Emergency Planning Guide for Community-Based Organizations

Join us for this hands-on working session to learn about the NEW and IMPROVED “Emergency Planning Guide for Community-Based Organizations” just released this spring by CADRE.  This session will provide participants with an overview of this new guidance tool — including Why Emergency Planning is Important, How to Use the Guide, and then facilitated working group conversations with your peers to help agencies become stronger, more resilient and disaster- ready.  Focus will be on supporting community-based planning amongst CADRE network members.

RegisterBring your own Agency’s planning documents and join us for this interactive session to work on:

  • Conducting an agency self-assessment on disaster resilience
  • Hierarchy of Organizational Preparedness for Nonprofits
  • Disaster and Emergency Planning Elements and how to approach strengthening your own organization’s disaster resilience
  • What’s working, successes and challenges CADRE member agencies are facing as we work to improve disaster readiness for our community

Presenters:

  • Marsha Hovey
    CADRE Leadership Team member
  • Cindy Stewart
    Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services
  • Anna Swardenski
    CADRE Consultant

Remember:  CADRE invites you to bring informational materials on your agency/organization to share with other participants and network with other CADRE members about services provided in our community…

FREE WORKSHOP!       REGISTER NOW!        SPACE IS LIMITED! 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, auxiliary aids and services for this meeting will be provided upon request when given three day notice.  Please contact CADRE by email to request such accommodations.  For the safety of those who are sensitive to airborne chemicals, please refrain from wearing fragrances.

CADRE Workshop: Developing a Survivor Mindset for Faith Based Organizations

Developing a Survivor Mindset for Faith Based Organizations

This workshop is a must for all Faith Based Organizations and their congregations. The presentation will be covering a range of scenarios that could arise during gathering times and services. Developing a prepared mindset for congregations is key to insuring a coordinated response by all for areas like:

  • Active Shooter
  • Medical Emergencies
  • Natural Disaster – Earthquake, Fire

Workshop presentation by:

  • Sandy Sanderson – Northern California and Nevada District Council of the Assemblies of God Disaster Relief Task Force
    Head of Security at New Life Community Church, Fair Oaks, California
    Retired Police Officer
  • James Uhey – The Phoenix Project USA
    Member of CADRE Leadership Council
    15 years of training experience in crisis and disaster response and preparedeness

Registration and Networking ~ 9:30 am to 10:00 am
Workshop Presentation ~ 10:00 am to 12:00 noon

Remember:  CADRE invites you to bring informational materials on your agency/organization to share with other participants and network with other CADRE members about services provided in our community.

FREE WORKSHOP!  REGISTER NOW!  SPACE IS LIMITED!

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, auxiliary aids and services for this meeting will be provided upon request when given three day notice.  Please contact the numbers above to request such accommodations.  For the safety of those who are sensitive to airborne chemicals, please refrain from wearing fragrances.

Leaders Forum: Red Cross Emergency

Our guests for the Interreligious Leaders Forum will be Jim Mollerus, Sheltering Lead for the Silicon Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross.  He will describe the Red Cross Emergency Sheltering program and how religious communities can assist their own communities as well as the larger community during times of emergency or disaster. There will also be information about issues that oftentimes arise in a disaster, such as access to translation services, notifications and communications in disaster, and how to help their members access information and resources.

Sack lunch. Please rsvp to rsvp@sivicouncil.org