Citizen Corps

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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?
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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.go
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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

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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.fem
  a.gov/emiweb/CERT/
• Trains people in neighborhoods, schools,
  workplaces in basic disaster response skills in
• emergency preparedness
• Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) http//www.medicalrese
  rvecorps.gov/
• Coordinates volunteer health professionals
  to provide support for community during
  emergencies

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AFFILIATIONS

• The National Fire Protection Association
  http//www.nfpa.org
• Save-A-Life Foundation http//www.salf.org
• The U.S. Junior Chamber (Jaycees)
  http//www.usjaycees.org
• National Volunteer Fire Council
  http//www.nvfc.org/
• National Voluntary Organizations Active In
  Disaster http//www.nvoad.org
• Point of Light Foundation and the National
  Network
• of Volunteer Centers http//www.pointsofli
  ght.org
• National Safety Council http//www.nsc.org
• American Radio Relay League http//www.arrl.org/
  
• American Red Cross http//www.redcross.org
• Emvironmental Protection Agency
  http//www.epa.gov/ceppo/lepclist.htm
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  http//www.noaa.gov
• Department of Education http//www.ed.gov/offices/
  OSDFS/

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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.
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