Today our panels dive into critical conversations shaping the future of disaster response, exploring advocacy in the disaster space, bridging research and practice, and leadership in times of crisis. #VOADMovement #FMM2025 #BackToBasics #DisasterResponse

Post #FMM2025 Day 1, members and partners came together to discuss #HurricaneMelissa operations. It is in moments like these, when collaboration, learning, and shared purpose meet, that the strength and potential of the National VOAD Movement is most evident. #VOADMovement

Let’s help Jamaica recover from Hurricane Melissa! If you’re wondering how you can make a difference, start here: https://t.co/pzlhduVmOY REMEMBER TO VOLUNTEER AND DONATE RESPONSIBLY! WHEN IT COMES TO DONATIONS, CASH IS BEST! #HurricaneMelissa #DisasterResponse #VOADMovement

Day 1 of the National VOAD Fall Members Meeting is well underway with thoughtful panel discussions. These conversations strengthen our core and deepen our connections as we move forward together as a movement. #VOADMovement #FMM2025

🔴 WARNING for New Jersey: VOTE NO on Radical Mikie Sherrill. She’ll TRAP our kids in failing schools… She’ll OPPOSE school choice scholarships… She’ll send BILLIONS of education $ to other states… VOTE NO on Mikie Sherrill. Make a plan to vote:

No storm should break the bonds of family. If you lose contact during #hurricanemelissa, the Red Cross can help you reconnect through our Restoring Family Links service. If the need arises, do call us at 876)361-407 or (876)665-6891, or by emailing jrcs@jamaicaredcross.org.

🇯🇲 Our Team Lead, Jess, reports live from Kingston with @CNN on the devastation left by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. Today, our team is heading to the hardest-hit areas to begin response efforts. Stay tuned for updates from the ground.

Our thoughts are with everyone in Jamaica and across the region impacted by Hurricane Melissa. National VOAD members and partners are closely monitoring the situation and coordinating to support communities in need. #VOADMovement #HurricaneMelissa #DisasterResponse #Collaboration

“You don’t need to learn to code to ship an app.” — Riley Brown AI can turn ideas into working apps, straight from your phone. I sat with Riley Brown, Co-founder of Vibe Code, and we built a voice-notes app live on iPhone Here’s what we did: Generated the UI with prompts

The 2025 Fall Members Meeting is underway here in Lancaster, PA! This year’s theme, “Back to Basics,” reminds us to strengthen our base and our shared principles so we can move forward together as a stronger VOAD Movement. #VOADMovement #FMM2025 #BackToBasics #DisasterRecovery

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Lancaster for this week's National Preparedness Leadership Initiative training! Your participation and insights made for an engaging and inspiring few days of learning and collaboration. #VOADMovement #Leadership #Collaboration #NPLI

Today we had a special moment when Kevin King from @MDS_Respond walked us through Mended, the beautiful children’s book that shares MDS’s story of hope, service, and rebuilding after disaster. #VOADMovement #MDS #Mended #CollaborationInAction

National VOAD staff had the pleasure of visiting the Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS) headquarters ahead of our Fall Members Meeting later this week! We’re so grateful to the MDS team for their warm hospitality. #VOADMovement #MDS #CollaborationInAction #FMM2025

National VOAD members are participating in the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University (NPLI) seminar today, hosted in beautiful Lancaster at Mennonite Disaster Service's HQ! #Leadership #Collaboration #DisasterResponse #VOADMovement

Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category Three storm on Saturday. Direct Relief has regional staff on the ground and has been in close communication with health organizations across the Caribbean. https://t.co/a77e66BJdj

🚨Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm and could be the strongest to ever hit Jamaica. Our team is on the ground and ready to respond, drawing on years of hurricane response across the Caribbean. We stand with everyone facing the storm. 💜

National VOAD Interim CEO Dr. Rev. David Guadalupe is on Capitol Hill this week meeting with members of Congress to highlight the VOAD Movement and the power of collaboration across all levels: national, state, and local. #VOADMovement #Collaboration #DisasterRecovery

National VOAD and @UnitedWay Worldwide, with support from @UPS, are proud to share the State of Disaster Recovery: Expediting Assistance report. https://t.co/guVQzrIxUn #VOADMovement #UnitedWay #UPSFoundation #DisasterRecovery #CommunityResilience

Donation center for flood victims opens in Anchorage, managed by Team Rubicon

Their home was their everything, then Typhoon Halong tore it apart. Agnes and Paul Joe have lived in Nightmute, Alaska, their whole lives. It’s where they raised their kids, built their home, and watched the river change with every storm. But on Oct. 11, the remnants of Typhoon

🎉 Congratulations to DC VOAD for being named Voluntary Organization of the Year by the International Association of Emergency Managers! @IAEM https://t.co/7ry6iJh6Lp

In the wake of catastrophic flooding triggered by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, scores of resident have been evacuated from remote, indigenous villages in #Alaska and relocated to shelters. CORE is deploying a team to help! #alaskafloods https://t.co/3oYM1HHZxU