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Operation Blessing (ACF Outreach) Command Center - 2012 HURRICANE ISAAC (supply sites, updated Sunday 9/2)

Organization:
Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open

Address:
7451 West Saint Bernard Highway
Arabi, LA 00000

Region:Gulf
County/Parish:St. Bernard Parish



Main/General Business Number: Volunteer: 757-374-0944 / For Volunteer Clean Up Assistance: 757-274-8650
Website: http://reliefweb.int/report/united-states-america/operation-blessing-intl-deploys-disaster-relief-team-new-orleans




Areas Served: Plaquemines Parish & St. Bernards Parish, Louisiana



This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

Operation Blessing International is offering aid to storm victims at two locations:

* Living Cornerstone, 714 W. St. Bernard Parkway, Braithwaite, will offer hot/cold showers as well as work request for aid placing tarps on damaged roofs, debris removal and chain saw services.

* ACF Outreach-Operation Blessing Command Center, 7451 W. St. Bernard Highway, Arabi, will offer daily lunch at noon and dinner at 6 p.m. and work request for aid placing tarps on damaged roofs, debris removal and chain saw services.

Source: www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2012/08/la_national_guard_opens_27_foo.html

excerpt from website OB website:

Today, OBI team members will assess damage in Plaquemines Parish, the hardest hit area. They have also been asked by the State EOC to serve hot meals in St. Bernard Parish, so they will be setting up their mobile kitchen, which is capable of serving 2,000 hot meals per day. Serving meals will start today at 6 pm.

The OBI team on the ground currently includes a number of staff and equipment including a mobile command center, mobile kitchen, 2 construction trailers full of supplies, tools and clean-up supplies for over 100 volunteers, 1 Skid Steer for debris removal, a supply truck full of tarps, roofing supplies, 100 cots, ready-to-eat meals and water, a shower trailer, and an 80 KW generator. A 20-foot crane and CAT 924 loader have been deployed and will arrive on the ground tomorrow. In addition to this equipment, OBI also has an 18-ton crane, skid steer and a 20 Cubic Yard Dump Truck that can be deployed from the organization’s three national warehouses (Chesapeake, VA, Ocala, FL, and Grand Prairie, TX) if needed.

As part of its “Need Help/Want Help” program, Operation Blessing International will provide free volunteer labor to local residents who need assistance with the following services: blue roof tarps, debris removal, or chainsaw work. Residents can fill out work order requests either by calling 757-274-8650 or go to the ACF Outreach-Operation Blessing command center at 7451 West Saint Bernard Highway in Arabi.

OBI, which specializes in mass volunteer management, will be calling for volunteers shortly to take part in relief efforts including debris removal, roof repair, and more. OBI will also begin accepting work requests (for free) from local homeowners whose houses were damaged. Please stay tuned for more information, or log on to www.ob.org for the latest information. Anyone interested in volunteering can call 757-374-0944.

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POST FROM St. Bernard Parish website:

OPERATION BLESSING INTL. DEPLOYS DISASTER RELIEF TEAM TO PLAQUEMINES AND ST. BERNARD PARISHES Outreach Center at 7451 West Saint Bernard Highway in Arabi.

Operation Blessing International, one of the largest international humanitarian organizations, has deployed its domestic disaster relief team to the greater New Orleans area following Hurricane Isaac.

Under the leadership of Jody Herrington-Gettys, Director of U.S. Disaster Relief, the OBI team pre-staged staff and equipment in Hattiesburg, MS in advance of the storm. Since the beginning of the storm, Herrington-Gettys has been speaking with local and national emergency management officials in addition to its network of nearly 300 partner organizations throughout the region to determine the area of greatest need. Based on those reports, OBI set up a base of operations for equipment and volunteer housing in St. Bernard Parish last night.

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Source: http://hamptonroads.com/2012/08/operation-blessing-sends-relief-team-gulf-area-after-isaac-0

Operation Blessing International has sent a disaster relief team to the New Orleans area to help with damage assessment, meal distribution and other efforts following Hurricane Isaac.

Workers planned to serve up to 2,000 hot meals to residents in St. Bernard Parish on Thursday.

The Virginia Beach-based organization has construction trailers, supplies, cots, a shower trailer, a generator and other items to help with relief and cleanup efforts.

Those interested in helping can visit www.ob.org or call 757 374-0944.

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Created At: Sat Sep 01 17:00:14 +0000 2012
Updated At: Tue Sep 04 00:19:21 +0000 2012
Updated By: tfri


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