TAT in Disaster (written after 9/11/00)
Social &
Economic Changes That Will Effect Disaster Recovery - Considerations For
Voluntary Agencies. Voluntary agencies, churches and
CBO's have largely designed their Disaster Relief programs to fill emergency needs, until the more
substantial government programs can take over. Changes in FEMA policies, combined with Welfare Reform
will leave increasingly large segments of the population unable to access further assistance after the
emergency phase. (Lakshmi Collins 8/21/97 - Revised 11/99)
Consideration of
Community Service Workers Assisting Voluntary Organizations in Disaster Relief. States and Counties
are not implementing various forms of Community Service Work for those long term recipients of public
assistance who have been unable to find employment. With careful planning, utilization of this potential
labor pool could benefit all concerned, allowing voluntary agencies to expand their resources and extend
their period of assistance after a disaster. (Lakshmi Collins 8/22/97 Revised 11/99)
Childcare in a
disaster. More relevant than ever, this article portrays a disaster scenario that addresses some
of the many issues that would be faced if a major disaster were to occur during working hours.
Childcare providers are not prepared to provide for the thousands of children whose parents might
be unable to reach them for days.(Lakshmi Collins 7/01/92)
Disaster
Assistance after the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Lakshmi Collins chronicles her experiences as a
disaster victim advocate. She describes (from the victims view) the difficulties of piecing together
a recovery plan in the bureaucratic maze that is created by numerous relief programs administered
by separate agencies. Dated, but still relevant. (Lakshmi Collins 3/90)
Coordination of Donated Goods and Services. 1995 Presentation by Lakshmi
Collins given for the National VOAD State Leadership Conference in
Tempe, AZ
Fundamental Flaw' in Disaster Mitigation. Between 1975 and 1994, natural hazards and disasters
killed 24,000 people in the U.S. and injured 100,000. Since 1989,
the average cost of natural disasters to the country is $1 billion per
week, and current mitigation techniques haven't done much to stem this
rising tide, the study found. (Susan Kim, Disaster News Network 5/19/99)
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