SAFER SANTA ROSA NEEDS YOUR ASSISTANCE

March 30, 2021

Dear Friends,

SAFER Santa Rosa is currently working on Long Term Recovery from Hurricane Sally.  The challenges we face are the same ones we have seen before.   WE NEED FUNDING.

Following the 2014 floods we proposed a system to generate funds by simply asking for local organizations to commit a monthly amount for the SAFER Disaster relief fund.  We know that if 2,000 organizations contribute $10 a month we would have $20,000 in a month and $240,000. in a year.  if this had happened after the 2014 flood we would have $1,440,000. available to help immediately with our recovery needs today in Santa Rosa County instead of waiting and hoping strangers from other places with their own rules will come and save us.  We really want and need to change that situation.

Support Alliance For Emergency Readiness (SAFER) is the successor of the Santa Rosa Long Term Recovery Organization which developed after Hurricanes Ivan and Dennis.  During periods when there are no disasters, SAFER attempts to meet the needs of the less fortunate in the community.

Our vison is to create the most resilient community possible to safeguard our way of life.  SAFER is a humanitarian association of independent organizations active in all phases of disaster.  We are a network of NGO organizations active in disaster where each member organization maintains their own identity and independence while closely collaborating with other SAFER affiliated organizations.

In the past year SAFER has assisted disabled elderly residentswith new handicap ramps for their homes, and provided case management, in-kind, and monetary resources for the families displaced from their homes due to the five-mile swamp forest fires. We have developed and offered case management training for volunteers to assist with the long-term recovery efforts from Hurricane Sally and are currently attempting to assist the 4700 residents who have applied for long-term recovery assistance for the unmet needs from Hurricane Sally.  

Every week we are approached to help someone in our community, but without your support we can not often assist.  So PLEASE make the requested commitment to donate $10 or more each month to help keep Santa Rosa County a thriving and resilient community that we can all depend upon in times of need.  You and your organization can be proud to be a part of SAFER Santa Rosa.  Talk to your board, your employer, your employees, your church, your club, your family, and start supporting SAFER Santa Rosa today!  

THANK YOU

Janis Wilson

Board Member

SAFER Santa Rosa