LAKE SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY

LAKE SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY THE MISSION OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO STRENGTHEN LAKE COUNTY'S RECOVERY FROM ANY DISASTER THROUGH A COORDINATED COMMUNITY-WIDE APPROACH WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM UNMET NEEDS OF THEIR CITIZENS. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL AND OTHER FUNDING THROUGH GRANTS AND DONATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION AND VOLUNTEERS RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY TORNADOES, HURRICANES AND OTHER DISASTERS, AND TO ASSIST IN REPAIR AND RECOVERY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES PARTNERING WITH THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEER FLORIDA IN PROMOTING AND PROVISION OF ITS HURRICANE LOSS MITIGATION PROGRAM (HLMP), SHELTERING IN HOME FOR RECOVERY (SHRC) AND OTHER PROGRAMS. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED FOR PARTNERING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE LOCAL AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.