The Role of Regional Long Term Recovery Committees (LTRCs)
Recovery for families is usually a slow, up-hill climb. It is through the efforts of voluntary agencies, faith communities, and other efforts that disaster survivors receive assistance throughout the recovery period. WV VOAD helps to convene and facilitate regional long-term flood recovery process working as a single entity to bring resources to bear on disaster related needs.
Based on experiences gained in responding to the 2001-02 flooding, in 2003-04 WV VOAD's faith based and non-profit partners organized six regional multi-county Long Term Recovery Committees that addressed each request for support. Year after year, many groups send in work teams to help in the process. We have tabulated that the $150,000 given through the WV VOAD members in 2003 leveraged $1.2 million in assistance to families in need, in the form of volunteer labor, donated materials and services.