Texas Gulf Coast Regional VOAD (Greater Houston VOAD)

09/05/2017

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2005/07/27/what-do-while-waiting-insurance-adjuster

ORLANDO, Fla. -- You are one of the 104,121 flood insurance policyholders in the Panhandle, and you just got hit by Hurricane Dennis. You’ve filed a claim with your insurance company. What do you do next?

08/29/2017

Look here for future seminars, presentations and more. Previous ones are most likely archived with our other Presentations.

08/25/2017

Why Harvey is a big deal. Please look at the five day forecast and compare with the projected rainfall.

https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/atlantic/2017/hurricane-harvey

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/153146.shtml?rainqpf

All of our forecasts are generated from our proprietary forecasting system that leverages our vast amount of neighborhood weather data that we get from our community - we refer to the system as BestForecast™.

08/22/2017

Heads up everyone.

Residents Encouraged to Monitor Forecast, Review Severe Weather Plans Aug 22, 2017 Back Residents Encouraged to Monitor Forecast, Review Severe Weather Plans As we enter the peak of hurricane season, there is a slight to moderate risk for tropical weather to affect the Texas coast later this week....

05/04/2017

VOAD Partner Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston (Official Page) is still looking for volunteer teams for Operation IMpact.

This is a one-time volunteer opportunity to help prepare Houston's senior citizens for hurricane season.

04/30/2017

Salvation Army TX EDS loaded 20 pallets of water this morning headed for Newton County, east of Houston. The small community of Liberty has been without water since Tuesday evening after a water well collapsed. The Salvation Army is also deploying a tanker truck that holds 3800 gallons to provide support.

04/30/2017

The impacted community always drives disaster response.

04/14/2017

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04/07/2017

WHAT: Volunteers needed for a State of Texas Hurricane Evacuation Exercise for the Houston/Galveston region June 5th through the 6th.
WHO: Volunteers should be age 18 and above, children under 18 may participate if they are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Volunteers will be asked to report to the Southeast Harris County Regional Transportation Hub where they will be registered, processed, transported to an evacuation center in Huntsville to spend the night and finally return the next day back to the Pasadena Convention Center. Volunteers can participate in the evacuee registration portion only, or choose to participate for both the registration portion and overnight portion.
WHERE: Pasadena Convention Center, (Southeast Harris County Regional Transportation Hub) 7902 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena TX 77505.
WHY: The goal of the exercise is to test the State of Texas' ability to support local jurisdictions in evacuating its citizens from coastal areas in the path of an approaching major hurricane.
WHEN: Volunteers should arrive at the Southeast Harris County Regional Transportation HUB between 10 AM and noon on June 5th and should expect to return back to Harris County no later than 4 P.M. HUB on June 6th.
POINT OF CONTACT: Pasadena Office of Emergency Management, [email protected] 713-475-5588. You may also register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/exercisevolunteers

03/30/2017

Did you that the National VOAD conference is coming to Houston in just 6 short weeks? There are still volunteer opportunities available -- which is a great way to see the conference for a day or two without having to register. Leave a comment here and we'll get you connected to our volunteer coordinator!

https://www.nvoad.org/

03/09/2017

Applications accepted from: ALL PERSONS INTERESTEDPN # 17628 - STAFF ANALYST (EMERGENCY-CONTINUITY PLANNER)Department: Houston Emergency CenterDivision: Office of Emergency ManagementSection: N/AReporting Location: 5320 N. Shepherd Dr.*Workdays & Hours: M - F, 7:00am - 4:00pm* ...