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A COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disaster) is a network of voluntary organizations working together to strengthen community resilience and address the unmet needs of the community in times of disaster.

Sometimes also referred to a VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active Disaster), COADs and VOADs may be national, regional, state-wide or local. No two COADs are the same - who they are and what they do is tailored to the communities they serve.

The Disaster Services Network (DSN) is a space for local government and community partners to collaborate and coordinate in order to build resilience and better serve our community before, during and after disasters.

The DSN follows a national Community Organizations in Disaster (COAD) model, so you may also hear of the Disaster Services Network referred to as a COAD.

Any organization with the willingness and resources to respond to a disaster is welcome. This includes for-profit and non-profits, public and private agencies, faith-based and other community-based organizations.

This initiative is in its infancy and we are especially looking for leaders - people and organizations - interested in working together to guide and support this effort.