Sheltering & Feeding Capabilities Definitions
The NVOAD Mass Care Committee and defines capability as the ability to deliver a service with the kinds of available resources.
Cohabitated Human/Household Pet Sheltering Toolkit
In July 2023, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry released the revised version of “Cohabitated Human/Household Pet Sheltering Toolkit.” The purpose of this Toolkit is to offer functional guidance to aid in the establishment, operation, and maintenance of Cohabitated Human/Household Pet (CHHP) shelters in response to an emergency associated with a natural or manmade […]
VEMEC releases new toolkit for homeless service providers and disaster professionals
Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC) is pleased to present a new toolkit entitled Disaster Preparedness to Promote Community Resilience Information and Tools for Homeless Service Providers and Disaster Professionals. The toolkit documents can be found on-line at https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/nchav/education/VEMEC-Toolkit.asp. Many thanks to the VA National Center on Homelessness among Veterans for providing them a home for […]
Shelter Field Guide
The purpose of the Shelter Field Guide is to provide sheltering best practices to faith-based groups, non-profit organizations, government partners, and private industry. The guide was co-developed by the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency with support of a work group that included all levels of government. The Shelter Field Guide has […]
Multi-Agency Sheltering/Sheltering Support Plan Template (MASPT)
The purpose of the Multi-Agency Sheltering/Sheltering Support Plan Template (MASPT) is to supplement a jurisdiction’s Emergency Operations Plan and/or Mass Care Annex and is intended to provide guidance and suggested procedures for a jurisdiction to consider in the development of a sheltering plan that focuses on their role of managing and/or supporting sheltering activities. Two […]