VALs are equipped with the knowledge and experience to navigate information sharing policies to get specific survivor information and registration information to partner groups with a need-to-know in order to deliver additional disaster assistance.
They also provide information on specific programs and assistance available through FEMA and partners, including:
- The Individual and Household Program (IHP)
- Disaster Case Management Program
- Disaster Legal Services
- Disaster Unemployment Assistance
- Crisis Counseling Program
- Small Business Administration Disaster Support
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2019) VOAD Overview Preparedness Summit. [PowerPoint Presentation]