Maryland VOAD members coordinate support to tornado survivors!

A special thanks to volunteers from the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) assisted homeowners with tornado and flood damage following severe weather in June. Volunteers ranged in age from a 15-year-old picking up sticks to a chainsaw-wielding 70-year-old grandfather.

In a good demonstration of teamwork, emergency managers from Carroll, Howard, Montgomery, Baltimore and Harford counties reached out to Maryland VOAD to request help on behalf of county residents impacted by the storm. While the counties promoted the Crisis Cleanup hotline, VOAD’s Kim Hopkins received the calls and posted case information to the Crisis Cleanup dashboard. The disaster response coordinator from the BCM/D contacted homeowners to arrange damage survey visits and schedule volunteers to do the work. Some homeowners recruited friends or provided cold water on hot, hot days. Overall, it was a good example of partnership in action!