Organizations Filed Purposes:
NJVOAD - A COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITY RESILIENCY THROUGHOUT THE DISASTER CYCLE - FACILITATES AND FOSTERS COOPERATION, COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG MEMBERS AND PARTNERS TO IMPROVE PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCE, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY RESULTING IN MORE EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES.
STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL DISASTER RESILIENCY - BUILDING RESILIENCY AND PRIORITIZING PREPAREDNESS IN OUR COMMUNITIES REQUIRES THE CULTIVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AMONG NON-PROFIT, PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. NEW JERSEY VOAD BUILDS THESE RELATIONSHIPS STATEWIDE BY PROMOTING COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION, COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION THROUGH THE CONVENING OF MEETINGS, TRAININGS AND AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE. IN 2019, WE PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS AT THE NATIONAL VOAD CONFERENCE ON COAD DEVELOPMENT, AND AT THE IOWA VOAD CONFERENCE ON ASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO CONDUCTED A WEBINAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NJ CENTER FOR NON-PROFITS. WE PROVIDED CONSULTANT SERVICES ON VOAD DEVELOPMENT TO WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA VOADS, AND LONG TERM RECOVERY CONSULTANT SERVICES FOR ALASKA VOAD.REGIONAL COADS - SINCE DISASTER RESPONSE BEGINS AND ENDS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, BUILDING CROSS-SECTOR RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF EIGHTEEN COADS (COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN DISASTER) AT THE LOCAL LEVEL IS VITALLY IMPORTANT. NEW JERSEY VOAD ADVANCES THE WORK OF COUNTY AND REGIONAL COADS THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF GENERAL MEETINGS, OFFERING OF TRAININGS AND CONNECTION OF STATEWIDE RESOURCES WITH LOCAL NEEDS. WE SUPPORTED 72 MEETINGS OF REGIONAL COADS, AND 4 STATEWIDE CONVENINGS.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE - NEW JERSEY VOAD INVESTS IN TRAINING AND CONVENING A COALITION OF STATEWIDE PARTNERS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS AND BUILD SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AMONG LOCAL BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, NON-PROFIT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FOR MORE EFFECTIVE PREPARATION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY FROM DISASTERS AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS. OUR 'DISASTER: THE NEW NORMAL?" 2019 CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY 200 PERSONS.HELPNJNOW NEW JERSEY VOAD SERVES THE PUBLIC AND SUPPORTS STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WITH HELPNJNOW.ORG. THIS WEBSITE SERVES TO REACH THE PUBLIC WITH CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT PRE-DISASTER PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS, POST-DISASTER RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORS, AND GUIDANCE AND TOOLS FOR THOSE WANTING TO VOLUNTEER OR DONATE GOODS WHEN DISASTER STRIKES. IN 2019, WE CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN AND UPDATE THE SITE WITH NEW CONTENT.COMMUNITY RESILIENCY DISASTERS BEGIN AND END IN THE COMMUNITY; THAT IS WHY THE VOAD MOVEMENT IS DEDICATED TO ENGAGING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IN THE DISASTER EFFORTS. WE SEEK TO FOSTER ORGANIZED AND UNIFIED RESILIENCY EFFORTS BY FACILITATING THE CONNECTION AND SUPPORT OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES DEDICATED TO DISASTER SERVICES IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN NEW JERSEY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION.
YOUTH PREPAREDNESS -CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE DURING NATURAL DISASTERS AND TRAUMATIC EVENTS, AS THEY ARE MORE PRONE THAN ADULTS TO THE DAMAGE, LOSS, ANXIETY, SUFFERING, INJURY AND DEATH CAUSED BY THESE EVENTS. EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE CAN GIVE CHILDREN THE TOOLS TO INCREASE THEIR PERSONAL READINESS, PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE AND HELP THEM BECOME POWERFUL AGENTS OF CHANGE IN THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. FOR THIS REASON, NEW JERSEY VOAD LEADS A GROUP OF CROSS-SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS WHO SEEK WAYS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND STRENGTHEN YOUTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN DISASTER AWARENESS. WE COMPLETED A YEARLONG AMERICORPS PLANNING GRANT "CREATING A CULTURE OF RESILIENCE", WITH A TARGET AUDIENCE OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN GRADES K-12.SUPPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/DISASTER RESPONSE - WE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE PRIMARY AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT IN THE NJ STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PORTALS HAVE BEEN CREATED AND ARE ACCESSIBLE ON HELPNJNOW.ORG AFTER "PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED" DISASTERS. WE SUPPORTED OVER 500 FAMILIES RECOVERING FROM FLOODING IN THREE COUNTIES IN JUNE 2019.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Keith Adams | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $68,029 |
| Kelly Higgs | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $9,853 |
| Anthony Pluchino | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 2 | $0 |
| Yaakov Bindell | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Elaine O'Neill | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Arnold Valentin | CHAIRPERSON | 2 | $0 |
| Araif Yusuff | AT LARGE MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Maria Nikolatos | COUNTY-REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Connors | AT LARGE MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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