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BCM/D Disaster Relief Training: hosted by The Blue Ridge Baptist Association

Course descriptions are as follows:
Introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief – This class is required for all new volunteers. The class will give an overview of the work of Disaster Relief, it’s role in the larger context of disaster response, and ministry with disaster survivors. We will also cover what to expect on a disaster response, what to bring, etc.
Feeding Team – This class will provide an overview of mass care feeding, whether using a church kitchen to prepare meals to support volunteers responding to a disaster or using a kitchen trailer unit to prepare meals for the impacted community. Emphasis will be given to operating procedures and food safety. This class will include classroom and hands-on kitchen work as well as online videos to be viewed prior to training day.
Recovery Team – The mission of recovery teams is to make a dwelling safe and healthy for the residents to live in until permanent repairs or rebuilding can take place. This class will overview the work of the flood recovery and chainsaw teams beginning with what we do when we arrive on site to when we depart, with emphasis given to safety. Although this is a physical ministry, many tasks do not require physical strength.
Shower/Laundry Team – The Shower/Laundry team provides important support to our volunteers, other responders and the community during disaster response. Volunteers will learn procedures for all stages of the laundry process from initial guest contact to returning clean laundry. Emphasis will be given to safety and emotional/spiritual care ministry.
Assessment Team – The role of the assessment team is to determine the scope of damage to a community or specific property. The class will cover how to make a visit to a home, build rapport with the homeowner, assess the damage present, discuss with the homeowner what needs to be done, what DR recovery volunteers can realistically do and prepare documentation of tasks the recovery team has been given permission to do. Participants are encouraged to take the Recovery Team class before taking the Assessment class to give context to assessment material.
BCM/D Disaster Relief Training: hosted by The Blue Ridge Baptist Association
This is a BCM/D Event hosted by The Blue Ridge Baptist Association. Classes offered will be Introduction to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, Feeding, Recovery, Shower and Laundry, and Recovery Assessment. While this event will be centered in the Blue Ridge Association, all potential volunteers throughout the BCM/D are welcome.