CARD Benefits for the Community

Professional Training
Take advantage of CARD's comprehensive training courses. Ensure that your staff, clients and volunteers are prepared before any emergency strikes. We offer Self and Home Preparedness, Basic Agency Emergency Planning, Incident Command System (ICS) for Community Responders, Non-Structural Hazard Reduction Workshop, Shelter-in-Place Training, Customized Disaster Exercise Scenarios and facilitated meetings addressing areas of interest to our membership.

Advocacy
CARD speaks up for community agencies and the vulnerable clients they serve. We advocate on behalf of our member agencies and people with specail needs to local, state and federal government, businesses and local media.

Networking Opportunities
Connect with your fellow community and faith based agencies through agency meetings, workshops and other events.

Added Benefits For Member Agencies

Access Resources
CARD helps you know who to call and where to go for support. Knowing what to do before, during and after a disaster increases the likelihood remaining safe, calm and able to serve your community.

Stay Current with Fax and eMail Updates
Preparedness and response becomes easier as we provide you with simple, easy to follow tips, suggestions, information and templates. Active CARD members will be among the first to hear of upcoming funding sources, media opportunities, in-kind donations and other items of interest.

Be Part of the Planning
Predetermine the needs of your agency and your vulnerable clients before disaster strikes by becoming part of the local emergency planning process. CARD can help you get to know your local emergency response community and be sure your agency is included in the planning, response and recovery of your community.

Be Acknowledged as a Supporter
Your organization will be listed as a CARD member agency on our website, in our materials and in other venues. Membership in a collaborative sends a message about your commitment to ensuring support before and after disasters. CARD supporters have been included in our materials, press releases, banners, letters to the editor, and media opportunities.

Support your community
Your membership will help allow CARD to strengthen the whole community. Your friends, family, neighbors, clients and employees can all feel safer and more secure thanks to your support.