Are you Web 2.0 Ready? Ready.gov is!

You may have noticed a new "Homeland Security - I Am Ready" widget on the left frame of this blog. Besides the ability to add this to a blog, there are many of Web 2.0 technologies

"Ready Launches Social Media Tools to Encourage Preparedness
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:00:00 -0600

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Ready Campaign, in partnership with The Advertising Council, introduced a series of new social media tools on January 16, 2009 to further engage Americans in taking steps to prepare for emergencies."

www.ready.gov

The complete press release can be found at:

http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/pr_1232126867101.shtm

We have noticed that a portion of the widget is cut off, and we have contacted Ready.gov to make them aware and to provide assistance in correcting this.

A Nation of Change

There have been several organizations that Neighbors Helping Neighbors has been working with.

This week we will highlight some of those organizations and coalition partnerships.

Including an organization that as part of their vision is to "...devote ourselves to the idea of a common interest and a common destiny, then perhaps as a nation we can move past bitter partisan gridlock and the sense that ordinary citizens have no real voice in our democracy. And if we can do that we can begin the important work of addressing together our greatest challenges as a nation."

Sounds simple enough.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors will also feature some ways you can get involved on these national initiatives to take volunteerism to the next level. Helping you make a difference, "Locally, Nationally and Around the World!"

Thanksgiving - Connecting With The Tribes

We had the opportunity to meet with the tribes of the region, during the Kadayawan Festival.

While visiting one of the exhibits, a woman asked me about what brought me to the region. After a lengthy explanation about volunteering and emergency preparedness, she explained she goes to all the tribes and spreads the message of preparedness to the different tribal communities.

There are multiple resources available, related to tribal communities, including FEMA's new Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101A Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning and IS-650: Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments. Additional resources have already been also posted on this blog.

This was an excellent opportunity to get to meet and spend time with all the tribes, to try their foods, experience native dance, see how they live, understand the different cultures, and really get to know them.