LSC and Red Cross Renew Partnership to Help Disaster Victims
The Legal Services Corporation and the American Red Cross recently renewed a Memorandum of Understanding that enhances disaster response activities by both organizations and facilitates the delivery of legal services to low-income persons following a hurricane, earthquake, floods and other disasters. The partnership formally began in September 2008.
LSC Board Chairman John G. Levi, Board member Laurie Mikva and LSC President Victor M. Fortuno toured the Disaster Operations Center at the American Red Cross National Headquarters on September 21.
The LSC representatives were briefed on Red Cross operations management, client services, information and planning, including a discussion of the logistics for responding to Hurricane Earl, which lashed the Eastern seaboard at the start of September. The Disaster Operations Center operates around the clock, seven days a week.
Juliet K. Choi, senior director for disaster partnerships at the Red Cross, conducted the briefing, joined by Red Cross officials Kevin Kellenberger, director of disaster partnerships; Mary DeWitt-Dia, senior associate for partnership development, and Neal Denton, senior vice president for government relations and strategic partnerships.
At LSC, John C. Eidleman, senior program counsel, serves as the point person for disaster operations.