Planning

Working with NYC Media and Next Millennium Productions, NYC Emergency Management has developed two Ready New York: What's Your Plan? videos that detail the importance of having an emergency plan. The short films have won recognition in the 35th annual

Launched in February 2003, Ready is a National public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters.

NDIN Tip Sheet: Engaging Faith Communities In Disasters Curriculum

This curriculum provides an overview of why and how to engage faith communities during disasters and public health emergencies. The modules demonstrate how diverse religious and cultural practice increases partner capabilities and builds whole community resilience. The course offers tools

The NDIN Emergency Rest Center Course trains volunteers from houses of worship seeking to self-activate as Emergency Rest Centers (ERC).

Two companion resources tools, a Field Guide and a Religious Literacy Primer for Crises, Disasters, and Public Health Emergencies are a must for all emergency managers, disaster mental and public health providers and disaster human services personnel or volunteers.

NDIN Tip Sheet: Creating an Engagement Strategy and Plan

This resource outlines the six-step process for successfully engaging faith communities in creating a strategy for disaster response.

Financial and material donations are part of the fabric of disaster recovery—and a traditional function of faith communities and their houses of worship.

Volunteering is an important part of individual and community response to a disaster. It creates solidarity within and between communities as it taps the enormous reservoir of gifts and skills of individuals who desire to serve their neighbors near

NDIN Tip Sheet: National Faith-Based Disaster Service Organizations

A list of most of the national organizations that every LTRO and religious leader should have.

NDIN Tip Sheet: The Disaster Lifecycle: Where Do Religious Leaders Fit In?

This checklist is designed to provide guidance as you develop your own disaster plans.