ÿþMayor's Citizen Corps Volunteer Project Help make Tulsa a safe, secure and caring community. Volunteer today to serve in disaster preparedness and emergency response. Mayor's Citizen Corps Volunteer Project When an emergency or disaster occurs, many ask, " What can I do?" "How can I help?" Citizen Corps Councils around the nation are helping to drive local citizen participation by developing community action plans, assessing possible threats, and identifying local resources. We want to be a nation that serves goals larger than self. With properly trained citizens placed in all geographic areas of the city, ready to act at a moment's notice, the community as a whole is closer, stronger, better prepared. Be a part of this great effort to make Tulsa a safer and more secure place to live! There are many ways you can help. Choose from a broad range of projects to put your interests, knowledge and experience to work for your community. When you complete and return this form, the Mayor's Citizen Corps Volunteer Project will connect you with the programs that meet important community needs  including: Language/Culture Bank People with foreign language skills or multicultural experience may choose to be available "on-call" to assist community agencies with public health and safety issues. Tulsa Human Response Coalition Those with professional skills in fields of public health, public safety, mental health, emergency response and disaster mitigation may make those skills available to first responders by being "on-call" to assist when needed at the site of an emergency. CERT Community Emergency Response Teams take action to help others until professionals (police/fire/medical) arrive. Volunteers are mobilized to check their own neighborhood/business to help assess damage and administer first aid to injured neighbors. Safe and Secure To avert minimize or respond to disaster, teams of volunteers train neighborhoods, businesses, and non-profit agencies as part of the community mobilization strategy. VIPS Volunteers In Police Service assist the Tulsa Police Department by performing administrative duties that were previously done by uniformed officers, allowing those officers to be put back in uniform field assignments. Medical Reserve Corps The Medical Reserve Corps mobilizes, trains, and manages volunteers to help the medical and health communities during emergencies and to provide year-round public education services. Retired doctors, nurses, and emergency medical technicians are needed as MRC volunteers to help with concerns such as communicable disease control (e.g., smallpox vaccinations), health assessments, and child guidance. Public Safety and Disaster Relief Agencies Volunteers help with concerns such as homeland security, traffic and roadways, lake and river safety, engineering issues, computer safety, disability concerns, corrections and courts, and physical abuse. Volunteer today! Name Address City Zip E-mail Phone: Home Office Cell I'm available: "On-Call" night-time hours (9PM - 7AM) Weekdays (Mon-Fri): Mornings Afternoons Evenings Weekends (Sat-Sun): Mornings Afternoons Evenings I am interested in listing my skills and interests so that I can work when needed to assist with making Tulsa a safer community. Language/Culture Bank: Language Culture of country/ethnicity Culture of faith Tulsa Human Response Coalition: D Disaster recovery/casework Disaster education Construction: Structural or non-structural mitigation Mental health professional Area of expertise:. Human service professional Area of expertise: Assisting mental health or human service professionals Computer skills Other skills I am interested in an on-going volunteer position with one or more of the Citizen Corps focus groups: CERT Safe and Secure: VIPS Medical Reserve Corps Public Safety issues and Disaster Relief agencies Other non-profits: Specify area of interest PLEASE FILL OUT REVERSE SIDE Please fill out this important demographic information. It is required by the provider of the grant. Select the appropriate box. I am a Veteran Male Female I am: age 54 or younger age 55 - 59 age 60 - 65 age 66-70 age 71 or older Place in an envelope and return to: Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa ATTN: Citizen Corps Volunteer Project 16 East 16* Street, Suite 202 Tulsa OK 74II9 THANK YOU! Tulsa was one of 17 communities nationwide to receive a special grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service to enlist citizens in the war against terrorism, crime and natural disasters. With properly trained citizens in all areas of the city, ready to act at a moment's notice, the community will be stronger and better prepared. A host of Tulsa area businesses and agencies, public and private, are working together to build a safer and more secure community. Mayor's Citizen Corps Volunteer Project partners include: Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa Tulsa Volunteer Center Tulsa Project Impact Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Tulsa (RSVP) American Red Cross Mental Health Association in Tulsa Family & Children's Services of Tulsa National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) "Although emergencies cannot always be prevented, there are many things we can do to be better prepared as individuals, families, businesses and organizations. Tulsa's emergency and disaster programs are continually upgraded and revitalized as we reassess potential threats and fine-tune our response and mitigation plans. Working together, we can reduce disaster losses from man-made or natural causes and build a disaster-resistant Tulsa." Bill LaFortune Mayor, City of Tulsa The events of September 11, 2001, have created new community planning challenges for promoting stronger relationships among diverse ethnic and religious groups, responding to a declining local and national economy, mental health support services, and long-range public policies. Tulsa organizations responding to September 11th are anticipating ongoing adjustments to community relations among ethnic and religious minorities, demand for basic-need services, individual agency emergency preparedness needs, and increased demand for mental health care. This brochure was developed by the Tulsa Volunteer Center and the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa, a United Way Member Agency, in cooperation with RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program), the City of Tulsa, and Mayor's Citizen Corps. To volunteer: Citizen Corps Volunteer Project 918-585-5551 volunteercenter@csctulsa.org For more information: Mayor's Citizen Corps Office 918-596-9626 citizencorps@cityoftulsa.org