“The mission and purpose of the Greater Renton COAD, which includes neighborhoods, schools, businesses, government, faith communities, and non-profit organizations, is to identify, network, organize, and deploy resources to address the unmet human needs in disaster recovery.”
The Greater Renton COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster) is comprised of 40+ businesses, non-profits, and faith based organizations in the greater Renton area. Our purpose is to provide resources to meet the unmet human needs of our community during a disaster. The COAD supports the community in food, clothing, mass care, donated goods, spiritual and emotional support, and volunteer management.
The COAD’s role in Phases of Disaster
Preparedness – Encourages businesses to be prepared through presentations and providing access to planning workshops and toolkits. Those who help themselves first are able to help others second.
Response – Keeps a presence in the City of Renton Emergency Operations Center and matches organizations with individual unmet needs.
Recovery – After other response organizations leave, the COAD remains ready to help since it’s made up of local businesses and non-profits to help the recovery efforts.
The COAD's Structure
The Greater Renton COAD is made up of
member organizations that include non-profits, businesses, government, and faith-based organizations.
Functional lead organizations take ownership of a specific area of need within the COAD and are responsible for contacting the supporting member organizations who indicated that they could meet that area of need on the COAD resource sheet. Functional lead organizations are contacted by the
COAD coordinator who receives the request for aid.
Functional Lead Organizations
Mass Care - City of Renton Community Services
Clothing - The Renton Clothes Bank
Food - The Salvation Army
Emotional/Spiritual Support - Renton Ecumenical Association of Churches
Donated Goods - FLO still needed!