AMERICAN LOGISTICS AID NETWORK
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Mission Statement
American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) saves lives and reduces suffering by improving disaster relief outcomes. We coordinate and unify public, private, and NFP organizations in order to get the right materials, resources, and trusted information to the right people in the right quantities and right quality at the right time.
About This Cause
The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) was founded by several professional and trade associations who came together after Hurricane Katrina to help provide humanitarian relief. Today, ALAN comprises hundreds of supply-chain businesses who stand poised to respond in the event of disasters. We are experts in transportation, warehousing, cold storage, and distribution, and we can help locate and move goods from suppliers to affected communities rapidly and efficiently. Who Are Our Partners ALAN works in tandem with National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOADs)—including the American Red Cross, Feeding America and the Salvation Army—as well as state and federal emergency agencies, including FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency. How Do We Work? ALAN serves as a clearinghouse for essential supplies, goods, and services during times of crisis. Relief organizations share urgent needs; these might include requests for local warehouse space; transportation; material handling equipment; advice on how to best move products into position; or other goods and services. Our companies view the requests and respond to those that match their capabilities. For example, ALAN network members have responded to requests for forklifts and pallet jacks to help with tornado recovery; transported tool trailers to help communities rebuild in the wake of devastating floods; and donated office and warehouse space to help the American Red Cross prepare for hurricanes. What Makes ALAN Unique? Our solution to emergency relief brings together the unique capabilities of business, voluntary organizations, and relief agencies, forming strong partnerships between public, private, and not-for-profit organizations. ALAN enables supply-chain providers to support disaster relief in ways that highlight their strengths and engage their business interests. And by offering logistical expertise and services to humanitarian organizations, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing assistance to stricken communities. Our strategy for responding to emergencies increases the capacity of relief agencies, saves money, and eliminates duplication of effort and waste by matching expressed needs with potential providers.