PATHWAY #1: AS A SPONTANEOUS UNTRAINED VOLUNTEER
There will be avenues to serve if persons have never been trained. Our national partner, Send Relief is handling the fielding of untrained volunteers. They are in need of experienced construction leaders. If you have knowledge of home remodeling, mold remediation and/or construction project management, they need your time and skills! Hurricane Harvey has drowned more than 300,000 homes in 21 trillion gallons of rainfall that fell on Texas and Louisiana over 9 days. There is still approximately 50 inches of standing water rotting homes, blocking roads and cutting power. Help is needed on every level. If you or someone you know is experienced in construction, please consider signing up to lead a team and help our neighbors in Houston?
You may sign up or find more information by this button, but if you pursue this pathway, we ask that you let our office know.
We may be able to provide monetary subsidy, travel coordination and insurance.
PATHWAY #2: AS A DISASTER RELIEF TRAINED VOLUNTEER
It should go without saying that these events are unprecedented and are requiring a
all-hands-on-deck type of response by trained volunteers. Trained volunteers are needed now and for the next 3 months. If you have been trained in Disaster Relief in the past, we desire you to sign up through DR New England. We are willing to have volunteers sign up that have not been trained in years. We intend to provide refresher training events around New England. Initially we need their response as to whether they can can go for 10 to 14 days
any time from
Sept. 28 to Nov. 17.
LET US KNOW YOUR AVAILABILITY
Simply go to the button to the right and complete the sign up form.
Those who are trained, see the list below disciplines needed. You may need refresher training (see training info below).
This will be a long recovery, there will be plenty to do, look at how you can respond and when, and let us know by signing up at the button. For other questions or information, contact any of the following:
BCNE
508-393-6013
603-801-9906
207-232-3389
DR TRAINED VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Any of the following disciplines:
- Feeding volunteers (you may need refresher training)
- Mud Out Volunteers
- Blue Hats - Mud Out
- Assessors
- Chaplains
- Incident command / management leaders
- Logistics: Drivers & freight handlers
- Shower Units
- Mud Out Units
TRAVEL
We are exploring means of travel to get you to service sites. Once on location, you will not incur financial needs. We are working to keep the costs low by providing a subsidy. Approximate costs without a subsidy for vehicle travel round trip with a crew are between $210 (by staying overnight in churches) to $380 with hotel stays. Airfare round trip without subsidy is a bit easier time wise with round trips out of Boston ranging from $126 to $255 per person. Ground transport to work sites from the airport would be an additional amount. Disaster Relief New England, so far, will be able to to provide a
$60 subsidy and we are working to increase that soon. As soon as we've more information, we will communicate it.