Disaster preparedness and training materials
Online training for congregations
Community Arise! This ecumenical curriculum is designed for church leaders to answer questions about how your congregation can prepare and respond if a tornado, flood or fire moves through your community.
Online and print resource for youth work teams
Together We Triumph: Youth Response to Disaster is a resource about dealing with disaster for Church Youth Leaders created by a joint task force of United Methodists and Presbyterians. Available online in the church store, PDS# 74340-95-019 (includes both parts.)
Together We Triumph: Youth Response to Disaster — A Church Youth Leader's Manual
Student Fellowship Activity Guide — Together We Triumph: Youth Response to Disaster
Print material for congregations
God With Us — Worship and Christian education resources for congregational use after a local disaster, with emphasis on the needs of children, youth, and families immediately after a disaster.
Prepare to Care: Guide to Disaster Ministry in Your Congregation — a guide for disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
Additional online materials and training for families and communities
FEMA
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Emergency Preparedness and Response
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shared information that can help families protect themselves from public health threats following flooding.
Formidable Footprint – A series of National Neighborhood Tabletop Exercises
Neighborhood disaster tabletop exercises for CERTS, neighborhood watch programs, etc.
Find out more on the Formidable Footprint web site.
