History

Following the spring tornadoes and summer fires of 1998, Seminole County faith, non-profit, and government organization leaders came together to create the Long Term Recovery Committee, Seminole HEART. The group’s mission was to serve the residents in the time of a federally declared natural or man-made disaster. Seminole HEART set out to provide assistance to people in need and provide relief for the “body, soul and person.”

Seminole HEART aided in the COVID-19 response by providing food to those in isolation and hosting testing and vaccine sites. Currently, Seminole HEART is assisting in recovery efforts for Hurricanes Ian and Nicole to resolve unmet needs by tapping into local volunteer organizations, coordinating resources, and utilizing available disaster grant funding..

Seminole HEART coordinates and provides access to resources at the local level, and utilizes an organizational structure of local member agencies to access non-local resources.