Disaster Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRG) in Vermont

2023 Vermont Flooding - Updated 5/3/2024

What is a Long-Term Recovery Group (LTRG)?

LTRGs bring together community organizations – such as nonprofits, faith-based organizations, government representatives and businesses – to help people with long-term recovery needs after a disaster.

What they do:

• unite community members
• pool resources
• communicate important information
• organize volunteers, and
• bring in resources and money to help address people’s unmet needs.

Depending on the capacity and mission of the LTRG, they may be able to help you with:

• rental assistance
• temporary housing
• relocation assistance
• home repair
• construction
• connection to legal services and other volunteer organizations

Which LTRG helps people in my town or area?

• Northeast Kingdom (Essex County, Caledonia County and Orleans County):
  • Kingdom United Resilience & Recovery Effort (KURVE)
• Lamoille County and Woodbury:
  • Lamoille Area Recovery Network (LeARN)
• Waterbury, Bolton, Duxbury, Middlesex and Moretown:
  • Community Resilience for the Waterbury Area (CReW)
• Worcester, Calais, Cabot, Marshfield, Plainfield, Barre Town, Berlin, East Montpelier, Northfield, Roxbury, Warren, Fayston, Brookfield, Williamstown, Washington, Orange, Topsham and Waitsfield:
  • Helping Our People in Emergency (HOPE) Coalition
  • Legal Services Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid attorneys are available by appointment at HOPE Coalition on Wednesdays.
• Montpelier:
  • Montpelier Strong
• Barre City:
  • Barre Up
• Corinth, Bradford, Chelsea, Vershire, West Fairlee, Fairlee, Randolph, Tunbridge, Strafford, Thetford, Rochester, Bethel, Royalton, Sharon, Norwich, Pittsfield, Stockbridge, Barnard, Pomfret, Hartford, Bridgewater, Woodstock, Hartland, Reading, West Windsor and Windsor:
  • Upper Valley Strong
• Weston, Andover, Chester, Peru, Landgrove, Londonderry, Windham, Winhall and Jamaica:
  • Mountain Town LTRG
• Rutland County (except Pittsfield and Mount Holly):
  • Rutland County is setting up a COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster). Please check back for updates.

• Mount Holly, Plymouth, Ludlow, Belmont, Proctorsville, and Cavendish:

  • Black River Valley Resources (BRVR). Contact Krey Kellington, Black River Good Neighbor Services, at 802-228-3663. Members of the group include Black River Good Neighbor Services, Ludlow Emergency Management, Black River Action Team, Fletcher Memorial Library, Plymouth Town Clerk, Cavendish Baptist Church, Mount Holly Emergency Management, Cavendish Connects, and community advocates Melissa Rockhill and John Merrow.

     

PDF: Map showing the Long-Term Recovery Groups around the state

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