Disaster Services

Students engaged in service-learning projects can help states and localities prepare, respond, recover, and mitigate disasters, and increase community resiliency. Disaster services is one of six focus areas outlined in the Corporation for National and Community Service 2011-2015 Strategic Plan. Within this focus area, the Corporation's objectives are to:

• Increase the preparedness of states and communities through engagement and support of CNCS and its affiliates
• Increase the assistance provided to help states and communities increase their readiness to respond
• Increase the assistance provided to help states and communities recover from disasters
• Increase the assistance provided to help states and communities mitigate disasters
• Increase internal capacity to provide a sustained commitment to our overarching objective

Following are some of our most relevant resources for this topic.

NSLC Library Items (How to Borrow)

• Disaster Relief and Preparedness through Service-Learning (n.d.), Youth Service America (PDF)
• Guide to Service Learning for Disaster Preparation (2008), State Farm Florida Service-Learning & Home Safety Initiative (PDF)
• Prepare Today -- Lead Tomorrow Teen Toolkit (2007), Camp Fire USA (PDF)
• Incorporating Service-Learning in Emergency Management (2005), Jane Kushma (DOC)
• Homeland Security Sample Programs and Resources for School-Based Programs (2004), Corporation for National and Community Service and Project TAHS (PDF)
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SLICE Ideas and Examples

• We Care About Fire Safety (K-12)
• Natural Disasters (K-12)
• Disaster Science and Management (DSM) 2010: Fundamentals of Emergency Management (HE)
• Rebuilding the Mississippi Gulf Coast (HE)
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Related Websites

• American Red Cross
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
• Ready.gov
• Ready Classroom, from Discovery Education

Related Topics

• 2011-2015 Strategic Plan Focus Areas
• Homeland Security