WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009

Sizer to provide expert testimony to U.S. Senate

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BATON ROUGE, La. -- On Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 2:30pm, Dr. Monteic A. Sizer, President and CEO of the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps, will testify before the U.S. Senate Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.

Dr. Sizer will provide an assessment of the three disaster case management pilot programs that existed in Louisiana following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Health and Human Services respectively.

Dr. Sizer will also share with the subcommittee a number of recommendations for improving the manner in which the federal government responds to disaster. His recommendations draw on the Recovery Corps’ proprietary strength-based case management model called the Recovery Corps Model for Recovery Planning and emphasize self-sufficiency, reciprocal accountabilities and transparency.

“I am delighted to have the opportunity to share my recommendations on disaster case management with the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery,” said Dr. Sizer. “As one of the state of Louisiana’s officially recognized coordinating bodies for human recovery resources and services post-disaster, the Recovery Corps has gained a wealth of experience and knowledge in this area, and I’m excited that we’re able to contribute to the development of a comprehensive national disaster case management policy.”

The Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery is a subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and is chaired by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA).

ABOUT THE RECOVERY CORPS
The Louisiana Family Recovery Corps is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation based in Baton Rouge, La., and formed in the wake of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The Recovery Corps’ mission is to facilitate human recovery for the State of Louisiana in the aftermath of disaster, both natural and man-made. The Recovery Corps has partnered with human service and non-profit organizations throughout the state and the country to deliver assistance as effectively and efficiently as possible, allocating more than $80 million to recovery efforts and assisting more than 30,000 households since January 2006.