Nonprofits Work Up Blueprint in Case of Attack

Nonprofits Work Up Blueprint in Case of Attack: "Nonprofits Work Up Blueprint in Case of Attack
Regional Group Hopes to Avoid Obstacles That Tripped Up Sept. 11 Responses

By Carol Morello
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 29, 2005; Page B01

After the attack on the Pentagon nearly four years ago, the area's charitable agencies faced a daunting logistical challenge. Things did not always go smoothly.

Well-meaning people donated blankets and used clothing when cash would have been more useful. Volunteers were not always directed where they were most needed. Survivors and the families of the deceased needed financial and emotional support, but no consolidated lists of help were available. Some grief-stricken survivors had to keep telling their stories again and again to different caseworkers."