Centralized location to manage recovery needs of the community that are NOT covered by other means.
- Utilizes collective data from Disaster Case Management, to identify needs that aren’t currently being met.
- May identify and solicit donations – financial or in-kind – to be used to assist survivors to meet unmet needs during recovery.
- Determines policies and procedures for the Unmet Needs Roundtable by:
- Ensuring confidentiality of clients
- Ensuring fair and accountable distribution of donations and assistance
- Creating a recommended criteria for funding clients
- Works to prevent gaps or unnecessary duplication of benefits.
- Reduces the possibility of fraud by creating a system that verifies true needs.
- Helps steer the determination of the best use of limited funds, resources, and agency services when need is widespread.
- Insures that funders with resources to contribute are attending the Unmet Needs Roundtable.
- Will facilitate the Unmet Needs Roundtable.
- May determine what to ask for in regards to unmet needs for a case statement.
- Unmet Needs Roundtable is the LAST RESORT funding.
Committee
Chair: Lisa Rice, WK Real Estate, MROC Board Member
- Michael Moore, UMCOR
- Rev. Mary Kate Rejouis, St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church
- Grant McCurry – Ascent Church
- Melissa Mascarenas – Jewish Family Services
- Balfour Patterson – Episcopal Diocese
- Valerie Brown
- Ian Anderson – Salvation Army
- Carina Martin – A Precious Child
- Milford Adams
- Ashlee Schmitt
- Tim Crean – Marshall Together
- Sherri Thilmony
- Ben Edelstein – MROC Chair
- Jeri curry – MROC Executive Director