The concept of RAFT (Recovery After Floods Team) is to assist individuals and families impacted by flooding and other natural disasters and support resilience building in light of almost certain future disasters. We are forming a non-profit volunteer organization modeled after the other 8 FEMA recognized Long Term Recovery Groups (LTRGs) in Vermont who have been working to help their communities to recover from the flooding events. Recovery can take months, long after the FEMA and VT Emergency Management teams have done what they can.

RAFT will be a volunteer-led non-profit organization to help residents and families build resilience and preparedness and make adaptations for the future.

Types of services RAFT can provide:
• 1:1 support: for individuals and business folks - provided by a cohort of volunteer case advocates.
• We will provide some training and ongoing support for these volunteers, who will each handle a couple of families or businesses to help them over the course of their recovery.
• We will make sure the volunteers have access to info about FEMA, social services, financial resources, community services and other relevant information.
• Labor support: Connect with contractors and plumbers & electricians, find ways where we can use them as leaders and provide volunteer labor to follow their directions.
• Collaborate with the participating Towns to find the best ways to secure construction help for affected folks.
• Identify costs for individual projects such as elevating electrical boxes, moving washers & dryers to first or second floors, and moving HVAC systems to upper floors.

RAFT will be hosting a meeting to recruit volunteers to be part of the team. Come to find out how you can help.

The meeting will be held Thursday, September 26 at 6-7:30 at the Huntington Community Church Annex on 4910 Main Rd, Huntington VT. Questions : recoveryafterfloodsteam@gmail.com

Event Info

Dec 23, 2024, 6:30 to 8 PM

Dec 23, 2024, 7 to 8 PM

Dec 24, 2024, 6 to 11 PM