The Corporation for National and Community Service's 2011-2015 Strategic Plan includes a focus on building the capacity of national service network organizations to help their states and localities prepare, respond, recover and mitigate disasters and increase community resiliency.
This online network provides a place to share what works at the intersection of disaster services and national service.
Featured Video
Disaster Response: Count on Us During times of crisis, where there is undeniable need, national service is there. The need has never been greater. Count on us.
Featured Resources
- National Service Disaster Scale (PDF)
- Managing Spontaneous Volunteers in Times of Disaster (PDF)
- FEMA's National Response Framework (Web page)
- FEMA's National Disaster Recovery Framework (Web page)
- Disaster Services Start-up Guide for State Service Commissions (PDF)
Performance Measures
- Disaster Services Performance Measurements (Web page)
Sample Documents
- Citizen Corps Personal Behavior Change Model for Disaster Preparedness (PDF)
- Communicating During and After a Nuclear Power Plant Incident (PDF)
- Disaster Services Volunteer Opportunities Chart (Web page)
- Emergency Preparedness Project (Web page)
- Improvised Nuclear Device Response and Recovery: Communicating in the Immediate Aftermath (PDF)
- Lessons Learned: Social Media and Hurricane Sandy (Web page)
- National Service and Disaster Response Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Research on Disasters' Effects on Americans' Civic Behaviors (PDF)
- Sample Language for State Commissions Engaged in Disaster Services (PDF)
- The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery (PDF)
- Volunteer and Donations Management Support Annex (PDF)
Practices
- Conducting a Hurricane Response Exercise (Web page)
- Defining Volunteer Roles in Preparation for Disaster Response (Web page)
- Developing and Implementing an Inclusive Emergency Preparedness Plan (Web page)
- Developing Hurricane Awareness with a Science Exercise for Students (Web page)
- Managing Unaffiliated Volunteers in Times of Disaster (Web page)
- Providing Emotional Support for Volunteers in Disaster Situations (Web page)
- Responding to Disasters with CERT-Trained Volunteers (Web page)
- Starting a CERT Program in your Community (Web page)
- Training Community Members to Prepare for Disasters (Web page)
- Understanding how Victims Respond during a Disaster (Web page)
- Understanding the Role of Staff during Disaster Deployment and Recovery (Web page)
- Working with Local Emergency Management Organizations to Coordinate Disaster-Related Activities (Wep page)
E-courses
- Managing Spontaneous Volunteers in Times of Disaster (e-Course)
- CNCS Disaster Services Online Orientation (e-Course)
- RSVP Engaging in Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts (e-Course)
Other Resources
- After the Storm: Senior Corps Responds to Katrina (Video)
- AmeriCorps: Operation Blue Roof - Protocol on the Deployment of AmeriCorps Teams for Disaster Recovery (PDF)
- Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness (PDF)
- Disaster Mitigation: A Guide for Community-based Organizations (PDF)
- Disaster News Network (Web page)
- Disaster Response Volunteer Opportunities (Web page)
- Emotional and Spiritual Care: An Introduction on Basic Concepts (PDF)
- Guide on the Special Needs of People with Disabilities for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders (PDF)
- Guides and Resources for Disaster Services and Homeland Security (Web page)
- Homeland Security Sample Programs and Resources for School-Based Programs (PDF)
- Hope and Help in the Gulf (Video)
- Light Our Way: A Guide for Spiritual Care in Times of Disaster for Disaster Response Volunteers, First Responders and Disaster Planners (Document)
- Managing Spontaneous Volunteers in Times of Disaster: The Synergy of Structure and Good Intentions (PDF)
- My Safety, My Responsibility, My Plan: A Training Program on Emergency Preparedness (Web page)
- National Service Responds: The Power of Help and Hope after Katrina (PDF)
- National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (Web page)
- Preventing a Disaster within the Disaster: The Effective Use and Management of Unaffiliated Volunteers (PDF)
- Psychosocial Issues for Children and Adolescents in Disasters (PDF)
- Psychosocial Issues for Older Adults in Disasters (PDF)
- Ready to Respond: Disaster Preparedness and Response for HandsOn Action Centers (PDF)
- Responding to Disasters: Policies and Procedures for National Service Programs Working with FEMA (PDF)
- Starting and Maintaining a CERT Program (PDF)
- Tips for First Responders (PDF)
- Training Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters (PDF)
