Cajun Navy Ground Force Cajun Navy Ground Force trains and mobilizes volunteers to assist socially isolated disaster victims.
Disasters don’t impact everyone equally.
Lack of a designed intervention for the elderly and disabled is an urgent humanitarian crisis in the USA.
Rob and the Cajun Navy Ground Force team is leading the charge to address this crisis. After responding to dozens of disasters Rob began to recognize a pattern where the elderly seldom received the needed level of care after disasters. The care needs of elderly, infirmed, disabled and other disadvantaged members of a community are very different than more abled citizens.
The reason is quite simply that these groups are often very socially isolated.
This lacking network limits the help they receive when compared to younger or more abled citizens of disaster stricken communities.
To meet these needs Rob has designed five Swift Intervention Programs: 1) SAFE Camp 2) Community Caretaking 3) Remote Team 4) Visual Storytelling and 5) Leadership Training.
These programs to work in unison to bring fast, long term, efficient relief by delivering a countless creative range of services to the most impacted individuals.
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Cajun Navy Ground Force: Five Swift Intervention Programs
Safe Camp Swift Action Force Emergency Camp
Safe Camp
Swift Action Force Emergency Camp is a forward operating base embedded into the most impacted regions. SAFE Camp is a safe place for volunteers and nonprofits to gather, provide meals, supply distribution and provide human services.
Community Caretaker
Become a Ground Force
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COMMUNITY CARETAKING
An outreach team of trained citizens embedded and living for extended periods of time in the most impacted communities to deliver a countless range of creative vital services.
Remote Team Remote Logistics, Communicatios and Support
REMOTE TEAM
Using a data driven approach all ground force operations are managed and dispatched by our Remote Team who has oversight to everything that’s happening on the ground.
Visual Storytellers Expanding Reach for Greater Impact Through Live Videos
VISUAL STORYTELLERS
The more of the public we reach the bigger our impact. Live videos via social storytellers and national media drives volunteer engagement and in-kind and monetary donations.
Train Leaders Trained, Ready, and Deploying Volunteers
TRAIN LEADERS
Disaster response leaders are trained in vital skills and ready to deploy and direct large numbers of volunteers.
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GET INVOLVED
Become a Community Caretaker. Ground Force makes it easy for good citizens across the country to gather together on-scene AFTER a disaster and assist those whose lives are in crisis. We make it easy to help. Register, then just gas up your car or purchase a flight and come join us. We will make sure you’re fed and housed while you help. Register here to assist.
DISASTER RESPONSE SERVICES
Whether you or a loved one need rescue services, supplies, water, tree/ debris removal, tarp replacement, or a wellness check after a natural disaster, we crowdsource to provide essential disaster response services after a devastating event.
Rolling Fork Mississippi Tornado - 2023
