The Tri-County COAD – serving Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties – was honored at the NJVOAD (New Jersey Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) Statewide Conference held on April 5 and awarded the COAD of the Year Award. The COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster) is the convening entity that brings together organizations and entities with a disaster-related mission or focus. This award was developed to recognize and promote the strength of county and regional COADs to facilitate relationships between nonprofit organizations and other public and private entities engaged in all phases of disaster planning, response, recovery and mitigation; and to advance one or more of the core four C’s of the COAD movement: cooperation, communication, coordination and/or collaboration.
The Tri-County COAD and its relatively new leadership team has made great strides in advancing the education and awareness of its members, extending a helping hand to the communities it serves, and joining three distinct and unique counties together to work more cohesively as a team. In coordination with the Emergency Managers, Tri-County COAD has proven itself as a resource that can be depended on, is ready to spring into action and has no separate agenda other than to serve its citizens.
In January 2016, the Tri-County COAD – still evolving after a tremendous loss in its previous leadership – organized and stood-up the first Multi-Agency Resource Center in South Jersey in response to Winter Storm Jonas. This event pulled together organizations and entities with information, resources and support for families impacted by this disaster and allowed more than 100 families to begin connecting with the information and supports needed for their recovery.
The Tri-County COAD has truly embraced the four C’s: cooperation, communication, coordination and collaboration. In recognition of its efforts, Tri-County COAD received a $500 award to support its ongoing efforts to advance the COAD movement throughout the region.
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