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Update (January 31, 2003)

Citizen Corps Celebrates Successes at One-Year Anniversary

Having been created by the President in last year's State of the Union Address, Citizen Corps has just hit the one-year mark. In celebration of our anniversary, Citizen Corps has launched a new and improved website!! Please visit www.citizencorp.gov to see our new look.

The homepage also includes a link to our anniversary press release listing some of our successes this year, including State Citizen Corps Councils formed in 31 States and 2 Territories, with all 56 states and territories expected to have State Councils by end of February 2003; and 304 local Citizen Corps Councils formed in 43 states and territories serving 19% of the United States population, more than 53 million people!

When you visit the website, be sure to review the Citizen Preparedness publications in the How You Can Be Safer section to learn how you can help your family be safer and better prepared at home. In particular, please take a look at "Are You Ready? A Citizen Preparedness Guide." This 100-page handbook explains how to prepare for and deal with terrorist acts as well as other man-made disasters -- such as hazardous waste accidents -- and natural catastrophes. It also provides important information for dealing with everything from tornadoes and heat waves to toxic spills and suspicious packages. The guide also gives information on crisis counseling, disaster plans and even what to do about animals in a disaster.

And also take a look at the listing of Citizen Corps Councils Around the Country to see how we've grown! Every state has a State Citizen Corps Council in development, which means that more and more local councils will have extra support to provide information, training, and volunteer services opportunities at the local level -- which means we will all be more engaged in making this a safer nation.

Thank you for your interest and support of Citizen Corps during our first year! And we know that next year will be even better as we continue to work towards providing community and family safety public education, training, and volunteer service opportunities across the country!!

We would also like to congratulate USA Freedom Corps on our mutual one-year anniversary. Please see the press release at USA Freedom Corps to learn about their many accomplishments over the course of last year.