Program areas at WV Voluntary Organizations Active
Disaster relief - the organization provides and organizes support for victims of a major disasters. One such disaster occurred on june 23, 2016, when many west Virginia residents experienced historic flooding across the state. WV voad operated this program, in part, with a community development block grant passed through the west viriginia department of health and human services, as well as contributions from individuals, other philanthropic Organizations, and corporate donors. In 2023, WV voad continued its work in preparedness, response, and recovery, and responded to disasters in may 2023 a flood affecting mercer county; in august 2023 flooding in boone, calhoun, clay, harrison and kanawha counties, and in november 2023 a gas outage affected kanawha county. Wvvoad continued to provide assistance to families affected by a august 2022 flood event that affected residents of mcdowell, jackson, fayette, wayne,cabell, and kanawha counties. Further, WV voad distributed personal protective equipment, food, and sanitation supplies to individuals and families. A total of 77 disaster cases were actively managed in 2023 throughout the state.
Bridge project - WV voad coordinates the rebuilding of private access bridges. The goal of the WV voad bridge project is to provide critical ingress/ egress to families affected by flooding in west Virginia who lack the resources to recover on their own. The organization coordinates and contributes financially to the construction of safe bridges built for increased resilience to future storms. WV voad partners with disaster response agencies, state and local officials, federal agencies and businesses to coordinate volunteers, equipment and building materials with no cost to WV families. WV voad and its affiliates completed 4 bridge projects in 2023.