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Long-Term Disaster Case Management program
Inform
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Implementation
County
State
County & State
Private
What is the DCMP?
“Rebuilding a community after a disaster presents an opportunity to not just restore what was lost, but to create something stronger and more resilient.”
Community Quote, Ola SWO Community Survey
Purpose
A Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP) is an essential part of recovery as it connects survivors with case managers to assess and address their needs through a disaster recovery plan. It will offer services to all survivors who are impacted by the Maui wildfires, regardless of their FEMA eligibility or application status.
Project Description
The Department of Health Services DCMP connects survivors with case managers to assess and address their needs and offers services to all survivors who are impacted by the Maui wildfires, regardless of their FEMA eligibility or application status. Since being launched on March 14, 2024, the DCMP has helped more than 3,800 individuals, currently providing crucial services for nearly 1,400 survivor households with a capacity to serve approximately 3,000 households at a time. The period of performance runs through August 10, 2025.
Four community-based organizations have been awarded the opportunity to participate:
- Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi
- Family Promise Hawaiʻi
- Family Life Center
- Aloha House
Recent outreach event to learn more about the DCMP
Interdependencies and Roadblocks
The DCMP has created two branches to best serve survivors:
- The Screening, Eligibility and Outreach Care Navigator Branch (SEOCN) which connects with survivors, determines eligibility for the program and enrolls them
- The Disaster Case Manager (DCM) branch, which assists survivors to develop a unique and comprehensive recovery plan, and then connects them with referrals and resources that are right to meet their needs
They have partnered with Saint Vincent Depaul (SVDP), the leading national expert in disaster case management services. Constraints include finding additional funding sources and available trained staff.
Next Steps
- Identify funding and potential partners beyond current program funding
Project Details
Cost Estimate:
TBD
Existing Funding Sources:
DHS DCMP/FEMA: $25.1 million
Project Lead:
- State Department of Human Services
Potential Funding Sources:
TBD
Project Partners:
- Saint Vincent DePaul
- Community-based organizations
Alignment with West Maui Community Plan (WMCP)
- Goal 2.1 Ready and resilient systems