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The weekly Disaster News Update was issued to cover current disaster/hazard activity, current FEMA major disaster declarations, and news about volunteer and community programs, response and recovery...
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Develop a better understanding of the role of national service and volunteers in disaster services. The CNCS Disaster Services Online Orientation series is organized into three courses:
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Project TADS (Technical Assistance for Disaster Services ) is a technical assistance provider sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service and operated by Aguirre International and...
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Project TADS offers CNCS grantees addressing issues of disaster services and homeland security a collection of guides and resources to inform and assist various aspects of their program activities....
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Corporation for National and Community Service Links
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Other Technical Assistance
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Project TADS is here to help and wants to hear from you! Call, fax or e-mail for help with all your disaster and emergency management technical assistance needs.
Aguirre Division, JBS International...
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Welcome to Project TADS
Project TADS is supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide training and technical assistance to grantees for disaster services initiatives....
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Neighborhoods can become safer places for children and adolescents when parents and volunteers work together with local law enforcement and educational agencies. Volunteers — even the homebound...
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The objective of the Hurricane Zack Exercise was to test the ability of the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross and its partner organizations to initiate disaster response and recovery...
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An especially virulent hurricane season in 2005 served as a reminder that hurricane preparedness is essential when living in areas of the country where they routinely strike. A Federal Emergency...
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Providing listening and advocacy to survivors of disasters is an important function performed by volunteers and service members during disaster deployment. This effective practice, excerpted from...
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During disasters, the compassion and generosity of volunteers is demonstrated time and again. However, in order to provide adequate assistance, volunteers need to understand the emotional stages that...
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Volunteers and members who are deployed to help during disasters may need additional support, due to the psychological impact of serving during these scenarios. This effective practice discusses how...
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Community policing is a practical, effective means of helping law enforcement and citizens identify crime and its related problems, in order to reduce or prevent problems in the future. This...
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Answering the President's "call to service" resulted in the Ohio Community Service Council partnering with other lead service organizations in creating Citizen Corps in that state. County Citizen...
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Sending care packages from home to soldiers who are stationed on foreign soil has a positive impact on morale. In New York, AmeriCorps members of the West Seneca Youth Bureau collaborated with the...
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In northern New Hampshire, AmeriCorps*NCCC members assisted the American Red Cross in conducting a hazard assessment. This project demonstrates how AmeriCorps*NCCC members can help communities and...
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Volunteers with RSVP present a ready population that is able and willing to participate in homeland security efforts. RSVP programs seeking new ways to appropriately utilize seniors in this capacity...
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Keeping neighborhoods safe and free of crime requires awareness and diligence on the part of area residents. Forming a Neighborhood Watch in collaboration with local law enforcement agencies...
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Homeland security brings together community partners in an effort to prepare, mitigate, and if necessary, respond to disasters and other emergencies. RSVP volunteers serving in southeastern Vermont...
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AmeriCorps*National Civilian Conservation Corps (NCCC) joined with the West Virginia Commission for National and Community Service and other Corporation for National and Community Service programs to...
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In June 2001, Houston, Texas experienced severe flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Allison. To aid in cleanup projects there, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offered emergency...
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A Community Inter-Agency Disaster Organization (CIDO) is a local organization composed of public, private, and not-for-profit agency representatives. Its purpose is to enhance a community's ability...
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RSVP volunteers in Montgomery County, Maryland, are assisting police by helping with office work that would otherwise pull officers away from their focus on citizen safety. Volunteers log in...
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AmeriCorps members build partnerships between police and the community to control and prevent crimes, offer assistance to victims, and enhance the quality of life within the community. Community...
