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What is VOAD?
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) is a humanitarian coalition of independent voluntary organizations active in emergency disaster relief. These include the Red Cross, Salvation Army, local food banks, the Church, and hundreds of others. VOAD was founded in 1969 with the purpose of coordinating relief efforts among voluntary agencies, faith-based groups, and government organizations […]
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Roles and Responsibilities
The following roles and responsibilities may assist priesthood leaders who are organizing teams and relief efforts, adapting them to local needs. A single person may hold multiple roles simultaneously. Disaster recovery efforts require constant adaptation. As long as local priesthood keys have been activated, it is not necessary to strictly organize teams by ward, branch, […]