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Citizen Corps

Your Picture?. Citizen Corps. Citizen Corps Mission Statement

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Citizen Corps

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  1. Your Picture? Citizen Corps • Citizen Corps Mission Statement • 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 prepared to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and disasters of all kinds. What will Citizen Corps Councils do? Devise community emergency preparation and response plans Provide local firefighters & police an extra line of defense Educate children what to do if there is an Emergency Meet community needs in emergency preparedness in many diverse way….and?

  2. GOALS FOR CITIZEN CORPS COUNCILS: Personal Responsibility: looking out for family and neighbors; have a emergency plan for home, school and work. Training: disaster awareness and emergency preparedness; importance of disaster preparedness plans and kits in homes, business, and vehicles. Volunteer Service: Citizen Corps provides the infrastructure for getting citizens involved in supporting the first responders in their community. http://www.citizencorps.gov/

  3. CITIZEN CORPS COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP A collaboration between: • Leadership from an elected official • First responder such as medical, fire or police • Community organizations • Volunteer groups • Businesses, industries or institutions

  4. PROGRAMS of CITIZEN CORPS • Neighborhood Watch Programs (NWP) http://www.usaonwatch.org Integrates awareness and education into existing crime prevention and serves as a way to bring residents together to focus on disaster preparedness and training. • Volunteers in Police Services (VIPS) Community http://www.policevolunteers.org/ Provides support for police departments with volunteers • Emergency Response Team (CERT) http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/CERT/ Trains people in neighborhoods, schools, workplaces in basic disaster response skills in emergency preparedness • Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/ Coordinates volunteer health professionals to provide support for community during emergencies

  5. AFFILIATIONS • The National Fire Protection Associationhttp://www.nfpa.org • Save-A-Life Foundationhttp://www.salf.org • The U.S. Junior Chamber (Jaycees)http://www.usjaycees.org • National Volunteer Fire Councilhttp://www.nvfc.org/ • National Voluntary Organizations Active In Disasterhttp://www.nvoad.org • Point of Light Foundation and the National Network • of Volunteer Centershttp://www.pointsoflight.org • National Safety Councilhttp://www.nsc.org • American Radio Relay Leaguehttp://www.arrl.org/ • American Red Crosshttp://www.redcross.org • Emvironmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/lepclist.htm • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationhttp://www.noaa.gov • Department of Educationhttp://www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS/

  6. CITIZEN CORPS COMMUNITY BENEFITS Bring together a network of state, local, and tribal Citizen Corps members that can tailor activities to their communities and build on their strengths to develop local strategies for all citizens to participate in emergency preparedness and awareness. Picture

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