Showing posts with label Central. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Central. Show all posts

Friday, September 19, 2008

Religious Best Practices - Where Do We Go From Here?

One of the focuses of Neighbors Helping Neighbors during National Preparedness Month 2008, has been around children awareness and readiness.

From discussions on Landline, Cellphone, Email to providing a Crisis Management Plan Template from a local school district.

These suggestions apply to pre-schools, K-12, and universities. They also can be leveraged in religious organizations and the workplace.

As we look at religious organizations, there is the concept of
Ready Interfaith TM

There are quite a few religious based websites that provide additional guidance on preparedness, grant/funding options, and best practices/checklists from other organizations.

One organization is the Secure Community Network (SCN). And while this website focuses on one religion, there are best practices that can be leveraged across faiths.

http://www.scnus.org/

Another resource is the Christian Emergency Network.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

UIC on You Tube!

Last week, we also discussed the UIC Fire Exercise.

The Central 911 FAS Philippines video can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CIi7M8TxZE

In addition, the following is a picture with photo journalist student, Ms. Olipas, who covered the exercise.

We have had the opportunity to work with the youth in many of our activities.