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We Webinar : : Hurricane Harvey: Lessons Learned on Disaster Recovery Presented By: Damian Morales, OneStar Foundation Robert Sepeda, Greater Houston Community Foundation Sponsored by: Hurricane Harvey Overview FEMA-4332-DR-TX - Hurricane

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We Webinar:

: Hurricane Harvey: Lessons Learned on Disaster Recovery

Sponsored by:

Presented By: Damian Morales, OneStar Foundation Robert Sepeda, Greater Houston Community Foundation

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Hurricane Harvey Overview

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§Counties Declared for Individual Assistance: 41 §Individual Assistance Applications Approved: 373,653 §Unmet Need Amount: $1,193,253,007.53

Menard Calhoun Orange Gonzales Kerr Refugio Jim Hogg Dimmit Nolan Brazos Jefferson Bell Bandera Schleicher Zavala Rockwall Eastland DeWitt Angelina McLennan Leon Stonewall McMullen Sutton Fort Bend Parker Kinney Fayette Harrison Reagan Coleman Washington Mills Sabine Hopkins Houston Bexar Erath Rusk Coryell Comal Aransas Jack Shackelford San Jacinto Kendall Wharton Karnes Kaufman Duval Johnson Franklin Edwards Waller Maverick Kleberg Garza Caldwell Titus Real Hays Medina Victoria Tyler Falls Henderson Walker Galveston Harris Nacogdoches Guadalupe Tarrant Jackson Sterling Frio Colorado Wise Glasscock Shelby Comanche Burnet Cass Ellis Williamson Van Zandt Jones Grimes Irion Navarro Brooks Hunt Mitchell Wood Brown Haskell Fisher Concho Coke Polk Young Lee Cherokee Hood San Augustine Madison Milam Nueces Camp Freestone Runnels Marion Liberty Jasper Chambers Hardin Collin Brazoria Throckmorton Bastrop Scurry Limestone Denton Matagorda Palo Pinto Live Oak Uvalde Atascosa Wilson Dallas Kimble McCulloch Crockett Hill Kent La Salle Austin Val Verde Smith Robertson Gillespie Tom Green Somervell Kenedy Borden San Saba Burleson Bee Trinity Gregg Hamilton Stephens Lavaca Bosque Goliad Callahan Rains Morris Lampasas Upshur San Patricio Webb Blanco Newton Panola Anderson Montgomery Llano Mason Taylor Jim Wells Zapata Travis Howard Data Layer / Map Description: This product illustrates the counties affected by Hurricane Harvey and those included in the major presidential
  • declaration. Also displayed are the Texas Council of
Government boundaries and the Direct Housing Approved counties. All counties in the State of Texas are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Incident Period: August 23 - September 15, 2017 Declared: August 25, 2017

FEMA-4332-DR-TX - Hurricane Harvey Designated Counties (Amendment 10)

Author: eedlund Created: (04 May 2018, 0900 CDT) PCS: WGS 1984 World Mercator

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40 80 Miles 40 80 Kilometers Created: Friday, May 4, 2018 | Source: FEMA Ethan Greene, GIS | FEMA DR-4332-TX IA JFO_DR_4332_TX\MXDs\IA\TX_4332_Dec_20180112.mxd Direct Housing Approved Designated Counties Public Assistance (Cat. B) (4) Public Assistance (Cat. A-G) (8) Individual Assistance and Public Assistance (Cat. A-B) (2) Individual Assistance and Public Assistance (Cat. A-G) (39)
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OneStar Foundation Overview

OneStar Foundation was created through Executive Order to support the State of Texas by:

  • Strengthening the nonprofit sector
  • Encouraging civic engagement through

service and volunteering

  • Promoting innovative strategies to

address local issues and;

  • Facilitating public-private partnerships

to expand the reach of the sector. § Damian Morales, MPH

  • Manager, Disaster Services
  • Email: damian@onestarfoundation.org
  • Phone: 512.287.2026

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Disaster Services – Partnership w/ Government §Local §State

  • Texas A&M University (TAMU)
  • Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM)
  • Texas General Land Office (GLO)
  • Texas Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC)

§Federal

  • Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS)
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • Region VI
  • Recovery Support Function (RSF) Liaisons

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Disaster Services - Networks

§ Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)

  • Facilitate and provide consistent

administrative support to Texas VOAD.

  • Staff State Operations Center, Joint Field

Office & Texas Recovery Office as needed.

  • Provide technical assistance and support to

local jurisdictions during VOAD formation, and when otherwise requested. § Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRGs)

  • Provide technical assistance and support to

local jurisdictions during LTRG formation and when otherwise requested.

  • Provide ongoing technical assistance for

LTRG leadership to support organizational effectiveness and sustainability.

  • Serve as a conduit for resource and

information sharing.

Alamo Area Council of Governments Brazos Valley Council of Governments Capital Area Council of Governments Central Texas Council of Governments Coastal Bend Council of Governments Deep East Texas Council of Governments Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission Houston-Galveston Area Council South East Texas Regional Planning Commission Harris Bell Polk Bee Duval Lee Tyler Travis Bexar Liberty Brazoria Milam Jasper Burnet Lavaca Hays Fayette Hardin Goliad DeWitt Matagorda Newton Wharton Live Oak Gonzales Bastrop Grimes Wilson Walker Victoria Nueces Karnes Jefferson Jackson Kleberg Colorado Blanco Atascosa Austin Williamson Refugio Trinity Fort Bend Brazos Comal Llano McMullen Calhoun Jim Wells Montgomery Robertson Burleson Waller Leon Falls Guadalupe Chambers Caldwell Madison San Patricio San Jacinto Washington Orange Lampasas Angelina Houston Kendall Galveston Brooks San Saba Kenedy Coryell Aransas Sabine Jim Hogg San Augustine Gillespie Data Layer / Map Description: This product illustrates the counties affected by Hurricane Harvey and displays Texas Long-Term Recovery Groups.

FEMA-4332-DR-TX - Hurricane Harvey Long-Term Recovery Groups for Individual Assistance as of 1600 CDT 2/4/2019

Author: egarton Created: (04 February 2019, 1000 CDT) PCS: WGS 1984 World Mercator JFO_DR_4332_TX\MXDs\IA\TX_4332_IA_LTR_Groups.mxd All counties in the State of Texas are eligible to apply for assistance under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Incident Period: August 23 - September 15, 2017 Declared: August 25, 2017 Amendment 10: October 11, 2017 P P P P P = Pending Status Created: Monday, February 4, 2019 | Source: FEMA GIS Unit | FEMA DR-4332-TX Individual Assistance

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30 60 Miles 30 60 Kilometers P Council of Governments Designated Counties Individual Long-Term Recovery Groups Austin Long-Term Recovery Group Bastrop County Long-Term Recovery Team Baytown Area & Chambers County DIsaster Recovery (BACC-DR) Brazoria County Long-Term Recovery Committee Calhoun Long-Term Recovery Group Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group Colorado Long-Term Recovery Group Fayette County Disaster Recovery Team Fort Bend Recovers (FBR) Galveston County Recovers Hardin County Strong Long-Term Recovery Team Harris County Long-Term Recovery Committee Jasper/Newton Long-Term Recovery Group Liberty County Long-Term Recovery Team MCCARES (Montgomery County Community Assistance Recovery Efforts) Orange County Disaster Rebuild Team Polk Long-Term Recovery Group San Jacinto Long-Term Recovery Group Southeast Texas Emergency Relief Fund (SETERF) Tyler Long-Term Recovery Group Victoria County Long-Term Recovery Group Walker County Long-Term Recovery Committee Waller County Recovery Committee (WCR) Wharton County Recovery Team Aransas County Long-Term Recovery Team New Day Port A Refugio County Long-Term Recovery San Patricio County Long-Term

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Active LTRGs – May 2019

§ Aransas County Long- Term Recovery Team § Austin Long-Term Recovery Group § Bastrop County Long- Term Recovery Team § Baytown Area & Chambers County Disaster Recovery § Brazoria County Long- Term Recovery Committee § Calhoun Long-Term Recovery Group § Coastal Bend Disaster Recovery Group § Colorado Long-Term Recovery Group § Fayette County Disaster Recovery Team § Fort Bend Recovers § Galveston County Recovers § Hardin County Strong Long-Term Recovery Team § Harris County Long- Term Recovery Committee § Highland Lakes Crisis Network § Jasper/Newton Long- Term Recovery Group § Jefferson County Long- Term Recovery § Liberty County Long- Term Recovery Team § Montgomery County Community Assistance Recovery Efforts § New Day Port A § Orange County Disaster Rebuild Team § Polk County Disaster Recovery Team § Refugio County Long- Term Recovery § Rio Grande Valley LTRG § Rockport/Fulton Long- Term Recovery § San Jacinto Long-Term Recovery Group § Sonora Flood Relief § Travis Austin Recovery Group (TARG) § Victoria County Long- Term Recovery Group § Walker County Long- Term Recovery Committee § Waller County Recovery Committee § Wharton County Recovery Team

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Disaster Services - Convenings

§ Hurricane Harvey Long-Term Recovery Training Summit (December 2017)

  • Hosted by OneStar Foundation, in partnership with FEMA, TDEM &

Texas VOAD § Bridging the Gap for Harvey Recovery (June 2018)

  • Hosted by the Disaster Leadership Team (DLT), in partnership

with OneStar Foundation, Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), and TDEM § Texas Strong Summit (January 2019)

  • Hosted by OneStar Foundation
  • 165 individuals from 83 distinct governmental and nonprofit
  • rganizations

§ Resilient Response Texas (June 2019)

  • Hosted by OneStar Foundation, Good360 and All Hands and Hearts

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Rebuild Texas Fund

§ The Rebuild Texas Fund is a collaborative project of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the OneStar Foundation. § Thanks to the support of more than 33,000 corporate and individual donors, with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation as the lead funder, over $100 Million was raised for Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts. § As of June 10th, $85.8 million have been

  • awarded. The Fund intends to fully deploy

by the end of 2019.

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Hurricane Harvey – Lessons Learned on Disaster Recovery Robert Sepeda June 12, 2019

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Robert Sepeda Program & Impact Manager Greater Houston Community Foundation Email: rsepeda@ghcf.org Phone: 713-333-4613

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  • Co-established by City of Houston Mayor

Sylvester Turner & former Harris County Judge Ed Emmitt and administered by the Greater Houston Community Foundation (GHCF).

  • GHCF’s role:
  • Administrator
  • Grants and grantee management
  • Convener
  • Thought leader
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Round 3 & 4 were focused on Recovery: 1-2 year grants were awarded for longer term financial assistance, home repair, legal services, behavioral health, furniture, etc. Rounds 1 & 2 were focused on Response: 90-120 day grants were awarded for basic needs, emergency financial assistance, temporary housing, mucking & gutting, etc.

HHRF HHRF’s Five ve Grant Rounds Focused on Immediate Response & Recove very

Round 5 was focused on Response & Recovery: 1 year grants were awarded for disaster case management, basic needs, and emergency financial assistance.

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Total Beneficiaries projected to be served

190,000 Households

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Convenings

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Lessons Learned: What’s Worked

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HHRF Lessons Learned: Governance

  • Having a

collaborative governance structure was key to effective administration as a community foundation

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HHRF Lessons Learned: Partnerships

  • Partnerships amongst grantees allow for more to get done with

greater impact

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HHRF Lessons Learned: Partnerships

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HHRF Lessons Learned: Innovation

  • Innovations were

helpful for building better and faster systems but also create a foundation for a more resilient infrastructure for future disasters

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A

Inadequate Social Service Infrastructure

Enormous Need Many Resources

But somehow these resources were still difficult to access

“When I call service providers, I get busy signals. I’ve been told that it will be months before I receive help because

  • f waiting lists for services.”

“I’ve wasted time filling out lengthy applications just to be told I’m ineligible for their services.“

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Harvey Home Connect Goals

  • Improve

ve access to and speed of home repair

  • Improve

ve the client experience

  • En

Enabl ble be better m matching a g and c d coordi dination between seekers and home repair agencies

  • Provi

vide transparency about what is and is not working to drive improvement

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Home Repair Process & HHC Scope

Eligibility screen Application Doc Collection & Verification Matching to a Non-Profit Assessment Work Order/Permitting Construction Completion

HHC Team Owns HHC Partners Own w/ HHC Oversight

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Harvey Home Connect: Successes

  • 459 homes repaired and

households returned to safe, sanitary and secure housing

  • Another 618 households

in the assessment and construction process

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Lessons Learned: What’s Worked §Public-Private Coordination and Collaboration

  • OneStar/Red Cross/Salvation Army/TDEM/FEMA Coordination Calls
  • Rebuild Texas Fund & Center for Disaster Philanthropy

§Innovation

  • FEMA Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP)
  • 5 National VOAD Consortium Partners (Catholic Charities, United Methodist Committee
  • n Relief, Lutheran Disaster Response, St. Vincent de Paul, Islamic Circle of North

America)

  • 2 HHSC Partners (BCFS, Family Endeavors)

§Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning

  • Ex: Fort Bend County

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The Road Ahead

Future Improvements

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The Road Ahead

§ Communication

  • It can be difficult to reach and/or earn the trust of vulnerable

populations (ex: undocumented, seniors, veterans, survivors with access & functional needs)

  • It can be difficult to manage the unrealistic expectations of

disaster-impacted communities and/or survivors § Resources

  • Lack of sustainable funding for nonprofit administrative and

capacity-building costs

  • In-kind & financial donations are not always aligned with recovery

needs

  • Donations tied to a specific disaster can restrict resilience efforts

§ Programs & Policies

  • Federal & state programs are difficult to navigate, making it

difficult to avoid duplication of benefits

  • Data is not readily shared and/or accessible

§ Staffing

  • It can be difficult to find and retain qualified personnel, as there is

is a steep learning curve to recovery work

  • Burnout is an unfortunate reality, as many staff are stretched too

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The Road Ahead: Future Improvements

Grantee Challenges

  • Mold Remediation
  • Property Tax Issues
  • Mortgage Related

Issues

Home Repairs Legal Services

Behavioral Health Services

  • Outreach
  • Deed Education
  • Referral Systems
  • Triggers from recent

rains

  • Hoarding
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Remaining Unmet Needs

Opportunities for Engagement

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Remaining Unmet Needs

Lack of Funding

§ Lack of funding is the most reported barrier to survivor recovery. § As the 2-year anniversary approaches, many of the funds raised to support Harvey recovery efforts have been spent and/or allocated, however recovery is expected to continue for many years to come. § When does recovery end? … when the money runs out.

Lack of Building Resources / Contractor Delays

§ Lack of building resources (labor & materials) and contractor delays are the the second and third most reported barriers to survivor recovery. § In the absence of skilled volunteer labor, many nonprofit organizations who specialize in rebuilding are having to spend donated dollars on contractors. § For those survivors who have funding, contractor availability and/or delays is an unfortunate reality.

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Remaining Unmet Needs

Lack of Furniture & Appliances

For those survivors able to rebuild/repair their primary residence, lack of funding for necessary furniture and/or appliances remains a barrier to full recovery.

Mental Health

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55% Home Damaged

Not At All Rarely Sometimes Often

“I was aware that I still had a lot of feelings about it, but I didn’t deal with them.” 45% Home not Damaged

Not At All Rarely Sometimes Often

33.8% 20.1% 25.4% 20.7% 71.2% 14.2% 10.6% 4.0%

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Thank You! §Robert Sepeda

  • Email: rsepeda@ghcf.org
  • Phone: 713.333.4613

§Damian Morales, MPH

  • Email: damian@onestarfoundation.org
  • Phone: 512.287.2026

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