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Volunteer Connect Douglas County mobilizes community during COVID-19
The Volunteer Connect Douglas County (VCDC) online resource was introduced in 2015 by the Partnership of Douglas County Governments. VCDC is an interactive website that connects Douglas County based non-pro t organizations in need of volunteers with individuals, families, and groups looking for ways to help. Volunteers of all ages can locate multiple opportunities throughout Douglas County, all in one easy-to- nd place.
A program function of the portal includes a “Response to Emergency” category that allows volunteers the option to help in a community-wide emergency when completing their registration pro le. Based on volun- teers’ emergency response details, ltered reports can generate quick-turn communications to select groups of volunteers by category.
When COVID-19 sur-
faced earlier this year,
the essential needs in
our community multi-
plied very quickly. In addition to the portal function already in place, VCDC partnered with the Douglas County Community Response COVID-19 initiative supporting “#stronger together” to enable non-pro t organizations in Douglas County to post volunteer opportunities that were necessary to help meet the needs of our community, i.e. food bank, senior center, etc.
As of late September, more than 200 volunteers have registered through the online portal for opportunities aligned with community help in response to COVID-19. The VCDC resource has been a signi cant factor in con- necting, communicating and mobilizing our community during these unprecedented times.
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