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Christian Love in Action! United Methodist Volunteers in Mission Christian Love in Action! United Methodist Mission Volunteers Program Area – General Board of Global Ministries Una Jones, Assistant General Secretary 475 Riverside Drive, Room 330 New York, NY 10115 Tel 212/870-3825, 800/554-8583, Fax 212/870-3624 [email protected] Web site: umcmission.org → Get Involved United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM) Jurisdiction Offices North Central Brookings, SD 605-692-3390 C: 605-695-0782 [email protected] Northeastern Cortland, NY 607-756-7799 F: 607-756-7957 [email protected] South Central Lee’s Summit, MO C: 913-568-8826 [email protected] Southeastern Birmingham, AL 205-453-9480 F: 205-453-9481 [email protected] Western Lakeview Terrace, CA 818-333-6730 [email protected] USA PROJECT LIST SEPTEMBER 2012 This list identifies Volunteer In Mission project opportunities in the United States. Our goal is to make a Christian Difference in the lives of others and ourselves. This list will be updated monthly. For all things UMVIM, visit www.umvim.info! Projects do not need to be United Methodist in order to be listed, but must be safe, ethical, and approved by the United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM) coordinator for the conference in which it resides. To add a project to the list, fill out and submit the U.S.A. Project Profile Form for approval by your conference UMVIM Coordinator(s). This form is available on the Web at the same location as this list. Once your new project is approved, the Conference Coordinator will forward it to the North Central Jurisdiction UMVIM Office for publication. Conference UMVIM coordinator contact information can be found on this list, on the GBGM web site, or through your jurisdictional coordinator (contact information above). - 1 - Some projects are also Advance projects. You can donate to the projects below with [Advance numbers…] at www.advancinghope.org The NOMADS representative to each UMVIM Jurisdictional Board has been added to the header information for each Jurisdiction. GUIDE TO USING THIS PROJECT LIST Projects are organized alphabetically by state within each Jurisdiction. Some states have several conferences and some conferences encompass more than one state. Each project should indicate appropriate ages, group size, and the availability of RV parking and hook-ups. AGE / GROUP / SITE CODES A = Adults accepted F = Families accepted I = Individuals accepted J = Junior Highs accepted S = Senior Highs accepted Y = Youth accepted YA = Young Adults accepted OA = Older Adults accepted RV = RV parking, hook -up, or park nearby CSS = Certified Safe Sanctuaries Site STATES FOUND WITHIN EACH JURISDICTION SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA. NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, SOUTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN. NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, WASHINGTON DC, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA. SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS, KANSAS, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA, TEXAS. WESTERN ALASKA, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, HAWAII, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEVADA, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON, WYOMING. ORDER OF INFORMATION FOUND BELOW 1. U. S. DISASTER RESPONSE NEEDS 2. U.S. UMVIM OPPORTUNITIES 3. U.S. – MEXICO BORDER UMVIM OPPORTUNITIES 4. SPECIALIZED UMVIM OPPORTUNITIES (MEDICAL, PRIMETIMERS, ETC) - 2 - 1. DISASTER RESPONSE CONTACT INFORMATION Disaster areas that solicit volunteer teams for long-term recovery require sufficient time to assess damage and coordinate a response. Potential teams must be patient in the early stages of disaster. The first contact point after a disaster is Luz Knight at the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Volunteer Hotline (800) 918-3100. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE UMCOR, http://www.umcor.org/. [#901670 - Disaster Response, United States] CURRENT DISASTER SITES WHERE LONG TERM RECOVERY TEAMS (i.e. UMVIM Mission Teams) ARE NEEDED STORMS / DISASTERS of 2011-2012 1. ALABAMA -WEST FLORIDA. The Alabama West Florida Conference is requesting teams to help in the rebuilding efforts after the April 2011 Storms in the Demopolis District. We are still needing skilled rebuild teams through August 2012. We are hoping to complete 3 houses we are currently working on by the end of that month. We need electricians, drywall, painters, cabinets & cabinet installation, and flooring in the Demopolis District, primarily in Choctaw County. Teams will stay in one of the five church locations in the Demopolis District. For more information, please contact Charles Walters, Tornado Response Coordinator, [email protected]. http://www.awfumc.org/news/detail/683 (UMVIM Project # SEJ-AWF-1211-01: posted 5/5/11; Updated 6/12/12) 2. ILLINOIS – HARRISBURG. Long Term Recovery efforts have been put into place. The Harrisburg Long Term Recovery Committee will be coordinating all teams that are willing to go in and work on homes and businesses. Please call 618-294-9400 or 618-294-9600 to coordinate your team. Please note that this is long-term recovery. Work will continue into 2013. So your help will be needed for a long time! (Updated 8/20/12) 3. INDIANA – HENRYVILLE Long-term recovery (LTR) efforts have been underway in southern Indiana for tornado survivors with United Methodist Volunteer In Mission teams beginning to head out to assist residents of the five-county area affected by the March 2, 2012 tornadoes. More than 450 homes need to be rebuilt or repaired. The Indiana Conference Disaster Response and UM Volunteer in Mission teams are collaborating our work. a. For team or individual opportunities contact Volunteers ROC - Rebuilding Our Communities. Indiana UM Disaster Team is participating with V-ROC to assign work and arrange housing at Country Lake Retreat Center, if needed. Contact: 574-231-7019, or [email protected]. A volunteer or staff member will contact you within 24 hours to discuss work availability based on the team member information (number, skills, etc.) that you have provided. When staying at Country Lake Retreat Center, your group will receive three meals a day and bunkhouse style accommodations with a “bath house” nearby. Breakfast and dinner are hot meals served at the facility; supplies are available each day to prepare your own sack lunch to take to your worksite. The cost is $75 per person for the week. To maintain these low costs through the expected recovery to April 2013, please bring one or more support persons for each ten team members. These “Volunteer Support” volunteers will assist in the kitchen with housekeeping, office work and/or grounds duties. All persons on construction sites must be at least 16 years old. There are projects for younger members, too. As of Aug 27, 2012, V-ROC has funding for 23 rebuilds to be started, plus those in progress. There is a particular need for volunteers in November. Construction skills are helpful, but there will also be painting, cleaning, site cleanup, etc. - 3 - Questions?: Contact Beth McDaniel, IN UMC Volunteers In Mission Coordinator, [email protected], 317-705-1870. b. Habitat for Humanity – Indiana Projects – Registration is now open for the BLITZ BUILD week of October 8-13 for home construction funded by Indiana United Methodist Disaster Response donations. Two Habitat homes will be constructed through the Habitat Indiana build taking place in Henryville and surrounding communities. To register to specifically work on these homes during the BLITZ BUILD week, go to www.habitatindiana.org, select volunteer and follow the “click here” for groups or individuals or go directly to the sign up page: https://habitatindiana.volunteermatrix.com/. (UMVIM Project # NCJ-INC-0612-01 Updated 8/28/12) 4. IOWA: 2011 TORNADO/FLOOD Response information. Also 2008 FLOODING information. a. CEDAR RAPIDS – Help Matthew 25 Ministry Hub with on-going rebuilding projects in Cedar Rapids after the floods of 2008 by rehabbing homes, helping develop Iowa’s first Urban Farm, and working with youth. Go to http://www.hub25.org/get-involved/role-of- volunteers.html or contact Jerry Oakland, Neighborhood Investment Coordinator, at 319/362- 2214 or [email protected] (Updated 9/6/12) b. SOUTHWEST DISTRICT OF IOWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, including Harrison, Fremont, Pottawattamie and Mills Counties. The Missouri River runs the entire length of all four counties from Mondamin all the way to Hamburg, IA. Many thousand acres of farmland were flooded, many roads washed out and entire communities affected. ~ 20-25 homes need volunteer help with everything from cleaning out to hanging drywall and painting. Volunteer housing is available in Shenandoah, IA. In April 0212 the town of Thurman (near Hamburg and Shenandoah) which was flooded was also hit by a tornado. If you wish to volunteer in the Southwest District please Contact Southwest District Disaster Response Coordinator Vicki Wedemeyer at 712-249-6703 or [email protected]. (UMVIM Project # NCJ- IA-1011-01; Updated 9/7/12) 5. KANSAS, READING. Work also continues in Reading, Kansas in response to their May 2011 tornado. A Habitat for Humanity project will begin there soon and there are many volunteer opportunities available. Contact Steve Burnett, Assistant Disaster-Response Coordinator, at [email protected] or 785-410-0210. (Added 3/18/12) 6. LOUISIANA – HURRICANE ISAAC RESPONSE – The information for registration of recovery teams for Louisiana is here: http://www.la-umc.org/pages/detail/1761 (Added 9/6/12) 7. MISSOURI, JOPLIN: Missouri Conference will welcome Long Term Recovery VIM teams to help with the rebuilding of Joplin, MO starting in Sept, 2012. Contact Jaime Piper [email protected] to schedule your team. 8. MISSOURI, BRANSON. Visit : http://www.volunteerbranson.org/. We have been made aware of a new volunteer opportunity. The Red Cross is transitioning their donation center to the Tri-Lakes Community Church; located in the Tri-Lakes Center at 2527 State Hwy 248, Branson, Missouri. It will be the main donation center for the area.
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