Jericho, VT – December 6, 2023 – Vermont Disaster Animal Response Team (VDART) DONATES $15K TO DARTCC
Emergency Animal Shelter App (EASA) Validated By VDART
DART Command Central's EASA, a mobile app that helps communities prepare for disasters and manage temporary emergency pet shelters, is pleased to announce $15,000 in funding provided by Vermont Disaster Animal Response Team (VDART).
Six volunteers with the Central Vermont DART stood up a pet-friendly shelter in cooperation with the American Red Cross at the Barre Auditorium July 10. Using the beta version of DARTCC's Shelter Module, they have been able to focus on the care of the pets and not the paperwork.
We are thrilled to be the recipient of a $5,000 grant from State Farm in 2023. DARTCC was able to use the funding from last year to create the beta version of the Shelter Module. We could not have developed this beta version with out the funding from State Farm.
DART CC and VDART spoke at the Vermont Emergency Preparedness Conference in Killington, Vermont on September 21, 2022. They also partnered to host a table at the conference.
We are looking for volunteers with experience in emergency management, emergency pet shelters, other animal sheltering, software development, and training to name a few of the skills we are seeking at this time to take this tool to the next level.
Educating the community about the importance of making sure people and pets are prepared for a disaster, CVDART hosted a table at the 2022 Do Good Festival in Montpelier Vermont. Using the donated State Farm Go Bags, 3 teams of 2 CVDART volunteers distributed these bags and talked with attendees about why preparation was so important throughout the day.