Cascade Relief Team

Our wildfire response and volunteer cleanups in 2021 alone, helped clean over 28 lots in Blue River Oregon, 15 in Otis Oregon (in addition to the over 50 lots cleaned in Otis in 2020), 19 in Bly Oregon. This Program also helped fix nearly 2 miles of nearly impassable road in Bly Oregon. We were able to deliver 15 full solar power kits to bly oregon residents. 11 Generators, over 20,000 lbs of food and supplies for Bly residents. We were able to save Bly, Blue River, and Otis wildfire Survivors over $1,116,000.00 in cleanup costs alone. During 2021 we were able to to remove and properly Recycle over 1,109,371 lbs of post fire debris and metal, with the help of over 200 volunteers and organizations across Oregon, and Kentucky, over 277 days dedicated to wildfire cleanup. This program has helped nearly 1200 family's in 2021.

The Blue River Resource Center Program was started To continue providing Humanitarian Services and Resources Connections on the Mackenzie River (With a Focus on Blue River Proper and the Surrounding Areas). Our activities included opening a resource center for Cascade Relief Team to have a long term presence in the upper Mckenzie Area, after the volunteer cleanup. We Provide easier methods for obtaining better access to services including laundry, case managers, disaster case managers, tools, and resources for rebuilding and replanting. Through our work in Lincoln County we not only knew how long it would take for cleanup crews to arrive but how waiting on cleanup delays the entire process. We took action on the cleanup and immediately put in a resource center so survivors could start on the recovery process sooner than later. Through our close relationship with ODHS Emergency Management and other organizations who have hired Disaster Case Managers our Blue River Team has been able to make huge strides with helping survivors enroll in the disaster case management process. Our Team on the Mckenzie has taken a boots on the ground approach, doing office visits and home visits to help over 80 survivor families get multiple resources they need. from helping navigate the permitting process, loma process, utility process, surveys and more. Our Blue River Team in conjunction with our valor family farm team has worked together to help over 100 families obtain the resources needed to recover and replant on the Mckenzie, after the holiday farm fire.

The Salmon River Grange Distribution Center opened September 18, 2020 In Partnership with Cascade Relief Team and The Salmon River Grange in Otis Oregon. The Grange is the building that holds the Resources and Cascade Relief Team, operates everything inside of the building. Cascade Relief Team makes weekly runs to portland every week to pick up on average of 1000lbs in food for the distribution center. The the grange with supplies for survivors. The distribution center was created from the 2020 Echo Mountain Fire but it is so much more than goods. It provides hope, services, resources and reassurance that is desperately needed to Echo Mountain Fire Survivors. The Distribution Center served an average of 28 families a day in 2021 in the 3 hours a day that the distribution center is open. The Otis strong ID card was created at the distribution center. This Card has an ID card for survivors so they do not have to be revetted by every agency that wants to help survivors. This allows survivors to get assistance from other organizations in the local disaster relief network without having to be traumatized by being revetted as a survivor. The Otis Strong ID card has been recognized by many organizations, including portions of the state and county governments. Other resources offered at the Salmon River Grange Distribution Center for Survivors are: Goods: Clothing; coats; boots and shoes, kitchen items including silverware, dishes, glasses, cups, bowls, microwaves, roasterscolienporta pots and pans; towels, blankets, new pillows sheets personale et food and supplies like beds, leashes, letter trays, crates, and made its paintings; tools, totes with lids for storing supplies in the toilet paper paper towels; cleaning supplies, disposable plates and tware for these living in tents; sleeping bags, cookstoves and fuel tanpa tumes andan amazing food bank with fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and and boxes goods. Other resources include CORE - Trauma Disaster Counseling is available 3 days a week. Community Based Disaster Case Grange-ament. Contact information for FEMA; State or Oregon; Lincoln County. For assistance and reimbursement programs auto Document assistance, Outreach Programs: Grange Satellite at the Haven - First Wednesday of each month. 2021 Payroll for the Grange $87013.83. 2021 Grange Humanitarian payroll is provided by Dislocated worker and On the Job Training Grants from Worksource Oregon