Neighborhoods Create Game Plans for Disasters

By Camilla Boolootian, Santa Cruz County Chapter of the American Red Cross

Sunday we launched the Ready Neighborhoods campaign. We will work with community leaders to develop tailored readiness goals unique to each community and empower those leaders to create their own neighborhood game plan. This PG&E grant is providing us resources to create a culture of readiness that is community-driven, culturally-relevant and sustainable.

It is our mission to empower local residents with a game plan before disaster strikes so that they can play a meaningful role when the time comes.

About Ready Neighborhoods

Ready Neighborhoods is an innovative multi-year initiative which was launched in April 2011 in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is designed to transform neighborhoods into models of disaster readiness throughout the region. The goal is to ensure local residents and the organizations that serve them are equipped with the training, resources and networks necessary to effectively prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies. This collaborative effort is led by individuals and organizations within each community, facilitated by the American Red Cross and supported with lead funding by PG&E.

About the American Red Cross Santa Cruz County Chapter

The American Red Cross Santa Cruz County Chapter is a non-profit, humanitarian organization that depends on the generous contributions of time and money from Santa Cruz County residents and companies to provide services and programs that help our community prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. For more information on disaster preparedness, health and safety classes, volunteer opportunities, and financial contributions, visit our website at www.sccredcross.org or call us at 831-462-2881. You may also find us on Facebook and Twitter.