EXEMPLARY PRACTICES IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Community Agencies Disaster Relief Effort (CADRE)
Program Description: After the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the United Way of Santa Clara County convened representatives from the local nonprofit agencies, community-based organizations, and local government to assess the emergency response to special needs populations. As a result of identified gaps in services, the United Way issued a request for a proposal to develop and implement a disaster preparedness training and coordination project comprised of the nonprofit agencies and community-based organizations in Santa Clara County. CADRE assists the local government in managing inkind donations and convergent volunteers and supports member agencies during disasters, eliminating duplication of services. CADRE sponsors a variety of disaster preparedness workshops on agency preparedness, critical incident stress debriefing, and sheltering special needs populations, which addresses sites, materials, and personnel.
Evaluation Information: The concept of CADRE has been used in six other bay-area counties.
Annual Budget: $79,000 to $96,000.
Sources of Funding: United Way of Santa Clara County (10/90-6/93). American Red Cross/Northern California Disaster Preparedness Network (7/93-present).
Program Type: Coalition of private nonprofit and community-based organizations acting in concert to prepare and deliver a coordinated response to emergency needs in Santa Clara County in the event of a disaster.
Target Population: Nonprofit agencies and community-based organizations.
Setting: Santa Clara County.
Project Startup Date: 1990.
Contact:
Adina Novodor
Project Manager
CADRE
2731 N. First Street
San Jose, CA 94134
Tel: 408-577-2015
Fax: 408-577-2030
E-mail: CADREProj@aol.com
AdinaN@aol.com
Last Modified: Thursday, 30-Mar-2006 09:41:41 EST