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Emergency Preparedness and Response
Prepare:
Emergency Prepredness Kit - The Red Cross
Disaster Proof Your Home - Home Advisor
Water Safety: Water SAFE
Severe Weather Forecasting
Storms: "Tri State Storm Watch" (Facebook Group)
High Winds: How to Protect a Home from Damage
Hurricanes: NHC - NOAA - FEMA - Hurricane Safety Checklist - Know Your Zone
Winter Weather: Cold Weather Safety Tips - Prevent Frozen Pipes
Natural Disasters / Severe Weather: CDC - Red Cross
Earthquakes: Earthquake Safety Guide
Natural Disaster Risk: ADT.com has analyzed sixty-five years of FEMA data and released an interactive disaster risk map that calculates the risk natural threats pose, across the United States - simply zoom in or input a ZIP code and view the area’s exposure to natural hazards.
Respond:After the Storm - A Guide to Help Children Cope with The Psychological Effects of a Hurricane
Helping Children Cope in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
Resource for Talking to Children About Hurricane Sandy (active web links embedded)
Tips for Helping Students Recovering From Traumatic Events
After the Storm - Keeping Yourself Afloat: Guide for Youth and Families
FEMA - Children Vulnerable to Disaster-Related Stress
Children's Needs (from PrepareResondRecover.org)
Recognizing Stress - Outreach - Strategies for Parents & Teachers - Benefits of Play & Age-Specific Interventions
Additional Resources:
Contribute:
We all want to help – but how can we help our community from here on out? The best support for local families is long term support.Check out these locally grown organizations who are getting support directly to those in need:Get your family in the habit of making monthly contributions of nonperishable food directly to a local Food Pantry:Help families get back on their feet with household items and home repair - Avon School will accept and distribute to Avon Families for you if you prefer.
Gift Cards (Stop and Shop, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Lowes)
