local response organizations and...

National VOAD is recognized nationwide as the non-governmental leader building community resiliency throughout the disaster cycle. National VOAD members represent a powerful force of goodwill in America. They are...

Trevor Covington wrote this guide to serve as a resource to community leaders, nonprofit agencies, and emergency managers looking to start or support Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COADs)...

This manual explores how Extension professionals can use COADs (Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COADs) and community forums to reduce the impact of disasters and build a more efficient...

Draft May 8, 2020

Resources for State VOADs to prepare to manage their own DCM programs. Intended for internal use only.

Overview of the State VOAD LEAD program. Intended for internal use only.

State: VOAD Capabilities Matrix National: National VOAD Partners Capabilities Matrix Local Capabilities Matrix Spreadsheet templates intended to indicate the capabilities COADs, VOADs, and LTRGs.

A toolbox for prospective COADs

Improving the Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Disaster The primary aim of this toolkit is to improve the engagement of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in disasters. For this toolkit, NGO...