A diverse group of community partners around a planning table with maps and notebooks.

About

A coalition built for every neighbor.

We bring faith communities, nonprofits, and businesses to one table — so that when disaster comes, our response is already organized, already trusted, and already moving.

Our mission

Plan in Blue Skies. Serve in Gray Skies. Recover with everyone.

The Alachua County Community Organizations Active in Disaster & Long Term Recovery Group (AC COAD/LTRG) is a non-profit coalition. Our members are faith-based organizations, nonprofits, and private sector partners. We plan together before disaster strikes so that when it does, our response and long-term recovery are coordinated, compassionate, and fair.

Welcoming statement

People of every faith — and people of no faith — are welcome at this table. Churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, gurdwaras, and secular partners all share one goal here: that no neighbor goes uncared for.

AC COAD/LTRG seeks to leverage the efforts of our members — not to harness them.

Every member keeps its own mission, leadership, and faith tradition. We make what you already do reach farther.

The 4 C's

How we work, in four words

No one organization can do it all. The 4 C's are how faith groups, nonprofits, and county staff become one team — before the storm ever arrives.

Cooperation

We work alongside one another, sharing what we have so no neighbor is missed.

Communication

We keep open lines between members, government, and survivors — before and after disaster.

Coordination

We plan together so services don't duplicate or leave gaps when it matters most.

Collaboration

We pool skills, supplies, and people across faiths and sectors to recover stronger.

How disaster response is organized

NIMS and ESF-15, in plain English

The shared playbook (NIMS)

The National Incident Management System (NIMS) is the playbook that lets fire, police, county staff, nonprofits, faith groups, and volunteers work together without stepping on each other. It's how everyone knows their role and speaks the same language during an event. We train and plan against NIMS so our help fits in cleanly.

Where we fit (ESF-15)

The Alachua County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) organizes the local response into Emergency Support Functions (ESFs). Volunteer groups and donations are coordinated under ESF-15. AC COAD/LTRG is the planning table where those volunteer organizations come together — in calm times — so we're ready when ESF-15 is activated.

Where we sit