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CARD was created after the Loma Prieta earthquake and the Oakland Hills firestorm to provide disaster preparedness/response support to Alameda County Community Based Organizations (CBOs). CARD helps service providers get prepared, stay prepared and be better able to keep staff and clients calm, safe and ready to respond appropriately in an emergency. Members of our community who are seniors, children, disabled, homeless, non-English speakers, low-income or otherwise in need of ongoing support, become the "First Victims" because they often have little or no ability to address their own preparedness, response and recovery needs. Further, the loss of their trained and trusted local service providers during and after a disaster, leaves them without critical support. Organizations providing disaster services to the general public are often unable to address or accommodate special needs communities, nor are they designed to provide long-term or ongoing support services. Trained, coordinated and united local agencies are the best and often the only support available for people with special needs in times of disaster. CARD trained agencies are now recognized and valued by emergency managers, funders, and government officials for the critical role they play in all aspects of community response.
CARD has won local, national and international recognition and awards for our successes in training, coordinating and uniting communities. CARD can help you:
- become prepared and ready to respond at little cost
- feel secure in the knowledge that your community can continue to serve even after a disaster
- meet public and private funder requirements of having a disaster plan in place
- network and build stronger relations with other agencies and the emergency response community
- empower your staff and volunteers to walk the world feeling safe and more prepared
- understand—in simple terms—the sometimes complex issues related to disaster response, terrorism and government operations
CARD helps you develop, update and maintain an AGENCY EMERGENCY PLAN tailored to your individual agency and designed to work in harmony with other community agencies and the overall emergency response structure.
SELF and HOME PREPAREDNESS
training to help employees feel secure in their ability to deal effectively with emergencies and serve their community empowered and unafraid.
CARD offers the most user-friendly, easily-understood training available on
ICS (INCIDENT cOMMAND SYSTEM)
for community responders — the communications and organization system used by all state response agencies in California.
CARD supports your agency in practicing preparedness and response skills with tabletop and other
DISASTER EXERCISES
.
Training on
SPECIAL TOPICS
such as sheltering-in-place, creating Memoranda of Understanding, disaster fundraising, and crisis communications.
Through CARD meetings and trainings, your agency can network and establish
RECIPROCAL SUPPORT RELATIONSHIPS
with other agencies and local governments.
- community service providers by offering empowering, cost-effective training that allows them to keep their clients and staff safe, and understand how to keep their businesses open and operating after a disaster.
- special needs communities by creating a safety net of their trained and trusted services agencies.
- government by connecting all parts of our community for a united response.
- traditional emergency responders by training the community to work in partnership with police, fire, Office of Emergency Services, and other disaster service agencies.
- businesses by strengthening the resiliency of service providers such as childcare, eldercare or other critical components of a strong, thriving business community.
- faith-based organizations by helping them provide support, information and guidance to their congregants in times of disaster.
- foundations and corporate sponsors by helping secure their investments in agencies and the vulnerable communities they support.
- the general public by creating an easy way for all people to fully participate in preparedness and response, in their own way.