The Grassroots Readiness and Response training series offers training for youth, seniors, and general populations. The overall goal of the program is to ensure that all participants are prepared for a disaster or emergency that has an impact on them individually, on their family, or on their community.

• Build decision making and problem solving skills and strategies that help make informed decisions regarding readiness, response and recovery
• Learn critical decision making skills, leadership skills and build the confidence necessary to effectively prepare for and respond to disasters in the home
• Develop a personalized preparedness and emergency response action plan
• Learn about the core skills needed to be a disaster volunteer and opportunities to get involved
• Learn self care practices needed to keep healthy in times of disaster.

• Individuals, families, and communities will be better prepared for future disasters
• Citizens will have an understanding of their role within the community when disasters strike
• Each participant’s community will have a supply of knowledgeable and effective volunteers