2010: Project Tennessee

Project Type

Flood coordination

Project summary

We helped provide recovery assistance to Greater Nashville, Tennessee in response to severe flooding.

Start / finish dates

May 19, 2010 – June 11, 2010

GPS coordinates (decimal)

36.052942, -86.676743
36.052942, -86.676743
N36° 3.1765′, W086° 40.6046′

Project Director(s)

Bill Driscoll Jr.
Jeremey Horan
Additional Project Staff
Sue Glassnor
Tiffany Kelly
David Eisenbaum

Description

In response to severe flooding, All Hands Volunteers launched the Tennessee Recovery Coordination Center (TN RCC) located in Antioch, Tennessee. Similar to Project Rhode Island, All Hands staff focused on optimizing inter-agency communication, which offered a fast and efficient response to flood survivors. In order to enhance communications between responding volunteer agencies, All Hands created an online database, compiling resident requests and matching them with appropriate agencies. During RCC operations All Hands’ volunteers compiled, tracked and coordinated more than 1,000 work requests from across the state, while concurrently setting up an internal organizational infrastructure, which enabled the TN RCC to continue its operations after the proejct. We also tracked homeowners who were in need of rebuild assistance.

Beneficiaries

Compiled, tracked and coordinated more than 1,000 work requests from across the state.

Total number of volunteers / volunteer hours

All Hands’ staff volunteered a total of 9,200 hours at an estimated cost in donated labor at: $239,200.00.

Total cost

$4,279.11

Major Partners

Nechama, Jewish response to Disaster The Corporation for National Community Service – Americorps NCCC and TCCC
The United Way / 2-1-1 of Nashville, Clarksville and Memphis
Volunteer Tennessee
Southeast Nashville Flood Relief Group
Samaritan’s Purse
United Methodist Committee On Relief – Memphis Conference
The Anchor Response Team
ICNA Relief USA – Disaster Response Pleasant View
United Methodist Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Brentwood Baptist Church
Hands On Nashville
Jewish Disaster Response Corps
West Nashville Community Development Partnership
Hope Force International
National Association of Christian Churches

List of Major Supporters

Volunteer Tennessee
Antioch UMC
FEMA region iv voluntary liaisons