Sarasota County Long Term Recovery Group

Community Needs Assessments

UWSSC and the Sarasota County Long Term Recovery Group are conducting a Community Needs Assessment. If you have been impacted by Hurricane Debby or Hurricane Helene, please take this opportunity to share your needs with our World Renew Volunteers. Your information will help us shape the recovery efforts in our area!

Location: Disaster Recovery Center at Sarasota Christian Church
2923 Ashton Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231
Walk-in Only: No appointments necessary
For more info call the UWSSC Office at 941-484-4811.

What is a Long Term Recovery Group?

A Long-Term Recovery Group (LTRG) is a cooperative body that is made up of representatives from faith-based, non-profit, government, business, and other organizations working within a community to assist individuals and families as they recover from disaster.

Sarasota County Long Term Recovery Group Mission Statement

The Sarasota County Long Term Recovery Group works to strengthen area-wide disaster coordination
through preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation.

Join our Efforts!

Community members, leaders, and stakeholders with expertise and passion for helping Sarasota County recover from the devastation of Hurricane Ian are encouraged to join the Sarasota County Long Term Recovery Group. As Sarasota County moves into the long-term recovery phase our community is relying on us to be strategic and collaborative in our approach. By establishing a Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG) we can achieve just that! Our community rallied in the most impressive ways to meet the short-term needs of basic necessities right after the hurricane and we rallied once again to meet the long-term needs of our community!

Attend our next Community Meeting!

Community meetings are held on the last Friday of each month at 9:00 AM EST via Zoom.
Please click the link below to join the Community Meeting.

LTRG Community Meeting Join Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84064767870

All are welcome to attend this meeting and learn more!

Join an LTRG Committee Today!

Do you have a passion or skill set in a specific area? Join one of our LTRG Committees to help make a difference in Sarasota County.
You can join a committee today by using the contact information above for the committee you would best fit!

Sarasota County LTRG Leadership Board

Chair	Barbara Cruz	United Way of S Sarasota County	bcruz@uwssc.org
Vice-Chair	Chris Johnson	United Way of S Sarasota County	CJohnson@uwssc.org
Treasurer	Dorothy Wyche	UWSSC	dwyche@uwssc.org
Secretary	Frances Pugh	Karins Engineering Group, Inc	fpugh@karins.com
Governance	Robin Stover	lndependent/UWSSC	rstover@uwssc.org
Committee Chair - Case Management	Hilda Dutton	United Way	hdutton@uwssc.org
Committee Chair - Finance	Dorothy Wyche	UWSSC	dwyche@uwssc.org
Committee Chair - Mental Health	John Gregory	Samaritan Counciling Services	john@samaritangulfcoast.com
Committee Chair - Spiritual Care	David Dahlke	Lakeside Lutheran Church	pastordavid@lakesidelutheran.net
Committee Chair - Volunteer Management	Open
Committee CoChair - Unmet Needs	Deborah Croce	EasterSeals	dcroce@easterseals-swfl.org
Committee CoChair - Unmet Needs	Dee Danmeyer	Restore Global	dee.danmeyer@restoreglobal.org
Committee Chair - Construction	John Livingston	Operational Consultant/Coach	jlivingston@uwssc.org
Committee Chair – Needs Assessment	Charlene Altenhain	The Glasser/Shoenbaum Services Center	caltenhain@gs-humanservices.org
Member at Large	Nicole Double	Sarasota County Government	ndouble@scgov.net
Member at Large	Eric Graff	FEMA	eric.graff@fema.dhs.gov
Member at Large	Stacy Aloisio	City of North Port	saloisio@northportfl.gov
Member at Large	Lynn Stickley	Sarasota Memorial Hospital	lynne-stickley@smh.com
Member at Large	Debra Giacolone	Sarasota County Schools	debra.giacolone@sarasotacountyschools.net

Thank you to our Community Partners!