Sign up to Volunteer for "Help in Disaster"
Volunteer Centers along the eastern seaboard are encouraging potential volunteers to sign up on www.HelpInDisaster.org to indicate their skills and availability now, well before the next disaster hits. HelpinDisaster.org, powered by 1-800-Volunteer.org, allows volunteers to register their skills, availability, contact preferences, and ability to travel, so they can be reached when they are needed. It is a Web site portal that provides volunteers with a direct connection to local volunteer opportunities that match interests, skills, and the common desire to make a difference in their communities. HelpinDisaster.org is sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network, a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC.
Volunteer Centers along the eastern seaboard are encouraging potential volunteers to sign up on www.HelpInDisaster.org to indicate their skills and availability now, well before the next disaster hits. HelpinDisaster.org, powered by 1-800-Volunteer.org, allows volunteers to register their skills, availability, contact preferences, and ability to travel, so they can be reached when they are needed. It is a Web site portal that provides volunteers with a direct connection to local volunteer opportunities that match interests, skills, and the common desire to make a difference in their communities. HelpinDisaster.org is sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network, a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC.
Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
A resource designed by The American Red Cross to help people with physical, visual, auditory, or cognitive disabilities prepare for natural disasters and their consequences.
A resource designed by The American Red Cross to help people with physical, visual, auditory, or cognitive disabilities prepare for natural disasters and their consequences.
Resources to Help Cope with Natural and Other Disasters
This web site provides a listing of American Academy of Pediatrics recommended resources for families and health care providers.
This web site provides a listing of American Academy of Pediatrics recommended resources for families and health care providers.
Family Voices: Emergencies and Disasters
Resources and information on emergency preparedness and disaster relief, specifically for families of children and youth with special health care needs.
Resources and information on emergency preparedness and disaster relief, specifically for families of children and youth with special health care needs.
Disaster Planning For Children With Special Health Care Needs
Available, free of charge, through the Florida Institute for Family Involvement web site.
Available, free of charge, through the Florida Institute for Family Involvement web site.
How To Prepare For Any Disaster
Your easy step-by-step preparedness guide produced by the Emergency Preparedness Center in Heber City, Utah. Download the table of contents or the entire guide for free here.
Your easy step-by-step preparedness guide produced by the Emergency Preparedness Center in Heber City, Utah. Download the table of contents or the entire guide for free here.
Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
This is FEMA's most comprehensive source on individual, family, and community preparedness. It is available in English and Spanish. You can download, free of charge, the full PDF document here, sections of the document, or DVDs of the content via Windows Media files.
This is FEMA's most comprehensive source on individual, family, and community preparedness. It is available in English and Spanish. You can download, free of charge, the full PDF document here, sections of the document, or DVDs of the content via Windows Media files.
In the event of a catastrophe, would you be able to locate your loved ones? Daily routines scatter families across towns and cities every day. How do you know they’ll be safe? The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness and Department of Homeland Security encourage you to think about this and more . If you’re not prepared, there’s no better time than the present. Find out about making sure the places your family spends the most time are prepared and more by watching following one-minute video clip, “Be Prepared in Your Daily Routine.” It’s available in two formats: Windows Media Format and Real Player Format
If a disaster strikes - a trip to the grocery store may not be possible. Do you have enough food and water on hand? Storing supplies, does not have to be difficult or expensive. Learn about this and more by watching the following one-minute video clip, “Storing Supplies for an Emergency.” It’s available in two formats: Windows Media Format and Real Player Format
Disasters can be overwhelming, and they rarely leave much time to react. That’s why it’s best to prepare for the worst now…just in case it happens. It’s always good to have a plan. To learn about easy ways to plot a disaster strategy for you and your family, please watch the following one-minute video clip, “Creating an Action Plan.” It’s available in two formats: Windows Media Format and Real Player Format
People with Disabilities and other Special Needs
People with disabilities and special needs may need to make specific preparations for emergencies. This new, five-minute Homeland Security video provides helpful information on how to do so in three easy steps—(1) Get an Emergency Supply Kit, (2) Make a family emergency plan, and (3) Be informed about different types of emergencies. Viewers may download a list of items that an emergency supply kit should contain, including special supplies needed for one’s health and safety.
People with disabilities and special needs may need to make specific preparations for emergencies. This new, five-minute Homeland Security video provides helpful information on how to do so in three easy steps—(1) Get an Emergency Supply Kit, (2) Make a family emergency plan, and (3) Be informed about different types of emergencies. Viewers may download a list of items that an emergency supply kit should contain, including special supplies needed for one’s health and safety.
