What is a VOAD?
Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOADs)
A VOAD forms a coalition of nonprofit and faith-based organizations and government organizations that respond to disasters as part of their overall mission.
VOADs consist of recognizable organizations such as the Red Cross, United Way, or lesser-known Team Rubicon, as well as our faith-based organizations such as Salvation Army, LDS Charities, Catholic Charities, Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Services, United Methodists, Mennonite Disaster Services, Samaritan's Purse, and many others.
These great organizations work nationally and internationally in responding to disasters. They know each other and work together to do what needs to be done. We have benefited from several of these organizations here in Box Elder County, on a couple of different occasions.