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The Coordinator is responsible for providing contacts, relationships and rosters of local government officials and appropriate community groups and organizations. Maps and demographic information will also be provided. Community leaders and neighborhood advocacy groups will be identified to assist in the rapid dissemination of information and identifying unmet needs and determining the priorities for disaster recovery. The hard-hit sections of the community will be given top priority. The emergency management office maintains a current list of key community leaders, special populations and geographic areas to be contacted after an emergency. 2. The Emergency Management Director, or his designee, will coordinate with FEMA to oversee all DRCs and assign a liaison to coordinate with the DRC Coordinator at the EOC pre-event and the DFO post-event. 3. The primary agencies for ESF#6 (Mass Care)and ESF#11 (Food and Water), will coordinate with the Emergency Management Director for the placement of feeding, distribution, and temporary living sites. The primary ESF will provide the Emergency Management Division with copies of any Memoranda of Understanding for any site utilized which has not been pre-approved. G. Unmet Needs Coordination 1. Recovery from a disaster is a long, hard process. Countywide unmet needs assistance may be available for those victims that have exhausted all other forms of assistance (i.e., SBA, FEMA, IFG). It is important for victims to know they are not alone, and help in many forms is still available. The United Way (ESF #15 Volunteers & Donations) has the lead responsibility for coordinating volunteer agencies to identify the best resources available to meet the needs of disaster victims on a case-by-case basis. These volunteer efforts are an important element in the long-term recovery process. 2. As a support agency for ESF #15, SAFER Indian River (Support Alliance For Emergency Resiliency), is a network of community groups, government agencies, businesses, faith based organizations and individuals that come together in times of need to help disaster victims recover and mitigate losses. The SAFER mission is to foster efficient, streamlined service delivery to those affected by disaster while eliminating unnecessary duplication of effort. A complete directory of member organizations can be found in Annex I -Response Functions: ESF #15. Sample agencies that are active in SAFER Indian River include: 2-1-1, Gifford Youth Activity Center, First Church of God, Indian River Cares, Indian River County, Mental Health Association, etc. 3. All requests for unmet needs assistance will be forwarded to and coordinated by ESF #15 in the EOC. Information will usually be received either directly by phone from the individual or a referral from a field representative. A current SAFER Indian River organization list identifies what agencies will be a support to unmet needs. 4. ESF #15 also maintains a resource data base of local groups (local churches, private non-private volunteer agencies, civic groups, etc.) listing the available Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Annex IA- Page 23