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Welcome!
to an Overview of
The AmeriCorps*VISTA Ready KitProduced for
The Corporation for National and Community Service Special Learning Communities Initiative
byCAMPAIGN CONSULTATION INC.
1. Opening
2. Origins and Development
3. Architectural Overview
4. Brief explanation of each section
5. Description of special features
6. Strengthen through sharing
7. Discussion
Overview
What we saw: Post-Katrina need for resources
What we did: the field-driven development process
What we have created: The VISTA Ready Kit
Origins & Development
Architecture
I. What you might expect while serving in crisis
II. What you may need during different phases
III. What issues are cross-cutting & recurring
IV. Community building & re-development
V. Additional resources to customize your Ready Kit
• The Resource Packet & Complementary CD
• The Project Pouch
Architectural Overview
1. Your Health
2. Your Review
3. Your Assignment
For Your Health Example
1. Response- immediate aftermath
2. Recovery- short and long term
3. Mitigation- lessening the impact
4. Preparedness- preparing for the event
Protecting Your Property From Wind
A category 2 storm is brewing off the coast and is due to strike your community of service in 3 days.
How can you help your community mitigate the damage to their homes?
Hazard Mitigation Example
1. Collaboration
2. Children
3. Communication
4. COOP
5. Fund Raising
6. Leadership
7. Special Needs
8. Terminology
9. Volunteer Management
10.Working with Faith-based Groups
11.Working with Local Government
1. Strategic Factors for Building Community The Five C’s : Community, Connections, Control, Cash (and other resources), & Collective Action
2. Asset Mapping
3. 6 Ds of Dynamic Development
4. Stages of Community
5. Focus on the Community
6. VISTA O-LINC (On-line Learning in Networked Communities)
1. On-line Clearinghouses
2. Independent Study Programs
3. The e-Ready Kit
4. The Resource Packet
COMPLEMENTARY CD
The e-Ready Kit
Plus
1. FEMA’s Individual Assistance book in Spanish
2. A Guide on Special Needs & Disabilities
3. Working with Children in Disasters
4. A Disaster Rebuilding Cost Estimate Worksheet
5. 3 Emergency Management Courses
6. Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Desk ReferenceThe Resource Packet
1. Household Preparedness
2. Mental Health
3. Children
4. Teens
5. Elderly
6. And much more
The Project PouchGoing into the field?
Don’t take the entire Ready Kit, take the day’s materials
Strengthen Through Sharing
Ready Kit Review
1. Origins and Development2. Architectural Overview3. Brief explanation of each section4. Description of special features5. Strengthen through sharing
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