name: Hope-AACR (Animal Assisted Crisis Reponse) - 9/09 GA Flood Response -> Hope-AACR (Animal Assisted Crisis Reponse) Disaster Response

organization: -> Georgia Tornado Relief Resource Directory
cat_notes: -> from the GAVOAD REPORT NOT PUBLIC: Hope Animal Assisted Crisis Response (HOPE AARC) Number of Volunteers: We are a national organization with 12 dog handlers in Georgia and more in surrounding states. We will hopefully deploying our teams soon, For this event, we will hopefully get involved soon. We are planning to working with the Red Cross Mental Health team. If the DRC Managers invite us to assist with providing comfort and emotional support at those locations, we can be there. We need locations that are safe and provide an opportunity for our dog/handler teams to interact with clients and/or emergency responders.

notes: GAVOAD 9/29/09 ConCall Notes: HOPE-AACR (Deborah Hatherley) • At the invitation of the Red Cross we have been continuing to visit the shelter at the Cobb County Civic Center at 7:00 pm. We provide emotional support and comfort to individuals affected by crises and disaster through our highly trained certified crises response dogs and handlers. When we arrive, we are welcomed by cheers from the children. Many of the adults and children have shared their smiles and some have shared their personal experiences relating to the flood and their own pets. • We will continue to go every evening at 7:00 as long as the shelter is open and the Red Cross requests our assistance. • Our dog/handler teams would be a valuable asset for use at a DRC or distribution center. They are a calming influence and provide emotional support for people waiting in long lines. Our dogs can read stories with children while their parents are getting services. We have been utilized in this capacity in many areas of the country including FEMA at the DRCs in New Orleans after Katrina and at the Family Assistance Centers in NY after 911. If you are setting up a DRC or Distribution center please invite us to help. • Contact Deborah Hatherley @ 770-777-2420, 770-375-6884, SER@HOPEAACR.ORG for more details. ------------------------------------------------------ Southeast operation: Alabama, Eastern Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina -> 5/2/2011: HOPE AACR is a national all-volunteer, 501-c 3 non-profit, crisis response organization with specially trained and certified handler/canine teams. We are prepared to partner with relief organizations such as the American Red Cross, FEMA, GEMA, CERT, The Salvation Army, NOVA, local police and fire departments to name a few. HOPE AACR teams are experienced canines and handlers that are trained, tested and certified to be able to respond and provide emotional comfort and support people affected by crises and disasters. Scientific evidence has shown that animals are a positive factor in helping people cope with traumatic events. Interacting with well-mannered dogs is known to help decrease heart rate, lower blood pressure, and even help first responders to unwind in a simple, yet effective way. Nationally, we have participated alongside other disaster relief agencies for many years. In fact, we were invited by the Red Cross to assist at Virginia Tech following the shootings. HOPE AACR dog/handler teams assisted at the Disaster Recovery Centers in New Orleans during the recovery phase after Katrina. We were invited by FEMA and the Red Cross to provide emotional support and comfort at Pier 94 in New York following 911. In California, our HOPE AACR dog/handler teams are often invited to assist during mudslides and wildfires at the Red Cross Shelters and disaster recovery centers and at the site of the Metro link Train Derailment. For more information about HOPE AACR, please see our website at www.hopeaacr.org GAVOAD 9/29/09 ConCall Notes: HOPE-AACR (Deborah Hatherley) • At the invitation of the Red Cross we have been continuing to visit the shelter at the Cobb County Civic Center at 7:00 pm. We provide emotional support and comfort to individuals affected by crises and disaster through our highly trained certified crises response dogs and handlers. When we arrive, we are welcomed by cheers from the children. Many of the adults and children have shared their smiles and some have shared their personal experiences relating to the flood and their own pets. • We will continue to go every evening at 7:00 as long as the shelter is open and the Red Cross requests our assistance. • Our dog/handler teams would be a valuable asset for use at a DRC or distribution center. They are a calming influence and provide emotional support for people waiting in long lines. Our dogs can read stories with children while their parents are getting services. We have been utilized in this capacity in many areas of the country including FEMA at the DRCs in New Orleans after Katrina and at the Family Assistance Centers in NY after 911. If you are setting up a DRC or Distribution center please invite us to help. • Contact Deborah Hatherley @ 770-777-2420, 770-375-6884, SER@HOPEAACR.ORG for more details. ------------------------------------------------------ Southeast operation: Alabama, Eastern Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina
other_contacts changed.
client_contact_email: serrd@hopeaacr.org -> wasl.dlh@gmail.com

name: Hope-AACR (Animal Assisted Crisis Reponse) SouthEast -> Hope-AACR (Animal Assisted Crisis Reponse) - 9/09 GA Flood Response
main_phone: -> MAIN #: 877-467-3597 GA ASSISTANCE: 770-777-2420, 770-375-6884
notes: GAVOAD 9/29/09 ConCall Notes: HOPE-AACR (Deborah Hatherley) • At the invitation of the Red Cross we have been continuing to visit the shelter at the Cobb County Civic Center at 7:00 pm. We provide emotional support and comfort to individuals affected by crises and disaster through our highly trained certified crises response dogs and handlers. When we arrive, we are welcomed by cheers from the children. Many of the adults and children have shared their smiles and some have shared their personal experiences relating to the flood and their own pets. • We will continue to go every evening at 7:00 as long as the shelter is open and the Red Cross requests our assistance. • Our dog/handler teams would be a valuable asset for use at a DRC or distribution center. They are a calming influence and provide emotional support for people waiting in long lines. Our dogs can read stories with children while their parents are getting services. We have been utilized in this capacity in many areas of the country including FEMA at the DRCs in New Orleans after Katrina and at the Family Assistance Centers in NY after 911. If you are setting up a DRC or Distribution center please invite us to help. • Contact Deborah Hatherley @ 770-777-2420, 770-375-6884, SER@HOPEAACR.ORG for more details. ------------------------------------------------------ Southeast operation: Alabama, Eastern Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina -> GAVOAD 9/29/09 ConCall Notes: HOPE-AACR (Deborah Hatherley) • At the invitation of the Red Cross we have been continuing to visit the shelter at the Cobb County Civic Center at 7:00 pm. We provide emotional support and comfort to individuals affected by crises and disaster through our highly trained certified crises response dogs and handlers. When we arrive, we are welcomed by cheers from the children. Many of the adults and children have shared their smiles and some have shared their personal experiences relating to the flood and their own pets. • We will continue to go every evening at 7:00 as long as the shelter is open and the Red Cross requests our assistance. • Our dog/handler teams would be a valuable asset for use at a DRC or distribution center. They are a calming influence and provide emotional support for people waiting in long lines. Our dogs can read stories with children while their parents are getting services. We have been utilized in this capacity in many areas of the country including FEMA at the DRCs in New Orleans after Katrina and at the Family Assistance Centers in NY after 911. If you are setting up a DRC or Distribution center please invite us to help. • Contact Deborah Hatherley @ 770-777-2420, 770-375-6884, SER@HOPEAACR.ORG for more details. ------------------------------------------------------ Southeast operation: Alabama, Eastern Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina
areas_served: -> NE GA
eligibility: -> Shelter Evacuee's Impacted by the 9/09 GA Floods

parish: -> Various
town: -> Various

mgt_contact changed.
notes: Southeast operation: Alabama, Eastern Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina -> GAVOAD 9/29/09 ConCall Notes: HOPE-AACR (Deborah Hatherley) • At the invitation of the Red Cross we have been continuing to visit the shelter at the Cobb County Civic Center at 7:00 pm. We provide emotional support and comfort to individuals affected by crises and disaster through our highly trained certified crises response dogs and handlers. When we arrive, we are welcomed by cheers from the children. Many of the adults and children have shared their smiles and some have shared their personal experiences relating to the flood and their own pets. • We will continue to go every evening at 7:00 as long as the shelter is open and the Red Cross requests our assistance. • Our dog/handler teams would be a valuable asset for use at a DRC or distribution center. They are a calming influence and provide emotional support for people waiting in long lines. Our dogs can read stories with children while their parents are getting services. We have been utilized in this capacity in many areas of the country including FEMA at the DRCs in New Orleans after Katrina and at the Family Assistance Centers in NY after 911. If you are setting up a DRC or Distribution center please invite us to help. • Contact Deborah Hatherley @ 770-777-2420, 770-375-6884, SER@HOPEAACR.ORG for more details. ------------------------------------------------------ Southeast operation: Alabama, Eastern Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, North & South Carolina
region: -> NorthEast

state: -> GA
status: Unknown -> Open
facility_type: Unknown -> Info/Hotline