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Protecting Our Communities

https://www.fema.gov/protecting-our-communities

Protecting Our Communities Find out how community decisions made now affect the lives and investments of everyone in the community for decades. A floodwall, built with hazard mitigation funds...

Serve Your Community

https://www.ready.gov/fr/serve-your-community

Council Community Emergency Response Teams Fire Corps Medical Reserve Corps USAonWatch/Neighborhood Watch Volunteers in Police Service Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools Readiness and Emergency...

Chapter 4: Involving and Communicating With the Community

https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/phamanual/ch4.html

and Communicating With the Community Chapter 5: Exposure Evaluation: Evaluating Environmental Contamination Chapter 6: Exposure Evaluation: Evaluating Exposure Pathways Chapter 7: Health Effects Evaluation...

Disaster Relief Services | Disaster Assistance

http://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief

Disaster relief by the numbers Nearly 64,000 disaster responses yearly 95% of our disaster relief workers are volunteers 90% of disasters we respond to are home fires Our Statement on Impartiality...

Section_2_PM_Intro.pdf

https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1446216182929-02eb347496f7038f9856601f42da700b/Section_2_PM_Intro.pdf

and localized preparedness education and training; emergency communications to all population segments; drills and exercises; and, volunteer programs. CERT is a critical program in the effort to engage...

Community Preparedness

https://www.ready.gov/community-preparedness

of our communities as well. There are organizations in your community that host community-planning meetings, provide preparedness information and volunteer opportunities to community members and when in need...

Guides

https://www.ready.gov/guides

addresses topics important to developing and sustaining a well-trained volunteer program focused on increasing individual and community preparedness. Click on the links below to learn more: Citizen Corps...

Whole Community Disaster Recovery Takes Many Hands

https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2014/07/09/whole-community-disaster-recovery-takes-many-hands

and local partners, who together provide a wealth of programs and services to impacted communities and their residents. Volunteers Many volunteer agencies provide for the basic needs of survivors immediately...

Helping in Communities Affected by Severe Weather

https://www.fema.gov/faq-details/Helping-in-Communities-Affected-by-Severe-Weather/

Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives Find information on the United Way web site for your local area Conduct a search for Commission for Volunteer Service to find the local volunteer service...

About Citizen Corps

https://www.ready.gov/ht/about-citizen-corps

About Citizen Corps Mission The mission of Citizen Corps is to harness the power of every individual through education, training, and volunteer service to make communities safer, stronger, and better...

Last Updated: 08/22/17

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