Longtime Orange County School Board member Nancy Robbinson has been tapped to lead United Against Poverty Orlando, one of Florida's largest nonprofit agencies helping the working poor. Robbinson. During flooding. State and local response agencies are the primary responders for people who are concerned about or were affected by flooding. Find your state emergency office or agency from FEMA. Avoid contact with flood water due to potentially elevated levels of contamination associated with raw sewage and other hazardous or toxic substances that may be in the flood water.