San Andreas, CA…On Monday November 2, 2015 a team of community agencies formally organized themselves into a solid network to address long-term civilian needs in the wake of the Butte Fire. This network of nonprofit and government agencies is named Calaveras Recovers and the partner groups and Board of Directors are detailed below. Calaveras Recovers will continue the project of helping impacted residents of Calaveras County move forward during the next few
years to rebuild their livelihoods hindered and damaged by the Butte Fire nearly 2 months ago. Calaveras Recovers is able to receive donations and redistribute resources, either directly or through partner agencies, to locals impacted by the Butte Fire.

Kathy Houle of Calaveras Health & Human Services Agency said, “The members of our
Case Management Committee are committed to help in recovery, and we look forward to
coordinating efforts and finding resources to help fire victims get help rapidly.”
The mission of Calaveras Recovers is to coordinate the management of the long-term
recovery to all local community members affected by regional disasters. Calaveras Recovers
comprises faith-based, non-profit, governmental, business and other organizations and agencies
which are diligently working to support community members affected by the Butte Fire who do
not have adequate personal resources for basic needs as a result of the disaster. Resources are
available through the network of Calaveras Recovers. The effective management of resource
redistribution for people impacted by the Butte Fire are Construction Coordination, Case
Management, Community Assessment, Volunteer Coordination, Public Relations, Finance, Crisis
Counseling & Spiritual Care.

A few of the local agencies and non-profit groups partnering with Calaveras Recovers are
The Resource Connection, Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross, Murphys United
Church of Christ, Tzu Chi Foundation, Calaveras Crisis Center, Mennonite Disaster Service, the
Amador Community Foundation, Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce, Mark Twain
Medical Center and the Church of Jesus Christ, LDS. The entire list of agencies and groups
participating in Calaveras Recovers can be found at www.CalaverasRecovers.net.
The following is a list of the individuals (with their affiliations in parenthesis) on the Board of
Directors for Calaveras Recovers: Allen Sender (Sender’s Market), Laurie Giannini (Calaveras County
Fair), Rob Bline (California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief), Toni Ann Fischer (Calaveras County
Farm Bureau), Marcus Collonge (Earth Abides Land Trust).

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MISSION STATEMENT
Calaveras Recovers is the post-disaster coordination of resources
to provide support and guidance to those individuals and families devastated by the regional disaster,
whose recovery needs are not met by insurance or government aid programs.