Mendocino Voice: “Ukiah Recovery Center Marks First Year in New Space”

Photos and Article by Journalist Kate Fishman.

“It’s not like when the flames go out, the disaster’s over”: Ukiah recovery center marks first year in new space.

In the five years since, UDRNC’s advocacy has expanded in leaps and bounds. It’s the only Mendocino County support service that offers aid to people at every stage, from the immediate aftermath through their long-term recovery three years post-disaster.

Community involvement has also increased dramatically, from those five volunteers to a team of nearly 30. In the past year alone, UDRNC helped an estimated 3,000 clients.

A lot has been accomplished. Sands’ next big goal is raising funds to buy the building UDRNC is currently renting, a former veterinary office at 1240 Airport Park Boulevard, from its “very supportive” owners. The total fundraising goal is $250,000. In 2020, Mendocino County had a population of around 87,000.

“If each one of them donated $3, we’d be set,” Sands said. “We’d meet our goal to secure the building. If each one of those people invest in their community, and know that someday they could possibly be impacted by a man-made or natural disaster or their family and friends or coworker [could be], or maybe they already know someone that has … it would be ours.”

Read the full article by The Mendocino Voice newest Journalist Kate Fishman below:

Source: https://mendovoice.com/2022/08/its-not-like-when-the-flames-go-out-the-disasters-over-ukiah-recovery-center-marks-first-year-in-new-space/