WHAT IS CARD?
CARD was created after the Loma Prieta earthquake and the Oakland Hills
firestorm to provide disaster preparedness/response support to Alameda
County Community Based Organizations (CBOs). CARD helps service providers
get prepared, stay prepared and be better able to keep staff and clients
calm, safe and ready to respond appropriately in an emergency. Members
of our community who are seniors, children, disabled, homeless, non-English
speakers, low-income or otherwise in need of ongoing support, become the
"First Victims" because they often have little or no ability to
address their own preparedness, response and recovery needs. Further, the
loss of their trained and trusted local service providers during and after a
disaster, leaves them without critical support. Organizations providing
disaster services to the general public are often unable to address or
accommodate special needs communities,
nor are they designed to provide long-term or ongoing support services.
Trained, coordinated and united local agencies are the best and often
the only support available for people with special needs in times of
disaster. CARD trained agencies are now recognized and valued by emergency
managers, funders, and government officials for the critical role they
play in all aspects of community response.
HOW CARD CAN HELP
CARD has won local, national and international recognition and awards for our successes in training,
coordinating and uniting communities. CARD can help you:
- become prepared and ready to respond at little cost
- feel secure in the knowledge that
your community can continue to serve even after a disaster
- meet public and private funder requirements of having a disaster plan in place
- network and build stronger relations with other agencies and the emergency response community
- empower your staff and volunteers to walk the world feeling safe and more prepared
- understand—in simple terms—the sometimes complex issues related to disaster response, terrorism and government
operations
CARD SERVICES
CARD helps you develop, update and maintain an Emergency Plan tailored to your individual agency
and designed to work in harmony with other community agencies and the
overall emergency response structure.
Self and Home Preparedness training to help employees feel secure in their
ability to deal effectively with emergencies and serve their community
empowered and unafraid.
CARD offers the most user-friendly, easily-understood training available
on SEMS (the Standardized Emergency Management System) for community
responders — the communications and organization system used by all
state response agencies in California.
CARD supports your agency in practicing preparedness and response skills
with tabletop and other disaster exercises.
Training on special topics such as sheltering-in-place, creating Memoranda
of Understanding, disaster fundraising, and crisis communications.
Through CARD meetings and trainings, your agency can network and establish
reciprocal support relationships with other agencies and local governments.
CARD BENEFITS:
- community service providers by offering empowering, cost-effective training that allows them to keep their clients and staff safe, and understand how to keep their businesses open and operating after a disaster.
- special needs communities by creating a safety net of their trained and trusted services agencies.
- government by connecting all parts of our community for a united response.
- traditional emergency responders by training the community to work in partnership with police, fire, Office of Emergency Services, and other disaster service agencies.
- businesses by strengthening the resiliency of service providers such
as childcare, eldercare or other critical components of a strong, thriving
business community.
- faith-based organizations by helping them provide
support, information and guidance to their congregants in times of disaster.
- foundations and corporate sponsors by helping secure their investments
in agencies and the vulnerable communities they support.
- the general public by creating an easy way for all people to fully participate in
preparedness and response, in their own way.
Donations to CARD can be made through:
The United Way
1-800-273-1779
(please refer to us by name and address)
CARD
1730 Franklin Street, Suite 202
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 451-3140
Fax: (510) 451-3144
Email: CARD_proj@yahoo.com |
