SLIDE 3 Consortium Goals
The goal of the Consortium is to assist disaster-affected communities, especially among the most vulnerable populations in low-attention, non-declared disasters. The work of the Consortium emphasizes preservation of historical/institutional knowledge through the guidance of the NVOAD points of consensus and relevant leading practices in the following core competencies: Long Term Recovery, Volunteer Management, Emotional and Spiritual Care, Disaster Case Management (Construction Management), and Community Resiliency. The Midwest Consortium has developed toolkits that focus on each of these core competencies that provides flowcharts, key steps, and overviews. Together these toolkits form the Midwest Consortium Toolbox. In addition, a Resource Development Toolkit has been developed and deployed to assist disaster impacted communities in raising necessary resources. These toolkits have been tested and refined in several non- declared rural disasters in South Dakota, Minnesota, North Dakota and Missouri.
