DOL Resources for Hurricane Relief
2nd Conference Call, Wednesday, March 8

Dear Colleagues,

The Department of Labor's Center for Faith Based and Community Initiatives is offering a Conference Call Series on Hurricane Relief. Below is an announcement of the second call as well as information for how to listen the recording of the first call.

Resources for Hurricane Relief Conference Call
2nd of a Two-Call Conference Call Series
on Resources for Hurricane Relief
by the U.S. Department of Labor
Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Join us on Wednesday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m. EST as we conduct our second conference call on the subject of the Resources for Hurricane Relief.

This phone call will bring to you two of the biggest volunteer organizations focusing on coordinating and delivering services and resources to the victims of victims of Hurricanes Katrina/Rita. Many faith-based and community organizations (FBCOs) are unaware of these organizations and the work that they do. National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster and Katrina AID Today are large organizations working to assist other organizations in better service delivery. Our hope is that this information will better equip you to do what you are already doing so well-serving your fellow citizens and helping them reestablish their lives.

The call will last for an hour with the presenters speaking for about 20-30 minutes, allowing for a half hour for Q & A. Please note, that we only have 125 lines for this call. Only the first 125 people to call in will have the opportunity to participate. Callers can dial in for the call 10 minutes prior to the 2:00 p.m. start.

We hope you can join us for this call!

When: Thursday, March 8th, at 2:00 p.m. EST
Conference Call Line: 888-272-7337
Conference ID: 3120361, then the # sign.

Moderator: Jacqueline Halbig
Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
U.S. Department of Labor

Speakers:

Warren Harrity,
Katrina Aid Today (KAT)
KAT received funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency which KAT has in turn, sub-granted to nine organizations to provide case management services. These organizations are assisting those persons considered among the most vulnerable who are suffering from the impact of Hurricane Katrina. The funding is earmarked specifically for Katrina survivors and who may be elderly, disabled, single head of family households, pre-disaster impoverished, newly impoverished, and those with health problems. Individual agencies have outlined a variety of ways in which they will do outreach ranging from media to connections with grassroots affiliations with organizations in areas where agencies are operating. Consortium agencies are working in some 30 states through out the U.S. utilizing some 3,000 case managers seeking to assist 100,000 cases (approximately 300,000 people) that have been affected by the storm. Locations and contact information for each agency in local areas are in the process of being posted on the Web site www.katrinaaidtoday.org.

Ande Miller,
National Volunteer Organizations Active in Relief (National VOAD)
National VOAD's members provide a broad range of services from sheltering, feeding, clothing, communications, clean-up, debris removal, emotional support, spiritual support, child care, needs assessment, insuring the most vulnerable among us are made aware of the services available to them and help with accessing those services. NVOAD coordinates planning efforts by many voluntary organizations responding to disaster. Member organizations provide more effective and less duplication in service by getting together before disasters strike. Once disasters occur, NVOAD or an affiliated state VOAD encourages members and other voluntary agencies to convene on site. This cooperative effort has proven to be the most effective way for a wide variety of volunteers and organizations to work together in a crisis. Katrina has given all our members the opportunity to begin their work in the immediate aftermath of her devastating blow. Some of our members provide the support services needed to allow the other organizations do their work — and many of our organizations do both. For more information about National VOAD, please see their Web site, www.nvoad.org.

Are there any written materials available for my perusal? Educational Materials and Resources pertaining to the topics of this conference call are will be available at www.dol-tlc.org. Once you in the Web site, go to the NEW USER REGISTRATION in the yellow letters. Sign in and on the first page under "My Conferences" click on "TLC Learning Circles" and then scroll down to click on "HURRICANE RECOVERY SERVICES." You will see the resources available now and after our call. For further explanation of this interactive, scroll down to the bottom of this page.

What if I missed the first call?
The first call featured specific information about the One Stop Career Center System and the services and resources available through it. Additionally, it covered an overview of the Department of Labor's specialized reintegration counselors and Unemployment Insurance and Disaster Unemployment Assistance.

If you were unable to join us for the first call, below is information to help you access a recording of it. I apologize in advance as there was a minute of high volume static. I hope you find it to be a useful resource.

The original conference took place on 03/02/2006 at 2:00 p.m., and the moderator was Jacqueline Halbig and the speakers were Robin Fernkas, Octavia Shulman and Betty Castillo.

To listen to the recorded phone conference, please follow these steps:
— Dial 1-866-803-1430 to access the playback center,
— Press "1" to indicate you would like to listen to your recording,
— Enter 3120361# for your Conference ID,
— Enter 9043212# for your Playback ID.

For international locations, please dial 303-928-3279 to listen to the recorded phone conference.

For technical questions or for more information, please call 1-888-966-8686 or email techsupport@raindance.com. For international technical support, call 303-928-2401.

PLAYBACK CONTROLS

Press 1 — Skip backward 2 minutes (see Note below)
Press 2 — Pause the recording within a segment
Press 3 — Skip forward 2 minutes
Press 4 — Go to the beginning of the recording
Press 5 — Skip backward to the beginning of the previous segment
Press 6 — Skip forward to the beginning of the next segment
Press 7 — Increase the volume by 25% (to a maximum of 100% above the original volume)
Press 8 — Decrease the volume by 25% (no lower than the original volume)
Press # — Stop playing the recording and return to main menu
Press** — Hear a list of playback controls

Note that the 1 key skips backward within a single segment only. For example, if you are near the beginning of a segment, pressing the 1 key will go to the beginning of that segment, but not backwards into the previous segment.