This web page aims to help state, local, and tribal governments, as well as stakeholders responsible for the temporary care of children, integrate children’s disaster-related needs into preparedness, planning, response, and recovery efforts.
This blog post highlights the accomplishments of Hailey Starr, a FEMA Youth Preparedness Council member from the Muckleshoot reservation in the Pacific Northwest.
This catalogue identifies existing national, regional, and state-level programs, curricula, and resources for individuals interested in promoting youth preparedness education.
The Ad Council and FEMA launched a public service advertisement (PSA) as part of a series of videos that illustrate how people with disabilities can take charge to prepare themselves and their families for emergencies.
DHS sponsors a variety of training institutions focused on building partnerships and facilitating programs for training practitioners in homeland security fields.
The Ready Campaign and America’s PrepareAthon! developed a social media toolkit containing content to share on social media to promote extreme heat safety.
This document, developed by FEMA, provides information about developing and implementing a community-based program focused on youth preparedness. The document includes activities to walk through the different information that the document covers from initial development to full implementation and evaluation.
The Unaccompanied Minors Registry (URM) will be administered by the NCMEC and supported by FEMA. It will be available during all disasters to gather and share information with local law enforcement and assist in the reunification of displaced children with their families or legal guardians. The URM will allow for a more expedient and efficient reunification of unaccompanied minors with their families and legal guardians when separated by a disaster and supports the ability to collect, store, report, and act on information related to children missing or lost as a result of a disaster.
