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When Disaster Strike by Monte Sahlin & Marilyn Thomsen	Basic Interviewing & Social Work Skills by John Gavin & Monte Sahlin	Leadership & Management of Volunteer Programs by James Fisher & Kathleen Cole	ABC's of Healthy Grieving by Harold Smith & Steven Jeffers

A Ready Hope Effective Disaster Ministry for Congregations by Kathryn M Haueisen & Carol H Flores


Community Action Leadership Kit by Monte Sahlin	Disaster Preparedness for Dummies by Universal Music & Video Distribution	High Impact Volunteer Ministry by Al Newell	Volunteers for Ministry the High Impact Way by Al Newell

www.fema.gov Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security www.redcross.org Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs www.reactintl.org Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams (REACT) www.voa.org Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization providing local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement. www.pointsoflight.org Points of Light Foundation engages more people more effectively in volunteer community service to help solve serious social problems www.nert-usa.org National Emergency Response Team (NERT) is committed to the establishment of independent and joint ventures to conceive, develop and implement disaster response services and educational programs that coordinate publicly available resources during a crisis situation. www.churchworldservice.org Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry www.secondharvest.org America's Second Harvest -The Nation's Food Bank Network is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (NVOAD) NVOAD coordinates planning efforts by many voluntary organizations responding to disaster. Member organizations provide more effective and less duplication in service by getting together before disasters strike. . . . National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) The National Organization for Victim Assistance is a private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services... Emergency Management Institute Emergency Management Institute (EMI) serves as the national focal point for the development and delivery of emergency management training to enhance the capabilities of federal, state, local, and tribal government officials, volunteer organizations, and the public and private sectors to minimize the impact of disasters on the American public. . . Community Emergency Response Teams The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. . . . Citizen Corps Citizen Corps helps drive local citizen participation by coordinating Citizen Corps programs, developing community action plans, assessing possible threats and identifying local resources... State Emergency Management Training Agencies & Offices State Emergency Management Offices are state partners of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. . . Office for Domestic Preparedness The Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) is a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness(SLGCP). SLGCP is the federal government's lead agency responsible for preparing the nation against terrorism by assisting states, local and tribal jurisdictions, and regional authorities as they prevent, deter, and respond to terrorist acts... Department of Homeland Security Interlinc understands youth leaders and youth ministry...that's one of the main reasons we do what we do--getting you the best music-based resources at the lowest possible prices. We want to help you. . . National Weather Service The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy... Directory of Disaster Response & Recovery Resources (PDF file)